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Eve[ a ] is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story [ 1 ] of the Abrahamic religions, she was the first woman. Eve is known also as Adam 's wife. According to the second chapter of Genesis, Eve was created by God (Yahweh) by taking her from the rib [ 2 ] of Adam, to be Adam's companion.
Delilah (/ dɪˈlaɪlə / dil-EYE-lə; Hebrew: דְּלִילָה, romanized:Dəlīlā, meaning "delicate"; [ 1 ] Arabic: دليلة, romanized:Dalīlah; Greek: Δαλιδά, romanized:Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. [ 2 ] She is loved by Samson, [ 2 ] a Nazirite who possesses ...
The Parable of the Ten Virgins, also known as the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins or the Parable of the ten bridesmaids, is one of the parables of Jesus. According to Matthew 25:1–13, ten virgins await a bridegroom; five have brought enough oil for their lamps for the wait, while the oil of the other five runs out.
Early life. Tamar was the daughter of David and Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. Absalom was her brother and Amnon their half-brother. The Bible does not speak of Tamar's early life; however, in 2 Samuel 13, she is wearing a "richly ornamental robe", "for this is how the virgin daughters of the king were clothed in ...
Opora. In Greek and Roman mythology, Sirius[ a ] is the god and personification of the star Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, also known as the Dog Star, the most prominent star in the constellation Canis Major (the Greater Dog). [ 1 ] In ancient texts, Sirius is portrayed as the scorching bringer of the summer heatwaves, who ...
The Parable of the Mustard Seed is one of the shorter parables of Jesus. It appears in Matthew (13:31–32), Mark (4:30–32), and Luke (13:18–19). In the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, it is immediately followed by the Parable of the Leaven, which shares this parable's theme of the Kingdom of Heaven growing from small beginnings.
Abigail. Abigail (Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל, Modern: ʾAvīgayīl, Tiberian: ʾĂḇīḡayīl) was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel 25). [1] Abigail was David's third wife, after Ahinoam and Saul 's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to Palti, son ...
The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth [a] of both Judaism and Christianity, [1] told in the Book of Genesis ch. 1–2. While the Jewish and Christian tradition is that the account is one comprehensive story [2] [3] modern scholars of biblical criticism identify the account as a composite work [4] made up of two stories drawn from different sources.