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  2. Gibborim (biblical) - Wikipedia

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    The word gibborim is used in the Tanakh over 150 times and applied to men as well as lions (Proverbs 30:30), hunters (Genesis 10:9), soldiers (Jeremiah 51:30) and leaders (Daniel 11:3). The word is also applied to David's Mighty Warriors , a group of 37 men who fought with King David in 2 Samuel 23 :8–38.

  3. David's Mighty Warriors - Wikipedia

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    David refuses to drink the water, instead pouring it out "before Yahweh", arguing that it was the blood of the men who had risked their lives. [12] Biblical scholars argue that the description of David pouring out the water is a reference to David offering the water to Yahweh as a libation .

  4. Blood of Christ - Wikipedia

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    Christ's side pierced by a lance, drawing blood. Blood of Christ, also known as the Most Precious Blood, in Christian theology refers to the physical blood actually shed by Jesus Christ primarily on the Cross, and the salvation which Christianity teaches was accomplished thereby, or the sacramental blood (wine) present in the Eucharist or Lord's Supper, which some Christian denominations ...

  5. Matthew 27:8 - Wikipedia

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    Matthew 27:8 is the eighth verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.This verse continues the final story of Judas Iscariot.In the previous verses, Judas has killed himself, but not before casting the thirty pieces of silver into the Temple.

  6. Akeldama - Wikipedia

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    Deeming it as blood money, and therefore illegal to put into their treasury, they used it instead to buy a field as a burial ground for foreigners: thus the place gained the name "the Field of Blood" (Matthew 27:7, and possibly with allusions to Zechariah 11:12–13 and Jeremiah 18:2–3 and Jeremiah 32:6–15).

  7. List of names for the biblical nameless - Wikipedia

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    Appears in the Bible at Matthew 9:20–22. Veronica is a Latin variant of Berenice (Greek: Βερενίκη). Veronica or Berenice obtained some of Jesus' blood on a cloth at the Crucifixion (see also: Veil of Veronica). [citation needed] Tradition identifies her with the woman who was healed of a bleeding discharge in the Gospel.

  8. Ablution in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Prior to praying the canonical hours at seven fixed prayer times, Oriental Orthodox Christians wash their hands, face and feet (cf. Agpeya, Shehimo). [80] [2] [3] In the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, the term "ablution" refers to consuming the remainder of the Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) at the end of the Divine Liturgy.

  9. Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    The Greek word Epistates (Epistata in the vocative case) is used only in Luke's gospel, where it occurs six times. Robert O'Toole argues that the word relates to Jesus' power over the material world rather than his teaching. [55] Some commentators suggest that in Luke 5, Peter progresses from seeing Jesus as "Master" (v. 5) to seeing him as ...