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An example of divine retribution is the story found in many cultures about a great flood destroying all of humanity, as described in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Hindu Vedas, or the Book of Genesis (6:9–8:22), leaving one principal 'chosen' survivor. In the first example, it is Utnapishtim, in the Hindu Vedas it is Manu and in the last example ...
Damnation (from Latin damnatio) is the concept of divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for sins that were committed, or in some cases, good actions not done on Earth. In Ancient Egyptian religious tradition, it was believed that citizens would recite the 42 negative confessions of Maat as their heart was weighed against the feather of ...
Tsumi (罪) is a Japanese word that indicates the violation of legal, social or religious rules. [1] It is most often used in the religious and moral sense. [1] Originally, the word indicated a divine punishment due to the violation of a divine taboo through evil deeds, defilement or disasters. [2]
The Old Testament uses the phrase "fire and brimstone" in the context of divine punishment and purification. In Genesis 19, God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah with a rain of fire and brimstone (Hebrew: גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ), and in Deuteronomy 29, the Israelites are warned that the same punishment would fall upon them should they abandon their covenant with God.
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the Divine verdict upon a creature amenable to the moral law, and the execution of this sentence by way of reward and punishment. [ 6 ] In the beginning, God pronounced judgment upon the whole race, as a consequence of the fall of its representatives, the first parents ( Genesis Genesis ).
The word avon is often translated as "iniquity", i.e. a sin done out of moral failing. [5] The word pesha, or "trespass", means a sin done out of rebelliousness. [6] The word resha refers to an act committed with a wicked intention. [7] In several Biblical verses, a person confesses to several such categories of sin one after the other. [8]
Lawes Divine, Morall, and Martiall [note 1], colloquially known as Dale's Code, is a governing document enacted in 1610 (then published in 1612) by the Deputy Governor of Virginia Thomas Dale. [2] The code, among other things, created a rather authoritarian system of government for the Colony of Virginia . [ 3 ]