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The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
Many scholars view this as a contradiction, but some have suggested that Herod II was also called Philip. [140] Mt. 14:3, Mk. 6:17: James the Just: Bishop of Jerusalem and relative of Jesus The brother (or stepbrother or cousin, depending on the interpretation) of Jesus and the first Bishop of Jerusalem.
Traditional Christian scholars (starting with the historian Eusebius [8]) have put forward various theories that seek to explain why the lineages are so different, [9] such as that Matthew's account follows the lineage of Joseph, while Luke's follows his legal lineage through his biological uncle via Levirate marriage ("Matthan, whose descent ...
Scholarly estimates for how many people could have been involved in such an exodus range from a few hundred to a few thousand people. [70] Donald Redford held that the Exodus narrative is a Canaanite memory of the Hyksos' descent and occupation of Egypt. [78] [page needed]
The number of Americans who take the Bible as God’s “actual word” has decreased from 24% since 2017 and is only half of what it was when that belief peaked in 1984, Gallup reported.
The Bible has been the source of many peace movements and efforts at reconciliation around the world . [188] The roots of many modern laws can be found in the Bible's teachings on due process, fairness in criminal procedures, and equity in the application of the law. [189]
The following is a family tree for the descendants of the line of Noah's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons. Dashed lines are marriage connections. Not all individuals in this portion of the Bible are given names. For example, one English translation of the Bible states in Genesis 11:13 that "After the birth of Shelah,
The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names were identified. Among these, 1,940 names pertain to individuals, 1,072 names refer to places, 317 names denote collective entities or nations, and 66 names are allocated to miscellaneous items such as months, rivers, or pagan deities.