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Achan ( / ˈeɪkæn /; Hebrew: עָכָן, romanized : ‘Āḵān ), the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, is a figure who appears in the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai . His name is given as Achar (עָכָר֙ ‘Āḵār) in 1 ...
The book is written on vellum by quill, containing 160 illuminations across its seven volumes, and uses the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) of the Bible. A copy of The Saint John's Bible has been presented to the Pope at the Vatican in several volumes, with the final volume presented on April 17, 2015.
The figurine may have been held by women in childbirth. An Asherah poleis a sacred treeor pole that stood near Canaanitereligious locations to honor the goddess Asherah.[1] The relation of the literary references to an asherahand archaeological finds of Judaean pillar-figurines has engendered a literature of debate.
From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Asher formed a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existed, and in times of crisis the people were led by ad hoc figures known as Judges (see the Book of Judges ).
v. t. e. In Judaism and Christianity, the tree of life ( Hebrew: עֵץ הַחַיִּים, romanized : ‘ēṣ haḥayyīm; Latin: Lignum vitae) [1] is first described in chapter 2, verse 9 of the Book of Genesis as being "in the midst of the Garden of Eden " with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ( עֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב ...
Kinneret ( Hebrew: כִּנֶּרֶת) is the name of an important Bronze and Iron Age city situated on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, mentioned in the 14th century BC Aqhat Epic of Ugarit, and in the Old Testament and New Testament. Older Bible translations spell the name alternatively Kinnereth or Chinnereth, and sometimes in ...
Dollar Tree stores in the U.S., as of December 2020 [4] Dollar Tree, Inc. is an American multi-price-point chain of discount variety stores. Headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, it is a Fortune 500 (sometimes referred to as Fortune 200) company and operates 15,115 stores throughout the 48 contiguous U.S. states and Canada. [1]
Land of Nod is the name of a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located at the far end of a two-mile-long (3.2 km) road, which joins the A614 road at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor ( 53.8185°N 0.7215°W ). [11] It is the name of a private road in Headley Down, Hampshire, UK ( 51.1211°N 0.7998°W ). [12]