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Biblical cosmology is the biblical writers' conception of the cosmos as an organised, structured entity, including its origin, order, meaning and destiny. [1] [2] The Bible was formed over many centuries, involving many authors, and reflects shifting patterns of religious belief; consequently, its cosmology is not always consistent.
The names of the five planets, one star and one moon [planetary satellite] are: [34] Tzedeq צדק, Jupiter Meaning: "righteousness", as Jupiter is the embodiment of divine influx. Shabtai שבתאי, Saturn Meaning: "of Shabbat" [35] Ma'adim מאדים, Mars Meaning: "the red one" Ḥammah חמה, the Sun Meaning: "the hot one"
A wood carving from 1475, showing 7 celestial bodies. The 5 planets that can be seen with the naked eye, and the Sun and the Moon, each floating in a heavenly layer, the Arabic Felaq in ancient cosmology. In mythological or religious cosmology, the seven heavens refer to seven levels or divisions of the Heavens.
In ancient near eastern cosmology, the firmament means a celestial barrier that separates the heavenly waters above from the Earth below. [1] In biblical cosmology , the firmament ( Hebrew : רָקִ֫יעַ rāqīaʿ ) is the vast solid dome created by God during the Genesis creation narrative to separate the primal sea into upper and ...
LDS Church leader and historian B. H. Roberts (1857–1933) interpreted Smith's statements to mean that the Solar System and its governing "planet" (the Sun) revolved around a star known as Kae-e-vanrash, which itself revolved with its own solar system around a star called Kli-flos-is-es or Hah-ko-kau-beam, which themselves revolve around Kolob ...
A number of Bible scholars consider the term Worm ' to be a purely symbolic representation of the bitterness that will fill the earth during troubled times, noting that the plant for which Wormwood is named, Artemisia absinthium, or Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, is a known biblical metaphor for things that are unpalatably bitter. [13] [14] [15] [16]
The eight planets of the Solar System with size to scale (up to down, left to right): Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune (outer planets), Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury (inner planets) A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself. [1]
Astrotheology is a discipline combining the methods and domains of space science with systematic theology. [1] Astrotheology concerns the theological, cultural, and ethical implications of space exploration and identifies the elements of myth and religion in space science.