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  2. Whore of Babylon - Wikipedia

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    And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6: And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 9: And here is the mind which hath wisdom.

  3. Parable of the Two Debtors - Wikipedia

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    By responding to Simon's unspoken thought, Jesus is demonstrating the prophetic abilities which the Pharisee is doubting, [4] while the parable invites him "to reconsider the meaning of this woman's actions — not the repayment of a debt, as though she were a slave girl or prostitute, but an expression of love that flows from the freedom of ...

  4. Son of man - Wikipedia

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    In the indefinite form ("son of Adam", "son of man", "like a man") used in the Hebrew Bible, it is a form of address, or it contrasts humans with God and the angels, or contrasts foreign nations (like the Sasanian Empire and Babylon), which are often represented as animals in apocalyptic writings (bear, goat, or ram), with Israel which is ...

  5. History of prostitution - Wikipedia

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    Prostitution was commonplace in ancient Israel.There are a number of references to prostitution in the Hebrew Bible.The biblical story of Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38:14–26) provides a depiction of prostitution being practiced in that time period.

  6. Gomer (wife of Hosea) - Wikipedia

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    It is explained to her that "In the Bible, Gomer is a wicked promiscuous woman", and that to Mr Kalman, "any woman in a mini skirt would be". The 2012 film Amazing Love is a retelling of the Book of Hosea and features Gomer prominently as one of the central characters.

  7. Jesus and the woman taken in adultery - Wikipedia

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    Christ with the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Guercino, 1621 (Dulwich Picture Gallery) Christ and Sinner, 1873 by Henryk Siemiradzki Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, 1565 by Pieter Bruegel, oil on panel, 24 cm × 34 cm (9.4 in × 13.4 in) Christ and the woman taken in adultery, drawing by Rembrandt

  8. Sex in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says. Twelve. ISBN 978-0-446-54525-9. Knust, Jennifer Wright (2011). Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire. HarperOne. ISBN 978-0-06-172558-6. Ecker, Ronald (1995). And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible. Hodge and Braddock. ISBN 0-9636512-4-2

  9. Mamzer - Wikipedia

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    In the Hebrew Bible and Jewish religious law, a mamzer (Hebrew: ממזר, lit., "estranged person"; plural mamzerim) is a person who is born as the result of certain forbidden relationships or incest (as it is defined by the Bible), or the descendant of such a person.