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Old Testament
The Old Testament is the first half of scriptures in the Christian Bible.
19,397 Questions
Where is the ark of the covenant located today?
The exact location of the Ark of the Covenant is unknown. In Ezra 1:54, it states that the Babylonians took the ark of God and carried it into Babylon.
Answer:
There is no such verse as "Ezra 1:54."
No one knows for sure where the Ark is now. Even 1800 years ago, the Talmud-sages discussed this question (Yoma 53b). The Talmud (ibid.) states two opinions in this matter. According to one opinion, the Ark of the Covenant was carried off by the Babylonians when they destroyed the First Temple.
According to the second opinion, around 35 years before the First Destruction, King Josiah (Yoshiah) hid the Ark in a secret chamber constructed for this purpose, since it was already apparent that the Temple wouldn't last much longer. The Prophets had been foretelling the destruction of the Temple for some time.
Tradition states that when he built the Temple, King Solomon prepared a hidden shaft and room deep underneath the Temple Mount for just such an eventuality (Maimonides, in the Hilchot Beit HaBechirah 4:1).
The second opinion is the accepted one (Maimonides, ibid, 4:1-2). However, it is possible to account for both opinions, since all of the Temple vessels had duplicates which were made in order to be used if the original vessel got lost or defiled (Talmud, Hagigah 26b). We may postulate that the Babylonians carried into captivity an empty duplicate Ark which had been placed in the Holy of Holies after King Josiah concealed the original.
What did the sons of Jacob do to the city of Shechem?
Jacob & his entire family had left his Uncle Laban and were heading back home to his Father Isaac in Mamre (Hebron). They stopped at Shechem, which was also the name for Hamor the Horite's son, who was more highly respected than anyone in his clan. Shechem "seized & lay with" Dinah, the daughter of Jacob & Leah. Shechem asked his father to "get me this girl for a wife", but what Shechem had done was an outrage in Israel. Jacob & sons agreed to let Shechem marry Dinah and also "intermarry with each others tribes" if ALL of the men of Shechem would be circumcised. They agreed. On the "third day of their pain", Dinah's brothers Levi & Simeon "advanced against the city w/o any trouble & massacred all the males & took their sister, Dinah. Then the rest of Jacob's sons "followed up the slaughter" and took whatever they wanted from the city, including weaalth, women, children, loot & flocks. Jacob was horrified. He told his family to "get rid of foreign gods, purify yourselves and put on fresh clothes...as we are going up to Bethel" where he would build an altar to God. As they left Shechem, a terror from God fell upon the towns around about, so that no one pursued them.
What is the 20th book in the Hebrew Bible called?
The 20th book in the Hebrew Bible is the book of Proverbs. It is considered one of the "wisdom" books in the Old Testament and is attributed mostly to King Solomon.
Who is the author of Old Testament book psalms?
The book of Psalms credits King David as authoring about half of the book of Psalms, other authors credited in the book are Moses, Solomon, Herman, Ethan, the sons of Korah, and the sons of Asaph.
About a third of the psalms have no author's name prefixed to them.
They all were complied together in to the book of Psalm by an unknown priest or rabbi at a later time.
How old is the Felix in the book called once?
Felix is a nine-year-old boy in the book "Once" by Morris Gleitzman.
Where were the Israelite when God gave the ten commandments?
The jews were on their way to the promised land ,and itwas at Mount Sinai that Moses left the people and went to talk to God.
What can you discover from reading the Old Testament?
You can discover little by reading the Old Testament casually or superficially. To really find anything useful in it, you must read in context and with cross-reference to other books of the Old Testament. If you are really serious, you need to seek guidance in publications by theologians or biblical scholars. The essential difference between a theologian and a scholar is that the role of the former is to defend religion and the role of the latter is to seek the truth in religious texts, although it is indeed possible to be both a theologian and a scholar.
By reading the Old Testament, it is possible to learn about the history of the Jewish people, as they understood it to be.
By reading the Old Testament, it is possible to discover the ways of God. If you so choose, you can also discover that the ways of God differed from author to author, even within the same book if it had multiple authors, leaving you to form a view as to the authenticity of the various accounts.
By reading the Old Testament, it is possible to discover the original meaning of passages often believed to foreshadow or prophesy the life of Jesus, and therefore arrive at an informed view as to the extent of prophecy involved.
What was Hosea told to name his daughter?
Hosea was told to name his daughter "Lo-Ruhamah," which means "not loved" in Hebrew. This name symbolized God's upcoming judgment on the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
Who was Sarah and Abrahams son?
