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  2. Seven heavens - Wikipedia

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    [6]: 203 The lowest dome of the heavens was made of jasper and was the home of the stars. [7] The middle dome of heaven was made of saggilmut stone and was the abode of the Igigi. [7] The highest and outermost dome of the heavens was made of luludānītu stone and was personified as An, the god of the sky. [8] [7]

  3. Hebrew astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew astronomy refers to any astronomy written in Hebrew or by Hebrew speakers, or translated into Hebrew, or written by Jews in Judeo-Arabic.It includes a range of genres from the earliest astronomy and cosmology contained in the Bible, mainly the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible or "Old Testament"), to Jewish religious works like the Talmud and very technical works.

  4. List of Nakshatras - Wikipedia

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    Deity: Yama, god of death or Dharma; Indian zodiac: 13° 20' - 26°40' Mesha; Western zodiac 7°06' - 20°26' Taurus; 3 Krittika - कृत्तिका an old name of the Pleiades; personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva. Pleiades: Lord: Surya (Sun) Symbol: Knife or spear; Deity : Agni, god of fire; Indian zodiac: 26°40 ...

  5. Biblical cosmology - Wikipedia

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    Two different models of the process of creation existed in ancient Israel. [15] In the "logos" (speech) model, God speaks and shapes unresisting dormant matter into effective existence and order (Psalm 33: "By the word of YHWH the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their hosts; he gathers up the waters like a mound, stores the Deep in vaults"); in the second, or "agon ...

  6. Firmament - Wikipedia

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    The stars are inscribed across the belly of Nut and one needs to identify with one of them, or a constellation, in order to join them after death. [19] The fourth model was a flat (or slightly convex) celestial plane which, depending on the text, was thought to be supported in various ways: by pillars, staves, scepters, or mountains at the ...

  7. Star Prophecy - Wikipedia

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    The Star Prophecy appears in the Qumran texts called the Dead Sea scrolls. "This was the prophecy that was of such importance to all resistance groups in this period, including those responsible for the documents at Qumran and the revolutionaries who triggered the war against Rome, not to mention the early Christians". [2]

  8. Astrotheology - Wikipedia

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    Astrotheology is a discipline combining the methods and domains of space science with systematic theology. [1] Astrotheology concerns the theological, cultural, and ethical implications of space exploration and identifies the elements of myth and religion in space science.

  9. Nibiru (Babylonian astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    Nibiru is Marduk's star which the gods in heaven caused to be visible. Nibiru stands as a post at the turning point. The others say of Nibiru the post: "The one who crosses the middle of the sea without calm, may his name be Nibiru, for he takes up the center of it." The path of the stars of the sky should be kept unchanged.