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  2. Matthew 5:38 - Wikipedia

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    This verse begins in the same style as the earlier antitheses, that natural desire for retaliation or vengeance can be conveniently justified with a reference to the Old Testament: [1] An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, known as the principle of lex talionis ("the law of retribution"), is an ancient statement of the principle of retributive punishment dating back to the Code of Hammurabi.

  3. Matthew 8:12 - Wikipedia

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    Jerome: It is called outer darkness, because he whom the Lord casts out leaves the light. [3] Haymo of Halberstadt: What they should suffer there, He shows when He adds, There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Thus in metaphor He describes the sufferings of the tormented limbs; the eyes shed tears when filled with smoke, and the teeth ...

  4. Permanent teeth - Wikipedia

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    Permanent teeth or adult teeth are the second set of teeth formed in diphyodont mammals.In humans and old world simians, there are thirty-two permanent teeth, consisting of six maxillary and six mandibular molars, four maxillary and four mandibular premolars, two maxillary and two mandibular canines, four maxillary and four mandibular incisors.

  5. Animals in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    However, the name of the gazelle is scarcely, if at all, to be found in the Bible; in its stead we read roe, hart, or deer. Like a few other names of graceful and timid animals, the word gazelle has always been in the East a term of endearment in love. It was also a woman's favourite name (1 Chronicles 8:9; 2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:1; Acts ...

  6. Weeping and gnashing of teeth - Wikipedia

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    The phrase is also found as an idiomatic expression in colloquial English. Look up weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Gnashing of teeth" means grinding one's teeth together, having one's teeth set on edge, or biting down in pain, anguish, or anger.

  7. Og - Wikipedia

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    The Lord caused a swarm of ants to dig away the center of the mountain, which was resting on Og's head. The mountain then fell onto Og's shoulders. As Og attempted to lift the mountain off himself, the Lord caused Og's teeth to lengthen outward, becoming embedded into the mountain that was now surrounding his head.

  8. Bible found opened to Psalm 106 and 107 one of few objects to ...

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    A charred bible found after the Peshtigo Fire of 1871. It was petrified from the intense heat and found opened to the pages containing Psalms 106 and 107. (AccuWeather / Blake Naftal)

  9. List of New Testament verses not included in modern English ...

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    The twelve verses shown in the KJV, called the "longer ending" of Mark, usually are retained [83] in modern versions, although sometimes separated from verse 8 by an extra space, or enclosed in brackets, or relegated to a footnote, and accompanied by a note to the effect that this ending is not found in the very oldest Greek manuscripts but it ...