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Jeremiah 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book, one of the Nevi'im or Books of the Prophets, contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Jeremiah. This chapter serves as an introduction to the Book of Jeremiah and relates Jeremiah's calling as a prophet ...
It is unclear as to if Lydia simply dealt in the trade of purple dye or whether her business included textiles as well, [7] though all known icons of the saint depict her with some form of purple cloth. Most portray this holy woman wearing a purple shawl or veil, which allows many historians and theologians to believe that she was a merchant of ...
Verses 1:19 to 2:1 contain a chronological record of an eyewitness: [37] Day 1: the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask John the Baptist (John 1:19–1:28). Day 2 ("the next day"): John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!..." (John 1:29–1:34).
Esther 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] The author of the book is unknown and modern scholars have established that the final stage of the Hebrew text would have been formed by the second century BCE. [2] Chapters 1 and 2 form the exposition of the book. [3]
A'. (7:1–28) – A vision of four world kingdoms replaced by a fifth; Daniel 1 serves as an introduction to the book, showing how God continues to move throughout history when men seem to have failed (i.e., how God stands for his people when they are in a foreign land and subject to an alien power). [12]
Rembrandt: Tobit Accusing Anna of Stealing the Kid (1626) The Book of Tobit (/ ˈ t oʊ b ɪ t /) [a] [b] is an apocryphal Jewish work from the 3rd or early 2nd century BCE which describes how God tests the faithful, responds to prayers, and protects the covenant community (i.e., the Israelites). [1]
1 Corinthians 1:1–21 in Codex Amiatinus from the 8th century 1 Corinthians 1:1–2a in Minuscule 223 from the 14th century. The epistle may be divided into seven parts: [31] Salutation (1:1–3) Paul addresses the issue regarding challenges to his apostleship and defends the issue by claiming that it was given to him through a revelation from ...
Matthew 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It contains two distinct sections. It contains two distinct sections. The first lists the genealogy of Jesus from Abraham to his legal father Joseph , husband of Mary , his mother.