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Sa῾idiyeh, Tell Es- (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Sa῾idiyeh, Tell Es- (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Sa῾idiyeh, Tell Es- (A-Z entry)
large double mound tentatively identified as the biblical Zarethan, situated in the central Jordan Valley, approximately 1.8 km (1.1 mi.) east of the Jordan ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Saadia Gaon (A-Z entry)
and Abraham Ibn Ezra.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Saadia Gaon (A-Z entry)
Saadia ben Joseph (882–942) was the gaon (head of the academy) of Sura in Babylonia and the greatest of the geonim. He translated ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Saadia Gaon (A-Z entry)
Saadia ben Joseph (882–942) was the gaon (head of the academy) of Sura in Babylonia and the greatest of the geonim. He translated ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
sabachthani (A-Z entry)
An Aramaic word, preserved at Mark 15: 34 , uttered by Jesus from the cross , quoting Ps. 22: 1 , meaning ‘you have ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
sabaoth (A-Z entry)
Hebrew for ‘military hosts’. Used in AV, RV at Rom. 9: 29 , which is a quotation from Isa. 1: 9 . The meaning ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Sabbath (A-Z entry)
A word meaning cessation (from work): the weekly seventh day of rest, fundamental in Israelite life, sanctioned by God's rest from the work of ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Sabbath (A-Z entry)
The institution of the Sabbath as a day of abstention from creative work and of joyous celebration is based on the biblical account of ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Sabbath (A-Z entry)
(Hebr. šabbāt ) . The last day of the week; the only day bearing a name, the others being merely numbered. It is considered ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Sabbath day's journey (A-Z entry)
A Jew was permitted to travel 2,000 cubits on the Sabbath ( Exod. 16: 29 and Num. 35: 5 ), about 1.2 km. (¾ ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Sabeans (A-Z entry)
See Sheba, Queen of .
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
sackcloth (A-Z entry)
rough cloth, often made from animal hair. A garment made of sackcloth is uncomfortable and is worn to indicate penitence or grief.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Sacral-Royal Ideologies of the Monarchic State (Chapters)
The ability of a national ruler to exercise power over a large group of people—over kinship groups with which he has little or no ...
Source: The Oxford History of the Biblical World; from chapter Kinship and Kingship
Sacrament (A-Z entry)
The term is not found in the New Testament, though the Vulgate sometimes uses sacramentum to render the Greek word for mystery (mystērion) , ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
sacraments (A-Z entry)
From the Latin ‘ sacramentum ’, meaning an oath, as taken by men joining the Roman army. Already by the time of the governor ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Sacrifice (A-Z entry)
The offering of some commodity to God, generally making use of the services of a cultic official, a priest . In the Bible, the ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Sacrifice (A-Z entry)
On the basis of the Rule of the Community (1QS) and the Damascus Document, Joseph Baumgarten ( 1953 , pp. 141–159) inferred the abandonment ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Sacrifice of Isaac (Chapters)
The sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22), portrayed by Domenichino (1581–1641), is an important text for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Isaac was not, in fact, ...
Source: The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible; from chapter Images from The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible
