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  2. Gemstones in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The coral referred to in the Bible is the precious coral (Corallium rubrum), the formation of which is a calcareous secretion of certain polyps resulting in a tree-like formation. Presently coral is found in the Mediterranean , the northern coast of Africa furnishing the dark red, Sardinia the yellow or salmon-colored, and the coast of Italy ...

  3. Trijicon biblical verses controversy - Wikipedia

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    On 18 January 2010, ABC News reported Trijicon was placing references to verses in the Bible in the serial numbers of sights sold to the United States Armed Forces. [1] The "book chapter:verse" cites were appended to the model designation, and the majority of the cited verses are associated with light in darkness, referencing Trijicon's specialization in illuminated optics and night sights.

  4. Matthew 6:19–20 - Wikipedia

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    The use of the word "treasures" could refer to the contents of a treasure box or a store house. Moths are often associated with the destruction of fabrics, and in this era, pieces of clothing were a major investment. What is meant by the Greek, brosis, sometimes translated as "rust", is less certain. The word generally means "eating".

  5. Peter's vision of a sheet with animals - Wikipedia

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    A voice from heaven told Peter to kill and eat, but since the vessel (or sheet, ὀθόνη, othonē) contained unclean animals, Peter declined. The command was repeated two more times, along with the voice saying, "What God hath made clean, that call not thou common" (verse 15) and then the vessel was taken back to heaven (verse 16).

  6. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures - Wikipedia

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    Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is, along with the Bible, one of two central texts of the Christian Science religion. Eddy described it as her "most important work." [1] She began writing it in February 1872, [2] and the first edition was published in 1875. She would continue editing it and adding to it for the ...

  7. Strontium - Wikipedia

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    Consuming 75% of production, the primary use for strontium was in glass for colour television cathode-ray tubes, [56] where it prevented X-ray emission. [57] [58] This application for strontium has been declining because CRTs are being replaced by other display methods. This decline has a significant influence on the mining and refining of ...

  8. Christian dietary laws - Wikipedia

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    The Council of Jerusalem instructed gentile Christians not to consume blood, food offered to idols, or the meat of strangled animals, since "the Law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath."

  9. List of biblical commentaries - Wikipedia

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    This is an outline of commentaries and commentators.Discussed are the salient points of Jewish, patristic, medieval, and modern commentaries on the Bible. The article includes discussion of the Targums, Mishna, and Talmuds, which are not regarded as Bible commentaries in the modern sense of the word, but which provide the foundation for later commentary.