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Jezebel of The Bible, A Jezebel, and the Jezebel Spirit
Jezebel: Phoenician Princess of Ancient Sidon, Pagan Priestess, and Queen of Israel. Jezebel – In the Old Testament According to biblical texts, Jezebel was a Phoenician princess who married Ahab, a foreign king, who presided over the Northern Kingdom of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Kings, Ahab, Ahaziah, Asherah, Baal, Bible Study, Book of Revelation, Catholic, Christian, Elijah, faith, II Kings, Jehoram, Jehu, Jezabel, Jezebel, Jezebel Spirit, Megiddo, Naboth, Pagan Priestess, Phoenician, Princess, Princess Elishat, Queen of Israel, Spirit of Jezebel, The Bible, Tyre
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Week 14: Check it Out! My Ancestor Rev. Thomas Shepard.
The writing prompt for this week is “Check it Out!” There are a few ways to take this, as in sharing something cool or neat, or something to do with libraries and books. I was inspired to write about my … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Bible Study, Famous Kin, Genealogy, Religious, Theology
Tagged 52 Ancestors, America, Bible Study, British American Colonies, Cambridge Massachusetts, Cambridge University, Christian, Colonial America, Colonial Massachusetts, England, faith, family history, Family Tree, Famous Kin, Genealogy, Harvard University, Jesus, Religion, The Bible, Theology, Thomas Shepard
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Rosa Mystica. A Christmas Ghazal Poem.
Rosa Mystica Rosa Mysticaa fragrant secret upon the mouth of God. Hildegard Von BingenYour praises echoed from her saintly lips. A Rose among thornsHeavenly chants of medieval monks fill the air. Garden of GodYour divine place of sweet refrain; rest … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Catholic, Christmas, Judaism, Religious, Theology
Tagged Bible Study, Catholic, Christian, Christmas, Es is ein Ros entsprungen, faith, Genealogy, Ghazal, Hebrew Bible, Hildegard Von Bingen, How a Rose E’er Blooming, It is a rose sprung up, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Nativity, New Testament, Old Testament, Poetry, Rosa Mystica, The Bible, Virgin Mary
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The Salvation Army Red Kettle and Ringing of Bell History
As I was getting my Mrs. Santa Claus outfit together, in the last few weeks, in preparation for volunteering to ring The Salvation Army bell this holiday season, I decided to discover the history behind The Salvation Army red kettle … Continue reading
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Tagged bell ringers, Bells, Catholic, Charity, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Christmas, Christmastime, faith, Holidays, Hope, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Merry Christmas, Mrs. Santa, Mrs. Santa Claus, Red Kettle, The Bible, The Salvation Army, volunteering
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The Sacredness of 1 and 2 Maccabees and Importance in Relation to Hanukkah
I wrote this in response to a classmate, in my World Religions course, when we were discussing Judaism, the Maccabean Revolt and 1 and 2 Maccabees. As a Protestant, she was not familiar with the stories found in these books. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Catholic, Judaism, Religious, Theology, World Religions
Tagged 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Bible Study, Catholic, Chanukah, Christian, Dr. Michael Brown, faith, Festival of LIghts, Hebrew Bible, Jewish, Judaism, Luther, miracles, Mysteries, New Testament, Old Testament, The Bible
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The Guf (Treasury of Souls) in Jewish Mysticism, and the Angels Gabriel and Lailah in Judaism.
I was torn as to what to write about! I was quite entranced with the Jewish festival of Purim, as well as Hasidic Judaism, the concept of Midrash, the mysticism of the Kabbalah, and the very cool Golem found in Jewish … Continue reading
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Tagged Adonai, Angel Gabriel, Angel Lailah, Angel Michael, Angel of Conception, angel of the night, Angel Raphael, Angel Uriel, Angels, Apocalyptic, Bahir, Birds, birds as souls, Book of Daniel, Book of Enoch, Book of Genesis, Book of Hosea, Book of Isaiah, Book of Revelation, Demi Moore, Divine Presence, doves, Enoch, faith, Gabriel, Garden of Eden, Genesis, Golem, Hall of Souls, Hall of Souls and Spirit, Hasidic, Hebrew, Hosea, Jürgen Prochnow, Jewish, Jewish Folklore, Jewish Mysticism, Jewish Mythology, Jewish Tree of Souls, Judaism, Kabbalah, Lailah, Messiah, Midrash, Palace of the Bird's Nest, Paradise, philtrum, Purim, Seventh Heaven, Sh'khinah, Sh'ma Prayer, Shekinah, sparrows, Talmud, The Bible, The Guf, The Holy Spirit, The Seventh SIgn, Torah, Treasury of Souls, Tree of Life, Tree of Souls, Zohar
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Salvation in Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Monotheism.
Zoroastrianism “may be a minor religion on the world scene today, but it has had a major impact on the world by way of the other monotheisms.” (15) Monotheism: “the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.” (16) My … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocrypha, Arabic Infancy Gospel, Babylon, Bible Study, Book of Ezra, Book of Nehemiah, Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Christimas, Epiphany, faith, God, Gospel of Matthew, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Iran, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judaism, Love one another, Magi, Monotheism, New Testament, Old Testament, original sin, Persia, Protoevangelium of James, Religion, Salvation, Syriac Infancy Gospel, The Bible, The First Infancy Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Three Wise Men, Yahweh, Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism
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The Japanese Akkorokamui
The Japanese people “emerge from the aboriginal Ainu people. There are still remnants of the Ainu in northern Japan.” (1) They were hunter-gatherers that worshiped nature and animals, The Ainu were animists and believed that all things are inhabited by spirits known … Continue reading
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Tagged Ainu, Akkorokamui, Ashketanne Mat, Bible Study, Catholic, Christian, faith, folklore, Hebrew Bible, Hokkaido, Japan, Japanese, John Batchelor, kami, kamuy, killer whales, New Testament, Old Testament, orcas, Religion, Repunkamui, Shinto, The Bible, unicorns, Virigin Mary, World Religions, Yaoshikepu, Yushkep Kamuy
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Anna's Musings & Writings 