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A voice from heaven told Peter to kill and eat, but since the vessel (or sheet, ὀθόνη, othonē) contained unclean animals, Peter declined. The command was repeated two more times, along with the voice saying, "What God hath made clean, that call not thou common" (verse 15) and then the vessel was taken back to heaven (verse 16).
The only dietary restrictions specified for Christians in the New Testament are to "abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from meat of strangled animals" (), teachings that the early Church Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria and Origen, preached for believers to follow.
These laws are based upon the Books of Leviticus [1] and Deuteronomy [2] of the Torah and in the extensive body of rabbinical commentaries (the Talmud). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The concept of unclean animals is also mentioned in the Book of Genesis , when Noah is instructed to bring into the Ark all sorts "of pure beasts, and of beasts that are ...
[6] [7] In April 2016, The Bible App became available on the Apple Watch [8] allowing users to read the Verse of the Day, view trending verses, and access their own Verse Images, Bookmarks, and Highlights. [9]
On 18 January 2010, ABC News reported Trijicon was placing references to verses in the Bible in the serial numbers of sights sold to the United States Armed Forces. [1] The "book chapter:verse" cites were appended to the model designation, and the majority of the cited verses are associated with light in darkness, referencing Trijicon's specialization in illuminated optics and night sights.
The use of the word "treasures" could refer to the contents of a treasure box or a store house. Moths are often associated with the destruction of fabrics, and in this era, pieces of clothing were a major investment. What is meant by the Greek, brosis, sometimes translated as "rust", is less certain. The word generally means "eating".
These are biblical figures unambiguously identified in contemporary sources according to scholarly consensus.Biblical figures that are identified in artifacts of questionable authenticity, for example the Jehoash Inscription and the bullae of Baruch ben Neriah, or who are mentioned in ancient but non-contemporary documents, such as David and Balaam, [n 1] are excluded from this list.
Name in Bible Plant name Scientific name References תאנ ṯə’ênāh: Fig: Ficus carica: Joel 1:7 ארן ’ōren: Fir: Abies cilicica: 1 Kings etc. פשתה pešeth: Flax: Linum usitatissimum: Proverbs 31:13 פרח peraḥ : Flowers, unidentified 1 Kings 7:26 לבונה ləḇōnāh: Frankincense: Boswellia thurifera ...