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The "likewise" could indicate that female deacons are to live according to the same standards as male deacons (see also the Apostle Paul's use of the term "likewise" in Romans 1:27, 1 Cor. 7:3,4,22, and Titus 2:3,6). [11] [12] The predominant view holds that this verse refers not to female deacons, but instead to the wives of deacons. See, for ...
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Ass — The ass (male חֲמוֹר ḥămôr, female אָתוֹן ʾāt̲ôn, juvenile עַיִר ʿayir) has always enjoyed a marked favour above all other beasts of burden in the Bible. This is evidenced by more than 130 mentions of this animal, and by the number of words in the Hebrew vocabulary used to designate the ass, by ...
Bible (English) Arabic Notes Abel Habil: Benjamin Binyamīn: Cain Qabil: Canaan Kan'an: It is not clear if Canaan and Kan'an are the same person, as he is Nuh's son rather than his grandson. [12] Elizabeth ʾIlīṣābāt or Elīsābāt: Eve Hawah: Hagar Hajar: Ham Ham: Japheth Yafes: Jochebed Yūkābid: Joshua Yusha-bin-Noon: Korah Qārūn ...
A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to ...
Deborah #2 – Prophetess and the fourth, and the only female, Judge of pre–monarchic Israel in the Old Testament. Judges [41] Delilah – The "woman in the valley of Sorek" who Samson loved. Judges [42] Dinah – Daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife. Genesis [43] Dorcas, also known as Tabitha ...
Female sheep are called ewes, males are called rams or less frequently bucks or tups, neutered males are called wethers, and young sheep are called lambs. The adjective applying to sheep is ovine, and the collective term for sheep is flock or mob. The term herd is also occasionally used in this sense, generally for large flocks.
Thorkild Jacobsen proposed that Duttur should be understood as a deification of the ewe (adult female sheep). [9] This proposal has been subsequently accepted by other researchers, such as Bendt Alster, [3] but according to Manfred Krebernik the evidence is not clear, as Duttur's name shows no etymological affinity with any attested terms related to sheep. [9]