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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).
Enthroned Zeus (Greek, c. 100 BCE) "Abomination of desolation" [a] is a phrase from the Book of Daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century BC Greek king Antiochus IV Epiphanes replaced the twice-daily offering in the Jewish temple, or alternatively the altar on which such offerings were made.
Biblical scholars such as Alan James Beagley, David Chilton, J. Massyngberde Ford, Peter Gaskell, Kenneth Gentry, Edmondo Lupieri, Bruce Malina, Iain Provan, J. Stuart Russell, Milton S. Terry [30] point out that although Rome was the prevailing pagan power in the 1st century, when the Book of Revelation was written, the symbolism of the whore ...
Other translations can be viewed at Bible Gateway. Matthew Henry's Commentary on Lev 18 (18th Century) Acharei Mot (Jewish weekly Torah portion that includes Leviticus 18) Hebrew phrasing for Lev 18. The Great Books, for NRSV text. Blue Letter Bible's Bible Lookup Tools were used to derive passage citations. Robert Jamieson's Commentary on Lev ...
Many [neutrality is disputed] scholars interpret the book of Joshua as referring to what would now be considered genocide. [1] When the Israelites arrive in the Promised Land, they are commanded to annihilate "the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites" who already lived there, to avoid being tempted into idolatry. [2]
Toebah or to'eva (abominable or taboo) is the highest level or worst kind of abomination. [1] It includes the sins of idolatry, placing or worshiping false gods in the temple, eating unclean animals, magic, divination, perversion (incest, pederasty, homosexuality [3] and bestiality), [4] cheating, lying, killing the innocent, false witness, illegal offerings (imperfect animals, etc ...
Abomination (character), a Marvel Comics supervillain; Abomination , a plot device in the Dune series; Abomination: The Nemesis Project, a 1999 video game; Abomination, a 1998 novel by Robert Swindells; The Abomination , a Dalek variant
Abezethibou is a demon and fallen angel described in the pseudepigrapha, Testament of Solomon.He followed Beelzebub upon his fall from heaven, and became an important demon in Hell.