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2 Kings 4 is the fourth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]
Depiction of the birth of Perets (being washed in the bottom left of the picture). Perez, also written as Pharez/Peretz (Hebrew: פֶּרֶץ / פָּרֶץ, Modern Pereṣ / Pareṣ Tiberian Péreṣ / Pāreṣ), was the son of Tamar and Judah, and the twin of Zerah, according to the Book of Genesis.
Psalm 2 is the second psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Why do the heathen rage". In Latin, it is known as "Quare fremuerunt gentes". [1] Psalm 2 does not identify its author with a superscription, but Acts 4:24–26 in the New Testament attributes it to David. [2]
The New King James Version sub-titles this chapter "The Good News of Salvation". [3] The speaker and message of this chapter have been linked with the Servant of Isaiah 40–55: although the word "servant" does not appear here, his actions are presented as actions of servanthood. [4]
Certain prophets of the Old Testament who exhibited signs of strange behaviour are considered by some scholars [3] to be predecessors of "Fools for Christ". The prophet Isaiah walked naked and barefoot for about three years, predicting a forthcoming captivity in Egypt (Isaiah 20:2, 3); the prophet Ezekiel lay before a stone, which symbolized beleaguered Jerusalem, and though God instructed him ...
George Abbot (29 October 1562 – 4 August 1633) [1] [a] was an English bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 to 1633. [3] [5] [6] He also served as the fourth chancellor of the University of Dublin, from 1612 to 1633. [7] Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as "[a] sincere but narrow-minded Calvinist". [8]
[3] In 1909, the Republican -controlled state legislature enacted strong-mayor charter changes it hoped would dampen the rising power of Democratic Irish Americans . [ 4 ] Adopted by public vote in the November 1909 general election , changes included extending the mayoral term to four years, and making the post formally non-partisan. [ 5 ]