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INTERPRETATION OF PROPHECY In the restricted sense of inspired prediction of the future (for a discussion of the various meanings of this term, see PROPHET), it...
PROPHECY In the restricted sense of inspired prediction of the future (for a discussion of the various meanings of this term, see PROPHET), it has a...
PROFANE (Heb. “halal”, Gr. “koinoõ”). These terms primarily mean “to make common.” Another gr. term. Also translated “desecrate” is “bebeloõ”, which is primarily “cross the threshold.”...
MAIM This verb is used in Gal. 5:12 and in Phil. 3:2, and on both occasions with respect to the professed legalistic Christians who insisted on...
MUSIC Its origin is very ancient (Gen. 4:21). Among the Hebrews: Mary and her companions sang the praises of Jehovah to the sound of the tambourines,...
BAT (Heb «’talleph») The bat was classified with birds and declared unclean (Lev. 11:13, 19; Deut. 14:11, 12, 18). It hides in dark places and is...
MURATORI (Fragment) This is an ancient writing discovered by Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1672-1750), founder of historiographic science in Italy. The discovery took place in the Ambrosiana...
WALL Ancient cities were generally surrounded by walls for military defense. Jericho had a double brick wall with homes built as “bridges” between the two walls...
WORLD In the Bible this term has different meanings that are important to distinguish. (a) The universe. It is the entire world created by God, “the...
PENALTY FEE It is found on several occasions that the law establishes, in the AT, a financial penalty for committing crimes. (a) For causing premature birth...
