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Passover, also known as Pesach, is a Jewish spring holiday. It commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from Egyptמִצְרַיִם‎Transliteration:miṣrayim – Pronunciation: mits-rah’-yim adjective, proper locative noun – Egypt = “land of the Copts (a member of a people descended from the ancient Egyptians)” . For more info click here and their journey to freedom. The holiday reminds us of the ongoing struggle for freedom and justice. Jews around the world celebrate Pesach with customs and a Sederסדר‎plural: סדרים‎ sedarim a Hebrew word meaning “order” or “sequence” For more info click here feast. The holiday also marks the end of winter, and it is traditional for Jews to clean their homes before it begins. The story of the Exodus is passed down to future generations as a reminder of liberation and the love of freedom. The book we use at the Sederסדר‎plural: סדרים‎ sedarim a Hebrew word meaning “order” or “sequence” For more info click here is called Haggadahהַגָּדָה‎“telling”; plural: Haggadot is a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder. According to Jewish practice, reading the Haggadah at the Seder table is a fulfillment of the mitzvah to each Jew to tell their children the story from the Book of Exodus about God bringing the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. For more info click here in Hebrew. It includes history, explanations, fables, legends, stories, prayers, and songs. The Haggadahהַגָּדָה‎“telling”; plural: Haggadot is a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder. According to Jewish practice, reading the Haggadah at the Seder table is a fulfillment of the mitzvah to each Jew to tell their children the story from the Book of Exodus about God bringing the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. For more info click here is an old book that was written well before the time of the Maccabees. The Haggadah from 1,800 years ago is pretty similar to the one we have now, but some changes have taken place. Originally, the Haggadah included three questions for the child to ask, but one was dropped and replaced with a question about leaning while eating. Later, a fourth question was added about bitter herbs. The Haggadot are an essential part of the Passoverפֶּסַח‎Transliteration: pesaḥ Pronunciation: peh’-sakh Passover is a major Jewish holiday for Rabbinical Judaism, Karaite Judaism, and Samaritanism, one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, that celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Biblical Egypt For more info click here celebration. They have been translated into many languages to ensure that everyone at the Sederסדר‎plural: סדרים‎ sedarim a Hebrew word meaning “order” or “sequence” For more info click here understands the story of the Jewish people’s liberation from slavery in Egyptמִצְרַיִם‎Transliteration:miṣrayim – Pronunciation: mits-rah’-yim adjective, proper locative noun – Egypt = “land of the Copts (a member of a people descended from the ancient Egyptians)” . For more info click here. This narrative is crucial to the understanding of Jewish identity and tradition. After World War II, additional parts were added to the Haggadot, commemorating the victory over tyranny. These sections serve as a reminder of the importance of freedom and the need to combat oppression and injustice. Today, there are various Haggadot that give special meaning to different groups of Jews. Each one reflects the diversity of the Jewish community and the richness of its heritage. As long as the story is taught to children, blessings are said, and symbols are discussed, every person at the Sederסדר‎plural: סדרים‎ sedarim a Hebrew word meaning “order” or “sequence” For more info click here understands they were freed from slavery. This understanding serves as a powerful reminder of the Jewish people’s resilience and determination in the face of adversity. It is a celebration of the human spirit and gives hope to those who struggle for freedom today. The Haggadot serve as a bridge between our past and present. They connect us to our heritage and remind us of our values. By incorporating these texts into our Passoverפֶּסַח‎Transliteration: pesaḥ Pronunciation: peh’-sakh Passover is a major Jewish holiday for Rabbinical Judaism, Karaite Judaism, and Samaritanism, one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, that celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Biblical Egypt For more info click here celebrations, we keep the spirit of the Jewish people alive and ensure that our traditions continue to thrive for generations to come. It is customary to read the biblical book Song of Solomon on Passover. Ashkenazi Jews read it on the intermediate of Passover (or, if there is no intermediate Shabbat, the final day of the holiday), while Sephardic Jews usually read it on the final day of the holiday. Italian Jews read it on the first a second days as part of the evening (Maariv) service. [This paragraph has been edited by MJL to include non-Ashkenazi traditions.] From myjewishlearning.com The Great Shabbath In the synagogue, preparation for Pesach. begins before the holiday comes. The Shabbat immediately before the first Sederסדר‎plural: סדרים‎ sedarim a Hebrew word meaning “order” or “sequence” For more info click here is called Shabbat ha-Gadol, the Great Sab­bath. It is so called because the Haftarah portion which is read on that day is from the Biblical book of Malachi 3:4-24. It speaks of the time when Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּromanized: ʾĒlīyyāhū,ˈlaɪdʒə/ il-EYE-jə; meaning “My God is Yahweh/YHWH”;Greek form: Elias /ɪˈlaɪəs/ il-EYE-əs)or more info click here will be sent to announce the “great day of the Lord.” Some say this Shabbat got its name because people gathered in the synagogue on the Shabbat before Pesach to listen to a lecture on observing the holiday. The speaker was the greatest authority; and he spoke for the greatest time. Another sort of preparation has to do with the com­mandment that a Jew feed the hungry and the unfor­tunate-at all times. On Pesach, the poor too must have special Passover food. In Europe, the rabbi and two leading members of the congregation would go

