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The term never appears in the Hebrew Bible; later rabbis used the word when speaking of God dwelling either in the Tabernacle or amongst the people of Israel. The root of the word means "dwelling". Of the principal names of God, it is the only one that is of the feminine gender in Hebrew grammar.
Shiphrah – one of two midwives who saved the Hebrew boys. Exodus [157] Shua – daughter of Heber that mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7. Susanna #1 – a woman who was nearly sentenced to death due to false adultery accusations before being saved by Daniel. Daniel; Susanna #2 – A follower of Jesus. Luke [188]
Genesis 1:26–27 says that the elohim were male and female, [3] and humans were made in their image. [4] Again, the verb vayomer (he said) is masculine; it is never vatomer, the feminine of the same verb form. The personal name of God, YHWH, is presented in Exodus 3 as if the Y (Hebrew yod) is the masculine subjective prefix to the verb to be
In one, the wife prevents David from murdering her foolish and greedy husband. In the second, David orders the death of a good man because he desires his wife. "In the Abigail story, David, the potential king, is seen as increasingly strong and virtuous, whereas in the Bathsheba story, the reigning monarch shows his flaws ever more overtly and ...
In the Hebrew and Christian Bible, God is usually described in male terms in biblical sources, [1] with female analogy in Genesis 1:26–27, [i] [2] Psalm 123:2-3, [ii] and Luke 15:8–10; [iii] a mother in Deuteronomy 32:18, [iv] Isaiah 66:13, [v] Isaiah 49:15, [vi] Isaiah 42:14, [vii] Psalm 131:2; [viii] and a mother hen in Matthew 23:37 [ix] and Luke 13:34, [x] although never directly ...
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.
Appears in the Bible at: Exodus 7 The names of Jannes and Jambres, or Jannes and Mambres, were well known through the ancient world as magicians. In this instance, nameless characters from the Hebrew Bible are given names in the New Testament. Their names also appear in numerous Jewish texts.
Sisera is a non-Semitic name, and the story is set "in the days of Shamgar," a hero famous for killing 600 Philistines. Many scholars, such as Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò, believes the story is really about the Sea Peoples. [18] One archaeological stratum of Hazor dating from around 1200 BCE shows signs of catastrophic fire. [19]