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Elymas (/ ˈ ɛ l ɪ m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἐλύμας; [1] c. 1st century AD), also known as Bar-Jesus (Ancient Greek: Βαριησοῦς, [1] Imperial Aramaic: Bar-Shuma, Latin: Bariesu), is a character described in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 13, [2] where he is referred to as a mágos (μάγος), which the King James Bible translates as "sorcerer" and false prophet ...
For a list of all events in the life of Jesus, see Gospel harmony For a list of parables told by Jesus, see Parables of Jesus For a list of miracles attributed to Jesus, see Miracles of Jesus
Lists of Bible pericopes itemize Bible stories or pericopes of the Bible. They include stories from the Hebrew Bible and from the Christian New Testament. List of Hebrew Bible events; List of New Testament pericopes; Gospel harmony#A parallel harmony presentation; Acts of the Apostles#Outline; Events of Revelation
A bat kol decided between the Houses of Hillel and Shammai in favor of the House of Hillel, according to a Talmudic sugya in which the bat kol said, Elu ve-elu, these and those are the words of the living God (Eruvin 13b). Shimon bar Yochai emerged from his stay in a cave only after receiving permission from a bat kol. [26]
In chapter 9, the "progressive insight" of the man born blind is a central motif in the narrative. [3] The messianic significance of the story is noted in the New English Translation. [5] The progress of the narrative can be seen in the sub-headings used by the New King James Version: John 9:1–12 = A Man Born Blind Receives Sight
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Blind as a Bat may refer to: "Blind as a Bat" (Batman: The Animated Series), a 1993 episode of Batman: The Animated Series "Blind as a Bat" (song), written by Desmond Child and James Michael in the 2006 Meat Loaf album Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose "Blind as a Bat", a song by Simon Townshend from his album Animal Soup
No one knows for certain the origins of reading the haftara, but several theories have been put forth. The most common explanation, accepted by some traditional Jewish authorities [who?] is that in 168 BCE, when the Jews were under the rule of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes, they were forbidden to read the Torah and made do with a substitute.