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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
Sacred Animals (A-Z entry)
See Cults , article on Animal Cults.
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Sacred Barks (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Sacred Barks (A-Z entry)
In antiquity, boats represented the ultimate mode of travel in the Nile Valley, and they played a crucial role in Egyptian religious practice and ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
