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  2. David and Jonathan - Wikipedia

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    David and Jonathan were, according to the Hebrew Bible 's Books of Samuel, heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, who formed a covenant, taking a mutual oath. Jonathan was the son of Saul, king of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, and David was the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah, and Jonathan's presumed rival for the crown.

  3. Homosexuality in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Jesus teaching in the Temple, illustration from Standard Bible Story Readers, 1928. Since 1980, scholars have debated the translation and modern relevance of New Testament texts on homosexuality. [1] Three distinct passages – Romans 1:26–27, 1 Corinthians 6:9–10, 1 Timothy 1:9–10 and Jude 1:7 – have been taken to condemn same ...

  4. The Bible and homosexuality - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality, [5] [6] favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other forms of human sexual activity, [5] [6] including ...

  5. Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. There are a number of passages in the Hebrew Bible that have been interpreted as involving same-sex sexual acts, desires, and relationships. [1][2][3] The passages about homosexual individuals and sexual relations in the Hebrew Bible are found primarily in the Torah [1] (the first five books traditionally attributed to Moses) [4] and ...

  6. History of Christianity and homosexuality - Wikipedia

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    The history of Christianity and homosexuality has been much debated. [12] The Hebrew Bible and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality, [13] [14] favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all ...

  7. Incest in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Incest in the Bible refers to sexual relations between certain close kinship relationships which are prohibited by the Hebrew Bible. These prohibitions are found predominantly in Leviticus 18:7–18 and 20:11–21, but also in Deuteronomy. In ancient times, tribal nations preferred endogamous marriage – marriage to one's relatives; [1] the ...

  8. Names and titles of God in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    Robert Kysar reports that God is referred to as Father 64 times in the first three Gospels and 120 times in the fourth Gospel. [12] Outside of the Gospels he is called the Father of mercies (2 Corinthians 1:3), the Father of glory (Ephesians 1:17), the Father of mercies (the Father of spirits (Hebrews 12:9)), the Father of lights (James 1:17 ...

  9. Image of God - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "image of God" is found in three passages in the Hebrew Bible, all in the Book of Genesis 1–11: . And God said: 'Let us make man in our image/b'tsalmeinu, after our likeness/kid'muteinu; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'