Niddah

“Menstrous Woman” נִדָּה According to Jewish law, a woman is forbidden to maintain sexual relations with her husband during and for sometimes both before and after her menses. For info on the word click here

Paradise And Hell in Later Thought

From the Encyclopedia Judaica 13:82 Paradise and Hell, the place of reward for the righteous and punishment for the wicked after death, are traditionally referred to as the Garden and Gehinnom respectively. In the Bible these two names never refer to the abode of souls after death; nevertheless, the idea of a fiery torment for the wicked may have been by Isaiah 66:24. The earliest possible allusion to Gehinnom in the new sense as found in the Apocrypha in which the general phrase “assured valley” is used to describe the place where the wicked will be judged and punished (I En. 27:1ff.)The name Gehenna (Gehinnom) first appears in the New Testament (Matt. 5:22-29ff) as does “Paradise”. the abode of the blessed (e.g. Luke 23:43). The word pardis (“park” “orchard”) occurs in biblical the Talmudic sources, but rarely if ever in the sense of “heavenly abode”. The oldest Jewish source to mention Garden of Gehinnom is probably a statement of Johanan b. Zakka at the end of the first century C.E.. “There are two ways before me, one leading to Paradise and the other to Gehinnom” (Ber. 28b).Jewish teaching about a future life was never systematized, and the varied statement in rabbinic literature cannot be combined into a consistent whole. “days of the Messiahמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach, maw-shee’-akh anointed or anointing; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah:—anointed, Messiah. For more info click here” and “World to come” are sometimes sharply distinguished, sometimes virtually identified. Some passages indicate that righteous and wicked will enter Eden and Gehinnom only after the resurrection and last judgement; in others, the departed take their assigned places immediately after death other descriptions of future bliss and punishment make no mention of locale.  

Astarte

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Astarte (from Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astárt?)) is the name of a goddess as known from Northwestern Semitic regions, cognate in name, origin and functions with the goddess Ishtar in Mesopotamian texts. Another transliteration is ‘Ashtart; other names for the goddess include Hebrew (transliterated Ashtoreth), Ugaritic ‘?trt (also ‘A?tart or ‘Athtart, transliterated Atirat), Akkadian DAs-tar-tú (also Astartu) and Etruscan Uni-Astre (Pyrgi Tablets).According to scholar Mark S. Smith, Astarte may be the Iron Age (after 1200 BC) incarnation of the Bronze Age (to 1200 BC) Asherah. < p style=”text-align: center;”>More

Ashtaroth

(Holman Bible Dictionary) (assh’ tuhrahth) is the plural form of Ashtoreth, a Canaanite goddess of fertility, love, and war and the daughter of the god El and the goddess Asherah. 1. The Old Testament uses the plural form, Ashtaroth, more than the singular form, Ashtoreth. The only references to Ashtoreth come in 1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:33; 2 Kings 23:13. The Hebrew scribes replaced the vowels of the name Ashtart or Ashteret with the vowels from the Hebrew word for shame, boshet, to bring dishonor to the memory of the goddess. This exchanging of vowels formed the word Ashtoreth. The Greek form of the name is Astarte. More

Anan, Son of Anan

High Priest of the family of Anan the son Of Seth. Appointed to the office by Agrippa II in 62 C.E., Anan officiated for three months only. He used the interval between the death of the procurator (Gov.) Festus and the arrival of his successor Albinus, to convene the Sanhedrin and have several persons condemned to death, including James, brother of Jesus.

ha-Nasi

NASI. In biblical usage, nasi signifies an important person, ranging from a king to a tribal chief or the head of a large family.

The Synagogue

Organization- Every Synagogue had a president, and a number of Elders (Zekenim) equal in rank, a reader and interpreter, one or more envoys or clerks called “messengers” (Sheliah) and a sexton or beadle (Chazzan) for the humbler mechanicals services.There were deacons (Gabac zedaka) for the collection of alms in money and produce. Ten or more wealthy men at leisure, called Batlanim, represented the congregation at every service.

