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Dog ( כֶּלֶב keleḇ) — References to dogs in the Bible are overwhelmingly negative, reflective of the prevalence of domestic dogs as feral scavengers, and thus being regarded as overwhelmingly unclean. However, there are also references to dogs as livestock guardians ( Job 30:1) and guards ( Isaiah 56:10 ).
Wisnu is the god of justice or welfare, Wisnu was the fifth son of Batara Guru and Batari Uma. He is the most powerful son of all the sons of Batara Guru. Wisnu is described as a god who has bluish black or dark blue skin, has four arms, each of which holds a weapon, namely a mace, a lotus, a trumpet and a Cakra.
Living creatures (Bible) The living creatures, living beings, or hayyot ( Hebrew חַיּוֹת ḥayyōṯ) are a class of heavenly beings in Jewish mythology. They are described in the prophet Ezekiel 's vision of the heavenly chariot in the first and tenth chapters of the Book of Ezekiel. References to the sacred creatures recur in texts of ...
Tekhelet ( Hebrew: תְּכֵלֶת təḵēleṯ; alternative spellings include tekheleth, t'chelet, techelet, and techeiles) is a highly valued dye described as either "sky blue" (Hebrew: תּכוֹל, romanized: tāk̲ol, lit. 'azure'), [ 1][ 2] or "light blue" ( Hebrew: כחול בהיר, romanized : kāḥol bāhîr, lit. 'light ...
Nephesh. Nephesh ( נֶ֫פֶשׁ nép̄eš ), also spelled nefesh is a Biblical Hebrew word which occurs in the Hebrew Bible. The word refers to the aspects of sentience, and human beings and other animals are both described as being nephesh. [ 1][ 2] Bugs and plants, as examples of live organisms, are not referred in the Bible as being ...
Seraph. Bas relief of a seraph carrying a hot coal on the walls of the Jerusalem International YMCA. A seraph ( / ˈsɛrəf /; pl.: seraphim / ˈsɛrəfɪm /) [ a] is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam . Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank ...
Behemoth. Clockwise from left: Behemoth (on earth), Ziz (in sky), and Leviathan (under sea). From an illuminated manuscript, 13th century AD. Behemoth ( / bɪˈhiːməθ, ˈbiːə -/; Hebrew: בְּהֵמוֹת, bəhēmōṯ) is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of ...
Sefirot ( / sfɪˈroʊt, ˈsfɪroʊt /; Hebrew: סְפִירוֹת, romanized : Səfīrōt, Tiberian: Săp̄īrōṯ ), [ 1] meaning emanations, are the 10 attributes/emanations in Kabbalah, [ 2] through which Ein Sof ("infinite space") reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the chain of higher metaphysical realms ...