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Biblical cosmology. God creating the cosmos ( Bible moralisée, French, 13th century) Biblical cosmology is the account of the universe and its laws in the Bible. [ 1][ 2] The Bible was formed over many centuries, involving many authors, and reflects shifting patterns of religious belief; consequently, its cosmology is not always consistent ...
In English, the word "firmament" is recorded as early as 1250, in the Middle English Story of Genesis and Exodus. It later appeared in the King James Bible. The same word is found in French and German Bible translations, all from Latin firmamentum (a firm object), used in the Vulgate (4th century). [ 4]
Seven seals. The Seven Seals of God from the Bible's Book of Revelation are the seven symbolic seals ( Greek: σφραγῖδα, sphragida) that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision. The opening of the seals of the document occurs in Rev Ch 5–8 and marks the Second Coming of the Christ and the beginning ...
Psalm 19. This article is about Psalm 19 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 19 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 20. Psalm 19 is the 19th psalm in the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "The heavens declare the almighty of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."
Zechariah 3 is the third of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] [3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4] The chapter contains the vision of Joshua, the high priest, being ...
Illustration from Christ's Object Lessons by Ellen Gould Harmon White, c. 1900. The Parable of the Weeds or Tares ( KJV: tares, WNT: darnel, DRB: cockle) is a parable of Jesus which appears in Matthew 13:24–43. The parable relates how servants eager to pull up weeds were warned that in so doing they would root out the wheat as well and were ...
John 3:16. John 3:16 is the sixteenth verse in the third chapter of the Gospel of John, one of the four gospels in the New Testament. It is deemed one of the most popular verses from the Bible and is a summary of one of Christianity's central doctrines; the relationship between the Father (God) and the Son of God (Jesus).
Biblical Hebrew is the main language of the Hebrew Bible. Aramaic accounts for only 269 [ 10] verses out of a total of over 23,000. Biblical Aramaic is closely related to Hebrew, as both are in the Northwest Semitic language family. Some obvious similarities and differences are listed below: [ 11]