In the Bible, exile is the deportation of population groups of a defeated nation to a place designated by the conquering nation. Several deportations into exile are referred to in the Old Testament. ...

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The term “eschatology” does not exist in the Old Testament. It comes from two Greek words to mean eschaton (“last things”) and logos (“word/doctrine”); hence, eschatology designates “the word/doctrine ...

This is a stub.The story of Joseph is in the book of Genesis. He is the eleventh of twelve sons of Jacob who was later renamed as Israel. The names of the twelve sons are:By Leah: Reuben (Jacob's ...

This page is a stub.Sacrifices and offerings are expressions of the human desire to achieve a certain relationship between humans and the deity/deities. The concept and act of making sacrifices and ...

This is a stub.The Red Sea is traditionally supposed to be the sea in the book of Exodus (chapters 14-15), where God parts the sea, so that the children of Israel can walk on the sea floor and escape ...

At one time, the whole of the Old Testament was seen as governed by the covenant between YHWH and Israel. Today, scholars tend to be more cautious. Almost the whole of the Old Testament testifies to a ...

A man who caused a three year drought, raised dead people to life, brought fire from heaven, and was finally carried off by a chariot of fire and a whirlwind – Elijah is one of the most intriguing a ...

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‘Diaspora’ means ‘scattering’. It is a term for those members of a people who for various reasons live outside the people’s homeland. It is especially applied to those of the Jewish people who live ...