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Gnosticism originated in the late 1st century CE in non-rabbinical Jewish and early Christian sects. [49] In the formation of Christianity, various sectarian groups, labeled "gnostics" by their opponents, emphasised spiritual knowledge of the divine spark within, over faith (pistis) in the teachings and traditions of the various communities of ...
Yet other interpretations of תַּחַשׁ are "blue-processed skins" (Navigating the Bible II) and "(blue-)beaded skins" (Anchor Bible). Basilisk — occurs in the D.V. as a translation of several Hebrew names of snakes: פֶתֶן p̲et̲en (Psalms 90:13) - translated as "asp" in the KJV
The legend may also be based on the Book of Proverbs, which rabbinic Judaism traditionally ascribes to Solomon, [4] mentioning ants as exemplars of morality. [5] Of all the legends about Solomon's dominion over all creatures, the valley of the ants is the best known one among Jews.
Havilah (Biblical Hebrew: חֲוִילָה, romanized: Ḥăwīlā) refers to both a land and people in several books of the Bible; one is mentioned in Genesis 2:10–11, while the other is mentioned in the Generations of Noah (Genesis 10:7).
Jesus drives out a demon or unclean spirit, from the 15th-century Très Riches Heures. In English translations of the Bible, unclean spirit is a common rendering [1] of Greek pneuma akatharton (πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον; plural pneumata akatharta (πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα)), which in its single occurrence in the Septuagint translates Hebrew ruaḥ tum'ah (רוּחַ ...
According to Eastern Orthodox traditions, according to the Commentary on the Apocalypse of Andreas of Caesarea, it is believed that Saint Antipas was the Antipas referred to in Revelation 2:13, as the verse says: "I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful ...
Serpents in the Bible; Serpent (symbolism) Snakes in Chinese mythology; Tefnut - an ancient Egyptian deity of moisture, sometimes depicted as a lion-headed serpent; Sheshnag - an ancient hindu god, supposedly he keeps earth on his head; Medusa - a woman cursed by Athena to become a snake woman , and people who sees her eyes will petrify
Anat (/ ˈ ɑː n ɑː t /, / ˈ æ n æ t /), Anatu, classically Anath (/ ˈ eɪ n ə θ, ˈ eɪ ˌ n æ θ /; Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎐𐎚 ʿnt; Hebrew: עֲנָת ʿĂnāṯ; Phoenician: 𐤏𐤍𐤕, romanized: ʿNT; Greek: Αναθ, romanized: Anath; Egyptian: ꜥntjt) was a goddess associated with warfare and hunting, best known from the Ugaritic texts.