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Barnes’ Notes on the Bible says that he was “surnamed Justus” or who “was called Justus”: “This is a Latin name, meaning just, and was probably given him on account of his distinguished integrity.” [citation needed] The Anglican Bible scholar J. B. Lightfoot “supposes that he [Joseph Barsabbas] was the son of Alphaeus and ...
Agrippa I, called "King Herod" or "Herod" in Acts 12; Felix governor of Judea who was present at the trial of Paul, and his wife Drusilla in Acts 24:24; Herod Agrippa II, king over several territories, before whom Paul made his defense in Acts 26. Herod Antipas, called "Herod the Tetrarch" or "Herod" in the Gospels and in Acts 4:27; Herodias ...
Images and stories about the Hindu god Kamadeva are traced to the verses of the Rig Veda and Atharva Veda, although he is better known from the stories of the Puranas. [ 15 ] Kamadeva is also mentioned in the 12th-century Javanese poem Smaradahana , a rendering of the myth of Kamadeva's burning by Shiva and fall from heaven to earth.
Melchior was described by Bede in the 8th century as being "an old man, with white hair and long beard." [ 2 ] Melchior is also commonly referred to as the King of Persia. [ 2 ] Following the Star of Bethlehem , the Magi first travelled to the palace of Herod the Great , who then asked for the Magi to find the Child Jesus and report back to him.
The Man The man represents Jesus as the Son of Man, symbolizing His humanity, vulnerability, and compassion. This face is often associated with Jesus’ role as the Son of Man, who came to seek and save the lost. The man is also a symbol of wisdom, understanding, and empathy. The Ox
The earliest crucifixion in an illuminated manuscript, from the Rabbula Gospels.. The Gospel was completed in 586 at Monastery of St. John of Zagba (Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܙܓܒܐ, Bēṯ Zaḡbā), which, although traditionally thought to have been in Northern Mesopotamia, is now thought to have been in the hinterland between Antioch and Apamea in modern Syria.
Beelzebub from the Dictionnaire Infernal "Beelzebub and them that are with him shoot arrows" from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress (1678). Beelzebub or Ba'al Zebub (/ b iː ˈ ɛ l z ə b ʌ b, ˈ b iː l-/ [1] bee-EL-zə-bub, BEEL-; Hebrew: בַּעַל־זְבוּב Baʿal-zəḇūḇ), also spelled Beelzebul or Belzebuth, and occasionally known as the Lord of the Flies, is a name ...
In the Bible outside of Genesis, the term "tree of life" appears in Proverbs (3:18; 11:30; 13:12; 15:4) and Revelation (2:7; 22:2,14,19). It also appears in 2 Esdras and 4 Maccabees , which are included among the Jewish apocrypha. According to the Greek Apocalypse of Moses, the tree of life is also called the Tree of Mercy.