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  2. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased. In some cultures, it is related to beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living. Some groups venerate their direct, familial ancestors.

  3. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image - Wikipedia

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    Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the L ORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing ...

  4. Religious images in Christian theology - Wikipedia

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    Religious images in Christian theology have a role within the liturgical and devotional life of adherents of certain Christian denominations. The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity.

  5. Genealogies in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The book of Genesis records the descendants of Adam and Eve. The enumerated genealogy in chapters 4, 5, and 11, reports the lineal male descent to Abraham, including the age at which each patriarch fathered his named son and the number of years he lived thereafter. The genealogy for Cain is given in chapter 4, and the genealogy for Seth is in ...

  6. Filial piety - Wikipedia

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    Filial piety is the virtue of exhibiting love and respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, particularly within the context of Confucian, Chinese Buddhist, and Daoist ethics. [2] The Confucian Classic of Filial Piety, thought to be written around the late Warring States - Qin - Han period, has historically been the authoritative source ...

  7. Azor (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Azor (Hebrew: אָזוֹר, 'helper'; Ancient Greek: Ἀζώρ, Azóres), according to a New Testament gospel narrative in Matthew 1:13 and 1:14, was an ancestor of Jesus. He is mentioned as the son of Eliakim and the great-grandson of Zerubbabel; he is the father of Zadok. By this account he is of the Davidic line.

  8. Amram - Wikipedia

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    Parent. Father: Kehath (according to the Masoretic Text) Relatives. Cousin and/or aunt (according to various interpretations): Jochebed. Brothers: Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel. In the Book of Exodus, Amram (/ ˈæmræm /; Hebrew: עַמְרָם, Modern: ‘Amram, Tiberian: ʻAmrām, "Exalted people" / "The people are exalted") is the husband of ...

  9. Apotheosis - Wikipedia

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    Apotheosis of Venice (1585) by Paolo Veronese, a ceiling in the Doge's Palace The apotheosis of Cornelis de Witt, with the raid on Chatham in the background.. Apotheosis (from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis), from ἀποθεόω / ἀποθεῶ (apotheóō/apotheô) 'to deify'), also called divinization or deification (from Latin deificatio 'making divine'), is the ...