Amoraim

Amoraim designation of the scholars who were active from the period of the completion of the Minshnah (c. 200 C.E.) until the completion of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud’s (end of the 4th and end of 5th centuries respectively).

Amora (Ahmorah)

sayer, spokesman Term used originally for the “interpreter,” who communicated audibly to the assembled pupils the lessons of the rabbinic teacher. It was later applied as the generic term for the rabbis of the post-mishnaic period, whose activities were centered on the Mishnah. Even in that period the amora as teacher continued to employ amoraim as his spokesman. The amora stood by the teacher when he spoke and he in turn, conveyed those words to the audience.

Etymology

The history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing it’s development since it’s earliest recorded occurrence in athe language where it is found, by tracing it’s transmission from one langue to another, by identifying it cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language.

Abraham’s Bosom

From the Encyclopaedia Judaica 2:165 Designation in the New Testament (Luke 16:22-31) of the abode of the blessed souls of pious and poor in the other world (compare IV Macc. 13:17 ; Matt. 8:11, where all three patriarchs Abrahamאַבְרָהָם/ˈeɪbrəhæm, -həm/; ‎‎, Modern: ʾAvraham, As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means “High Father” – “av” (אב) “father”, “ram” (רם) “high” – with the “ha” (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God. For more info click here, Isaacיִצְחָק(Yīṣḥāq) meaning “he will laugh”, reflecting the laughter, in disbelief, of Abraham and Sarah, when told by God that they would have a child., and Jacobיַעֲקֹב(/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Modern: Yaʿaqōv (help·info), Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb) the name Yaʿaqōv יעקב is derived from ʿaqev עָקֵב “heel”, as Jacob (later called Israel) was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau. for more info click here are enumerated as those in whose company the pious souls stay). The Hebrew expression be-heiko shel Avraham (“in Abraham’s Bosom”) is mention in aggadic literature (e.g., PR. 43:180b) (Gittin 57b:14) dealing with martydom of Miriam (Hannah) and her seven sons. She urges her youngest child to die for the sanctification of God’s name, saying : “O my son, do you wish that all your brothers sit in Abraham’s bosom, except you?” Abraham’s bosom is mentioned also in the Midrash haGadol to Genesis (ed. Margulies (19447), 206) and in the Talmud (Kid. 72b) where it probably refers to the covenant of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם/ˈeɪbrəhæm, -həm/; ‎‎, Modern: ʾAvraham, As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means “High Father” – “av” (אב) “father”, “ram” (רם) “high” – with the “ha” (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God. For more info click here (see also Pd RK(1868) , 25b S. Buber’s emendation). In Christian mythology, Abraham’s bosom stands for the abode in the netherworld of the unbaptized children and for purgatory, from where, after punishment, Abrahamאַבְרָהָם/ˈeɪbrəhæm, -həm/; ‎‎, Modern: ʾAvraham, As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means “High Father” – “av” (אב) “father”, “ram” (רם) “high” – with the “ha” (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God. For more info click here conducts the purified souls into paradise. This notion is hinted at in the talmudic passage (Er. 19a) which describes Abrahamאַבְרָהָם/ˈeɪbrəhæm, -həm/; ‎‎, Modern: ʾAvraham, As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means “High Father” – “av” (אב) “father”, “ram” (רם) “high” – with the “ha” (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God. For more info click here as shielding from punishment in hell all those who have not effaced the sign of circumcision (compare also, Gen. R 48:8). Whether Abraham’s bosom is the abode of bliss, or, on the contrary, a place in Gehenna, it expresses the popular Jewish belief about Abrahamאַבְרָהָם/ˈeɪbrəhæm, -həm/; ‎‎, Modern: ʾAvraham, As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means “High Father” – “av” (אב) “father”, “ram” (רם) “high” – with the “ha” (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God. For more info click here as the warden in paradise and the protector of the meritorious souls in the other world.

