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Olumba claimed to be the Abrahamic God [12] in human form. Members of his religion claim he is immortal. [13] Khidr. In Islamic mythology "Al-Khidr" or "The Green" is a guide and servant for other prophets. He is considered an immortal human who, depending on the versions, is normally a human servant or prophet of God.
The later historian Diogenes Laërtius claimed that Empedocles committed suicide by jumping into Mount Etna in order to persuade people that he was an immortal god, [64] a legend which is also alluded to by the Roman poet Horace. [65] Pharnavaz I of Iberia: 326–234 BCE Iberian king (r. 299–234 BCE) Antiochus IV Epiphanes: 215–164 BCE
The term is a combination of chiram, or 'permanent', and jīvi, or 'lived'.It is similar to amaratva, which refers to true immortality.At the end of the last manvantara (age of Manu), an asura named Hayagriva attempted to become immortal by swallowing the sacred pages of the Vedas, as they escaped from the mouth of Brahma.
Some believe the soul is the actual vehicle by which people are resurrected. [2] The death and resurrection of Jesus are a central focus of Christianity. While most Christians believe Jesus's resurrection from the dead and ascension to Heaven was in a material body, some think it was only spiritual. [3] [4] [5]
Sometimes this name is misinterpreted as Votadeo, meaning "devoted to God", drawing similarities to the etymology of the name Cartaphilus. [7] Where German or Russian is spoken, the emphasis has been on the perpetual character of his punishment, and thus he is known there as Ewiger Jude and vechny zhid (вечный жид), the "Eternal Jew".
Xian has often been translated into English as "immortal". Traditionally, xian refers to entities who have attained immortality and supernatural or magical abilities later in life, with a connection to the heavenly realms inaccessible to mortals. This is often achieved through spiritual self-cultivation, alchemy, or worship by others. [2]
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The only Hebrew word traditionally translated "soul" (nephesh) in English language Bibles refers to a living, breathing conscious body, rather than to an immortal soul. [ b ] In the New Testament, the Greek word traditionally translated "soul" ( ψυχή ) has substantially the same meaning as the Hebrew, without reference to an immortal soul.