Sarah and Abraham's son was named Isaac. He was born to them in their old age, fulfilling God's promise to give them a child despite their advanced years. Isaac went on to become an important figure in the Abrahamic religions.
What were the two Promises God makes Abraham and Sarah?
God promised Abraham and Sarah that they would have many descendants and that they would be the ancestors of a great nation. He also promised them the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession for their descendants.
What did the Lord rain upon Sodom and Gomorrah?
In the Douay-Rheims translations of the Old Testament, Gn. 19:24 "The Lord poured down on Sodom and Gomorra sulphur and fire from the Lord out of heaven."
Whom did Abraham love - Sarah or Hagar?
Abraham loved Sarah because she was his wife. Abraham loved Hagar because of Ishmael. So Abraham loved both. That is why it was very difficult to choose between them if there had been no Divine intervention.
Did Ham commit sodomy with his father Noah while he was naked?
The Bible doesn't say that Ham did anything to his father but just that he saw his Noah's naked body.
Gen 9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
What furniture was in Solomon's Temple?
He also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls.
So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the Lord:
the two pillars;
the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars);
the ten stands with their ten basins;
the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;
the pots, shovels and sprinkling bowls.
All these objects that Huram made for King Solomon for the temple of the Lord were of burnished bronze.The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.Solomon left all these things unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.
Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in the Lord's temple:
the golden altar;
the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence;
the lampstands of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary);
the gold floral work and lamps and tongs;
the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers;
and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room, the Most Holy Place, and also for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
When all the work King Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated-the silver and gold and the furnishings-and he placed them in the treasuries of the Lord's temple.(1 Kings 7:40-51)
Why did the Hebrews believe Canaan was their promised land?
The biblical reason for this is that God promised the land of the Canaanites to their forebears. The real reason is surprising! Archaeologists and scholars have ascertained that the Israelites were actually Canaanites themselves, and had migrated from the region of the rich coastal cities, to settle peacefully in the hitherto sparsely populated hinterland - they had not come out of Egypt to invade and conquer the Canaanites at all. Centuries later, after the Hebrew people had long forgotten their real origins, they created legends of their supposed ancestors, their sojourn in Egypt and the conquest of Canaan, just as this tradition says that God told them.
Who was the evil king of israel?
One example of an evil king of Israel was King Ahab, who was known for his wickedness and idolatry. He ruled during the 9th century BCE and was married to Queen Jezebel, who also promoted idol worship in the kingdom.
What does Jacob's new name Israel mean?
In the 'Parsha' (Portion) of 'Vayislach' in Genesis ('Bereishis') after Yaacov wrestles with his brother's ('Eisau[v]') guardian angel and wins, the angel tells him his name is no longer 'Yaacov' ('Jacob' From the word 'akev' heel) but 'Yisroel' (Israel).
The Hebrew ('Loshon HaKodesh') aliteration is: ' Kee sharisah eem elohim (G-d of/ in nature) ve eem anashim (People) ve toochaul. "Because you have fought with (an angel of) G-d and with (Lavan & Eisav), and you have overcome."
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Why is Isaac sometimes called ''the child of the promise''?
In the book of Genesis in the Bible, God promised Abraham and Sarah a son, even in their old age. Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born.
The "Child of the Promise" refers to God's promise to Abraham and Sarah.
What are the names of Eli's sons from the Bible?
The names of Eli's sons from the Bible are Hophni and Phinehas. They served as priests in the tabernacle but were described as wicked and disobedient, leading to their downfall.
What is the value of kings Solomon's temple worth today in dollars?
It is impossible to determine the exact value of King Solomon's temple in today's dollars as it was built over 3,000 years ago and no accurate records of its construction costs exist. Additionally, the historical and religious significance of the temple would make any such valuation subjective and speculative.
Was Moses 83 years old when he saw the burning bush?
Moses' age when he saw the burning bush is not specifically mentioned in the Bible. However, traditionally it is said that Moses' life can be divided into three sections of forty years. He was forty years old when he fled from Egypt after killing an Egyptian taskmaster. He spent the next forty years in the wilderness working as a shepherd for his father-in-law Jethro, married two women and had two sons. At the end of these forty years Moses sees the burning bush so he would have been eighty years old at the time. He then receives a call from God to lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt and spends the last forty years of his life leading them in the desert. He dies at the age of 120 years and God buries him on the top of of the mountain.
Where can you find in the bible where the prophet Isaiah was cut in half?
No it is not mentioned in the bible, but jewish history says so.
