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Likewise, their sons were also half-brothers (between them and with their mothers), having the same father, as well as cousins, having mothers that were sisters. [6] In one of the tales of a wife confused for a sister, Abraham admitted that his wife Sarah is his half-sister—the daughter of his father, but not his mother. [2]
Honor Mom on Mother's Day by reading and sharing Mother's Day scripture. Bible verses and blessings for Mother's Day can help express how much she means to you. 40 Bible Verses About Moms to Share ...
Nancy and her husband Colin run Above Rubies, "a ministry to encourage women in their high calling as wives, mothers, and homemakers. Its purpose is to uphold and strengthen family life and to raise the standard of God's truth in the nation." [59] Campbell's magazine has a worldwide circulation of over 160,000, and began its publication in 1977 ...
1 Kings 3:16–28 recounts that two mothers living in the same house, each the mother of an infant son, came to Solomon. One of the babies had been smothered, and each claimed the remaining boy as her own. Calling for a sword, Solomon declared his judgment: the baby would be cut in two, each woman to receive half.
In the Eastern Church litanies are always a part of the official liturgy, and they have at least three different forms: Synaptae (Collect), Ektenie ("intense" prayer of intercession and pardon based in part on Psalm 50) and Aitaesis (intercessory prayer for peace, pardon and protection). Marian litanies are numerous in the Eastern church and ...
shorter texts and prayers, the Yashts the five Nyaishes ("worship, praise"), the Sirozeh and the Afringans (blessings). There are some 60 secondary religious texts, none of which are considered scripture. The most important of these are: The Denkard (Middle Persian, 'Acts of Religion'), The Bundahishn, (Middle Persian, 'Primordial Creation')
The Rule of the Theotokos is a Christian prayer of the Eastern Orthodox that consists of reciting the Angelical salutation 150 times. This rule is similar to the Rosary of the Western Church . Some believe that the Mother of God showed the Rule to people in the 8th century AD but was later forgotten, and was rediscovered for Eastern Christians ...
The elders of the church can intercede for the sick people. "Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven" (James 5:14–15).