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Keziah (Hebrew: קְצִיעָה Qəṣī‘ā; Greek: Κασία, Kasia; also Ketziah) is a woman in the Hebrew Bible. She was the second of the three daughters born to Job after his sufferings (Job 42:14–17). Her elder sister was Jemima and her younger sister Keren-Happuch.
Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lappidoth", as translated from biblical Hebrew in Judges 4:4 denotes her marital status as the wife of Lapidoth. [1] Alternatively, "lappid" [1] translates as "torch" or "lightning", therefore the phrase, "woman of Lappidoth" could be referencing Deborah as a "fiery woman."
Name in Hebrew reads שלומית (Shlomit) and is derived from Shalom שלום, meaning "peace". Matthew, Mark [173] [174] Salome #2 – a follower of Jesus present at his crucifixion as well as the empty tomb. Mark [175] Samaritan woman at the well, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John; Sapphira – Acts [176]
The Hebrew Bible calls her "a woman, possessor of an ʾōḇ at En Dor," apparently a settlement around a spring.The word ov has been suggested by Harry A. Hoffner to refer to a ritual pit for summoning the dead from the netherworld based on parallels in other Near Eastern and Mediterranean cultures.
The Bible and the Quran have many characters in common, many of which are mentioned by name, whereas others are merely referred to. This article is a list of people named or referred to in both the Bible and the Quran.
In yet another study of the Hebrew Bible only, there were a total of 1426 names with 1315 belonging to men and 111 to women. Seventy percent of the named and unnamed women in the Bible come from the Hebrew Bible. [29]: 33, 34 "Despite the disparities among these different calculations, ... [it remains true that] women or women's names represent ...
Abraham Kuyper views the woman of Shunem as a typical example of pious people in Israel having love and respect for the prophets. Kuyper suggests that the narrative indicates her "independence and readiness". [1] Carol Meyers notes that "unlike virtually all women in biblical narratives, she is not presented as the 'wife' of someone". [2]
Almah (עַלְמָה ‘almā, plural: עֲלָמוֹת ‘ălāmōṯ), from a root implying the vigour of puberty, is a Hebrew word meaning a young woman sexually ripe for marriage. [1] Despite its importance to the account of the virgin birth of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew , scholars agree that it refers to a woman of ...