Netherworld

From the Encyclopedia Judaica 12:996 Apart from the Isaiah 14:14-19 and Ezekiel 38:18 ff passages, the numerous biblical references to the netherworld are vague and inspired by Ancient Near Easter folklore. Several names are given to the abode of the dead, most common being Sheol</em> always feminine and without the definite article – a sign of proper nouns. The term does not occur in Semite languages, except as a loan word from the Hebrew <strong>Sheol</strong>שְׁאוֹל‎<br />Transliteration: šᵊ’ôl Pronunciation: sheh-ole’ underworld, grave, hell, pit For more info <a href=”https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h7585/nkjv/wlc/0-1/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”><strong>click here</strong></a><em>, </em>and it’s <strong>etymology</strong> The history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing it’s development since it’s earliest recorded occurrence in a language where it is found, by tracing it’s transmission from one langue to another, by identifying it cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language. is obscure. Other common designations of the <strong>netherworld</strong> are <em>erez</em> “earth” or “underworld” (e.g. <a href=”https://mystudybible.us/1st-samuel-chapter-28#28:13″>I Sam. 28:13</a> ; <a href=”https://mystudybible.us/jonah-chapter-2/#2:7″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Jonah 2:7</a> ; <a href=”https://mystudybible.us/job-chapter-10/#10:21″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Job 10:21-22</a>) ; <em>qever, “</em>grave” (Ps. 88:12) ; <em>afar</em>, “dust” (<a href=”https://mystudybible.us/isaiah-chapter-26/#26:5″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Isa. 26:5</a>-19; cf <a href=”https://mystudybible.us/genesis-chapter-3/#3:19″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Gen. 3:19</a>) ; <em>borr</em> “pit” (e.g. <a href=”https://mystudybible.us/isaiah-chapter-14/#14:15″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Isa 14:15</a> ; <a href=”https://mystudybible.us/isaiah-chapter-14/#14:18″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>38:18</a> ; Prov. 28:22) ; <em>shahat</em> , “pit” (Ps. 7:16) ; <em>avaddon “Abaddon” (e.g. Job 28:22) ; dumah (apparently= “the place of abbiding” ; Ps. 94:17 ; 115:17) ; nahale beliyya`al (the torrents of Belial” ; II Sam. 22:5) ; “the Nether parts of the earth” (Ezek. 31:14) ; “the depths of the pit” (Lam. 3:55) ; “the land of the darkness” (Job 10:21). The Netherworld is located somewhere under the earth (c.f. Num. 16:30 ff) or at the bottoms of the mountains ( Jonah 2:7), or under the waters – the cosmic ocean (Job 26:5). It is sometimes personified as a voracious monster with a wide-open mouth (e.g. Isa. 5:14 ; Hab. 2:5 ; Prov. 1:12), Kings nobles and pauper, master and slaves are equal in Sheolשְׁאוֹל‎Transliteration: šᵊ’ôl Pronunciation: sheh-ole’ underworld, grave, hell, pit For more info click here (Job 3:13 ; Ezek. 32:18-32). For Israel’s neighbors, the rule of the universe was divided among various deities, and the netherworld was the dominion of a pair of infernal gods. For IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלTransliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here, however, the Lord rules over the whole universe, His sovereignty extends from heaven to She`ol (Ps. 139 ; Job 26:6 ; cf. Ps. 90:2 ; 102:26-28). However, there is no communication between the dead and the Lord (Ps. 88:6) ; no praise to the Lord comes from the netherworld (Isa. 38:18 ; Ps. 30:10 ; 88:12-13)

Nazirite

From The Encylopaedia Judacia A person who vows for a specific period to abstain from partaking of grapes or any of it’s products whether intoxicating or not, cutting his hair, and touching a corpse (6:3-9) Such a person is called a Nazirite (HEBREW nazir) from the root nzr meaning to separate or dedicate oneself (eg. , nifal, Lev. 22:2 ; hifi. Lev. 15:31 Num. 6: 2 The subject is dealt with in the Priestly Code (Num. 6)

Joshua

Joshua (/ˈdʒɒʃuə/) also known as Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ Yəhōšuaʿ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšuaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) Yeshua or Y’shua (ישוע; with vowel pointing Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַ, romanized: Yēšūaʿ) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. Read More

Wrest

Wrest |rest| verb [ trans. ] forcibly pull (something) from a person’s grasp : Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold. • take (something, esp. power or control) from someone or something else after considerable effort or difficulty : they wanted to allow people to wrest control of their lives from impersonal bureaucracies. • archaic distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one’s own interests or views : you appear convinced of my guilt, and wrest every reply I have made. noun archaic a key for tuning a harp or piano. ORIGIN Old English wr?stan [twist, tighten,] of Germanic origin; related to Danish vriste, also to wrist .

Rosh Ha-Shanah

Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, Rōʾš hašŠānā The Ancient Semitic peoples thought of the year as the beginning in the autumn. At the time of the late harvest, cf. the expressions be-zet ha-shanah (” at the end of the year”), and tekufat ha-shanah (” at the turn of the year”) by which the Feast of Ingathering, or Sukkot, which is in a sense the popular equivalent of the more priestly Day of Remembrance, is dated in Exodus 23:16 and 34:22 respectively The Gezer Calendar in fact begins with two months of Ingathering.

Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai is a well-known biblical site that carries various names, including Mount Horeb, Mount Paran, and the Mountain of God, among others. However, locating the precise location of this sacred place has been a challenge due to the scarcity of details presented in the text. The loss of information about the site of Mount Sinai is believed to have occurred during the monarchical period, making it a topic of debate among experts for many centuries. Despite numerous studies, the search for Mount Sinai’s exact location persists. The identification of Jebel Musa, also known as Mount Moses, in the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula as the site of Mount Sinai has been acknowledged since the Roman-Byzantine era. Despite these discoveries, opinions and analysis about the location of Mount Sinai remain split. Researchers have suggested that the text could describe the mountain as a volcano. This difference in opinions has caused conflict among scholars, reaching its climax in the mid-nineteenth century, which is an indication of the ongoing debate among researchers about the true identity of this environment. Further investigation is required to elucidate the truth about this historically significant location. Read more on Mount Sinai <iframe loading=”lazy” src=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/place?key=AIzaSyA5oSTxTPyZEtJs_E7YIWpOgnosOsa8sgo&q=Mount%20Sinai%20Egypt&zoom=15″ title=”Mount Sinai Egypt” aria-label=”Mount Sinai Egypt” ></iframe>

Red Heifer

The Animal whose ashes were used in ritual purification of persons and objects defiled by a corpse (Num. 19) While the English term heifer means young cow that has not had a calf, the Bible (Num. 19:2) speaks simply of a cow (Heb. Parah). The Bible prescribes that the red cow be without blemish (Heb. temimah), that it have no defect (Heb. mum), and that it should never been yoked (Num. 19:22). The Ashes of the red heifer were combined with spring water (Heb. Mayim chayyim) in a vessel (Num. 19:17) to produce a mixture called “the water of lustration” (Heb. meniddah). The mixture was applied by dipping into it and sprinkling (Num.19:18) on the 3rd and 7th days after the defilement (Num. 19:19). This defilement was acquired by touching a corpse, a grave, or a human bone, or by being under the same roof with any of these.

Moloch or Molech

he worship of Moloch or Molech, which was practiced at a special site (outside the walls of Jerusalem
in the valley of Hinnom) called Topheth, became firmly established in the time of the King Manasseh
, his son Amon

Gehinnom

From the Encyclopedia Judaica גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם (Valley of Ben-Hinnom, Valley of [the Son(s) of Hinnom, Gehenna) a valley south of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here on one of the borders between the territories of Judahיְהוּדָה‎Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea For more info click here and BenjaminבִּנְיָמִיBīnyāmīn Meaning: “Son of (the) right” or “Son of My right hand” was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob’s thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) – son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin – a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife – the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of JacobFor more info click here, between the Valley of Rephaimרְפָאִים‎Transliteration: rᵊp̄ā’îm Pronunciation: raw-faw’eem – giants, Rephaim For more info click here and En-Rogel (Josh. 15:8, 18:16). It is identified with Wadier-Rababi. During the time of Monarchy, Gehinnom, at a place called Topheth, was the site of a cult which involved the burning of children (II Kings 23:10, Jer. 7:31 ; 32:35 et al; see Moloch). Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ/dʒɛrɪˈmaɪ.ə/; Modern: Yīrməyahū meaning “Yah shall raise” c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the “weeping prophet” For more info click here repeatedly rebuked this cult and predicted that on it’s account Tophet and the Valley of the Son of Hinnom would be called the valley of the “slaughter” (Jer. 19:5-6)In Judaism the name Gehinom is generally used metaphorically as an appellation for the place of torment reserved for the wicked after death. The New Testament uses the Greek from the Gehenna in the same sense. In the King James Version of the Bible, the term appears 13 times in 11 different verses as Valley of Hinnom, Valley of the son of Hinnom or Valley of the children of Hinnom. In the synoptic Gospels the various authors describe Jesus, who was Jewish, as using the word Gehenna to describe the opposite to life in the Kingdom (Mark 9:43–48). The term is used 11 times in these writings. In certain usage, the Christian Bible refers to it as a place where both soulנֶפֶשׁTransliteration: nep̄eš Pronunciation:neh’-fesh feminine noun Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here (Greek: ψυχή, psyche) and body could be destroyed (Matthew 10:28) in “unquenchable fire” (Mark 9:43). Click here for more info.

Day Of Atonement

In the Bible all manner of work is forbidden on the Day of Atonement, as it is on the Sabbath (being likewise called “a Sabbath of solemn rest” and the soul is to be “afflicted from evening of the ninth day of the seventh month until evening of the morrow”