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Abomination (from Latin abominare 'to deprecate as an ill omen') is an English term used to translate the Biblical Hebrew terms shiqquts שיקוץ and sheqets שקץ , [1] which are derived from shâqats, or the terms תֹּועֵבָה , tōʻēḇā or to'e'va (noun) or 'ta'ev (verb).
Proverbs 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book ...
The expression is referenced in the Jewish Bible, particularly in Genesis 4:10 [1] ("The Lord said to Cain [...] the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the earth"), Genesis 18:20–21, [2] Exodus 22:21–23, [3] and Deuteronomy 24:14–15. [4] [5] The sins are numbered as being either four or seven; they are listed as follows: [6]
Even the Eighth Commandment is subordinate to the principle of loving one's neighbour. Great care should therefore be taken in speaking to–and about–others. Accordingly, Proverbs 6: 19 states that "a false witness who speaks lies" is an abomination to God. This is also true for "one who sows discord among brethren". [61]
[6] Necromancy , according to the Masoretic Text ; specifically those who are masters over ghosts (Hebrew: Ba'al ob ) and those who gain information from the dead (Hebrew: Yidde'oni ). [ 7 ] The Septuagint instead condemns gastromancy (Greek: eggastrimuthos ), and enchantment (Greek: epaoidos ).
The River Abomination: A spider-eyed bat-winged horror lurking within the Congo River. M'Nagalah [23] The Devourer, The Cancer God, [24] The Eternal: A mass of both entrails and eyes, or a massive blob-thing. [25] Mnomquah Lord of the Black Lake, The Monster in the Moon: A very large and eyeless lizard-like creature with a "crown" of feelers ...
Jewish scholars, historical and contemporary authorities, and leaders hold different opinions on correctly interpreting and implementing the commandment found in Deuteronomy 22:5. Some argue the act of cross-dressing is an abomination.
Some fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e., 4QJer c (4Q72; 1st century BC), [3] with extant verses 4:5(‑6), 13‑16 (similar to Masoretic Text). [4] [5] [6] There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE.