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Ephesus. Ephesus (Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos) was a Greek city on the west coast of Anatolia. Paul of Tarsus lived there for several years, and also wrote an Epistle to the Ephesians. One of the Seven churches of Asia to whom the first part of the Book of Revelation is addressed ( Revelation 2:1–7 ). The author praises the Ephesians for ...
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [ 1][ 2][ 3] or later ...
Image Name Description Cross of the Angels: Symbol of the city of Oviedo and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo. Donated by king Alfonso II of Asturias in 808. Armenian cross: Symbol of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and a typical feature of khachkars. Also known as the "Blooming Cross" owing to the trefoil emblems at the ends of each branch.
Iconoclasm. Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy depicting the "Triumph of Orthodoxy" over iconoclasm under the Byzantine empress Theodora and her son Michael III, late 14th to early 15th century. Iconoclasm (from Greek: εἰκών, eikṓn, 'figure, icon' + κλάω, kláō, 'to break') [ i] is the social belief in the importance of the ...
The Healing of the Paralytic – one of the oldest known depictions of Jesus, [ 18] from the Syrian city of Dura Europos, dating from about 235. Initially Jesus was represented indirectly by pictogram symbols such as the ichthys (fish), the peacock, or an anchor (the Labarum or Chi-Rho was a later development).
List of cities in the United Kingdom. Examples of major urban areas in the United Kingdom; Liverpool, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne; and London. This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated as such as of 12 November 2022. [ 1][ 2] It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or ...
The Jesus Trail. Lod (Lydda) – the traditional birth and burial site of Saint George, one of the most venerated Christian martyrs. Mount Carmel, site of Elijah 's famous challenge to the prophets of Baal. Nain, the site of the Raising of the son of the widow of Nain, one of Jesus' miracles. Nazareth, hometown of Jesus.
A partial list of Roman place names in Great Britain. [ 1] This list includes only names documented from Roman times. For a more complete list including later Latin names, see List of Latin place names in Britain . The early sources for Roman names show numerous variants and misspellings of the Latin names.