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A composition of the Four Living Creatures into one tetramorph. Matthew the man, Mark the lion, Luke the ox, and John the eagle.. A tetramorph is a symbolic arrangement of four differing elements, or the combination of four disparate elements in one unit.
An icon (from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn) 'image, resemblance') is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches.
She died around Ramesses' 40th regnal year, and was buried in the tomb QV75.Her tomb was robbed already in antiquity; the trough of her coffin was later used for the burial of priest-king Harsiese in Medinet Habu.
El (/ ɛ l / EL; also ' Il, Ugaritic: 𐎛𐎍 ʾīlu; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤋 ʾīl; [6] Hebrew: אֵל ʾēl; Syriac: ܐܺܝܠ ʾīyl; Arabic: إل ʾil or إله ʾilāh [clarification needed]; cognate to Akkadian: 𒀭, romanized: ilu) is a Northwest Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities.
Jesus The Christ Pantocrator of Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai, 6th century AD Born c. 6 to 4 BC [a] Herodian kingdom, Roman Empire Died AD 30 or 33 (aged 33 or 38) Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire Cause of death Crucifixion [b] Known for Central figure of Christianity Major prophet in Islam and in Druze Faith Manifestation of God in Baháʼí Faith Parent(s) Mary, Joseph [c] Part ...
Eshmun was known at least from the Iron Age period at Sidon and was worshipped also in Tyre, Beirut, Cyprus, Sardinia, and in Carthage where the site of Eshmun's temple is now occupied by the acropolium of Carthage.
This translation was known as the "Biblia del Oso" (in English: Bear Bible) [1] because the illustration on the title page showed a bear trying to reach a container of honeycombs hanging from a tree. [2] Since that date, it has undergone various revisions, notably those of 1865, 1909, 1960, 1977, 1995, [3] 2004, 2011, and 2015.
Adoni-Bezek, (Hebrew: אֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶק ’Aḏōnī-Ḇezeq, "lord of Bezek"), also written Adonibezek [1] or Adoni Bezek, [2] was a Canaanite king referred to in the Book of Judges ( Judges 1:4–7).