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  2. Haruspex - Wikipedia

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    Names of gods are etched into the surface and organized into different sections. [8] Artifacts depicting haruspicy exist from the ancient Roman world as well, such as stone relief carvings located in Trajan's Forum .

  3. Enaree - Wikipedia

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    The English name Enaree is derived from the Ancient Greek name recorded by Herodotus of Halicarnassus as Enarees (Εναρεες), [1] [2] itself derived from the Scythian term Anarya, meaning "unmanly." [3] The term anarya was itself composed of the elements a-, meaning "non-," and narya, which was derived from nar-, meaning "man." [4]

  4. List of biblical names - Wikipedia

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    Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .

  5. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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    Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌 [1] [2] Pronunciation: Bayawt Lahawm Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: בית לחם Pronunciation: Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread Beth Shemesh: Village

  6. List of biblical names starting with H - Wikipedia

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    This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with H in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.

  7. Theophory in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    [note 1] Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). The most prominent theophory involves names referring to: El, a word meaning might, power and (a) god in general, and hence in Judaism, God and among the Canaanites the name of the god who was the father of the 70 Sons of God, including Yahweh ...

  8. Fortune-telling - Wikipedia

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    Onomancy: by names. Onychomancy: by a form of palmistry looking at the fingernails. Palmistry: by lines and mounds on the hand. Parrot astrology: by parakeets picking up fortune cards; Paper fortune teller: origami used in fortune-telling games. Pendulum reading: by the movements of a suspended object. Pyromancy: by gazing into fire.

  9. Divination - Wikipedia

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    Names can also lend important personality information under name classification which asserts that names bearing certain Japanese vowel sounds (a, i, u, e, o) share common characteristics. Numerology , which utilizes methods of divining 'birth numbers' from significant numbers such as birth date, may also reveal character traits of individuals.