In 2 Samuel 11-16 and 1 Kings 1-2 are a series of stories that begin with David and his adultery with Bathsheba, continue through the story of the rape of Tamar by David's son Amnon, continue still with David's son Absalom taking David's harem, and ends with Adonijah's attempt to have Abishag (Blenkinsopp, pages 66-67). The stories share in common the abuse of sexuality by the offending party, and the actions of a supposedly wise man (in one case, a woman) in the aid of each of the offending parties, and whose aid eventually results in disas ...

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Old Testament views on women, Old Testament views on women - Social position of women, Old Testament views on women - Morality Plays: Women as Victims, Old Testament views on women - Morality Plays: Women as the cause of Sin, Old Testament views on women - Women as Leaders

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Pat Robertson - Family. Robertson was born in Lexington, Virginia, into a prominent political family. His parents were Absalom Willis Robertson, a conservative Democratic United States Senator, and his wife Gladys Willis Robertson. He married Adelia "Dede" Elmer in 1954. His family includes four children, among them Gordon P. Robertson, and at the time of writing (mid-2005) fourteen grandchildren. At a young age, Robertson was given the nickname of Pat by his six-year-old brother, Willis Robertson, ...

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Pat Robertson, Pat Robertson - Life and career, Pat Robertson - Family, Pat Robertson - Education and military service, Pat Robertson - Religious career, Pat Robertson - 1988 presidential bid, Pat Robertson - Libel lawsuit, Pat Robertson - Personal wealth, Pat Robertson - Political activism, Pat Robertson - Controversies, Pat Robertson - Claim that some denominations contain the spirit of the Antichrist, Pat Robertson - Claims about the power of his prayers, Pat Robertson - Opposition to feminism homosexuality and liberalism, Pat Robertson - Support for Charles Taylor, Pat Robertson - Political statements, Pat Robertson - Chinese abortions, Pat Robertson - Judicial activism vs. 9/11 terrorists, Pat Robertson - Education background, Pat Robertson - Call for assassination of Hugo Chávez, Pat Robertson - Message to Dover Pennsylvania, Pat Robertson - Robertson says impeding or criticism of the Iraq war is treason, Pat Robertson - Robertson on aliens, Pat Robertson - Robertson on Ariel Sharon, Pat Robertson - Books, Pat Robertson - Honors

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List of Marvel Comics characters - A. Abomination Abraham Whistler Absalom Absorbing Man Abyss Access (Amalgam Comics) Adam Warlock Adam X Adaptoid (see Super-Adaptoid) Adversary Agamotto Agatha Harkness Agent X Agent Zero Aguila (aka El Águila) Ahab Air-Walker Airstrike (see also Crimson Dynamo) Ajak Aleta Alfie O'Meggan< ...

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Architecture Cinema Comic books Cuisine Dance Literature Music Poetry Sculpture Television Theater Visual arts American literature refers to written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and Colonial America. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United Stat ...

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In the Tanakh, nearly all incidental Biblical references to incest occur in the Torah, especially in Genesis (Bereishit), prior to the establishment of Jewish law as described in Leviticus. A few books contain narratives describing the circumstances of particular instances of sexual intercourse among family members, which may be construed as incest and/or endogamy. Jewish law does not explicitly forbid cousins from marrying, but it does prohibit sexual relations with in-laws, aunts but not uncles (Lev 18: 6 ...

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The Books of Samuel, also referred to as [The Book of] Samuel (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל), are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism's Hebrew Bible) and also of the Old Testament (of Christianity). The work was originally written in Hebrew), and the Book(s) of Samuel originally formed a single text, as they are often considered today in Hebrew bibles, referred to as Sefer Shmuel. Together with what is now referred to as the Book(s) of Kings, the translators who created the Greek Septuagint divided the ...

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William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897–July 6, 1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist from Mississippi. Though his works are sometimes considered challenging or even opaque, he is regarded as one of America's most influential fiction writers. Faulkner was known for using long, serpentine sentences and meticulously chosen diction, in stark contrast to the minimalist style of his longtime rival, Ernest Hemingway. Some consider Faulkner to be the only true American Modernist prose fiction writer of the 1930s, following ...

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David (דָּוִד "Beloved", Standard Hebrew Davíd, Tiberian Hebrew Dāwiḏ; Arabic داود Dāʾūd "Beloved"), as referred to as King David, was the second and one of the most well-known kings of ancient Israel, as well as the most mentioned man in the Hebrew Bible. The successor to King Saul, who was the first official king of a united Kingdom of Israel, David's forty-year reign lasted from roughly 1005 BCE to 965 BCE. The account of his life and rule are recorded in the Old Testament Books of Samuel a ...

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• David - Bathsheba
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• David - David as a religious figure
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• David - David Dawud in Islam
• David - Historicity of David
• David - Representation in art and literature
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The Ark of the Covenant (ארון הברית in Hebrew: aron habrit) is described in the Hebrew Bible as a sacred container built at the command of Moses, wherein rested the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments. The Ark and its sanctuary were "the beauty of Israel" (Lamentations 2:1). During the journeys of the Israelites, the Ark was carried by the priests in advance of the host (Numbers 4:5, 6; 10:33-36; Psalms 68:1; 132:8). The Ark was borne by priests into the bed of the Jordan, which separated, opening a pa ...

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• Ark of the Covenant - In the Bible
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• Ark of the Covenant - History
• Ark of the Covenant - Mobile vanguard
• Ark of the Covenant - Captured by the Philistines
• Ark of the Covenant - In the days of King David
• Ark of the Covenant - In Solomon's Temple
• Ark of the Covenant - The Babylonians and afterwards
• Ark of the Covenant - Fate of the Ark
• Ark of the Covenant - Concealment
• Ark of the Covenant - Where is it now?
• Ark of the Covenant - Middle East
• Ark of the Covenant - Africa
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Dream Dictionary Index with links to 10.000 dream interpretations from many different sources.

Please note that all words in grey are hyperlinked to an archive with articles related to that word, including dream interpretations.

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The two books can be essentially broken down into five parts: The period of Yahweh's rejection of Eli, Samuel's birth, and subsequent judgement (1 Samuel 1:1-7:17) The period of the life of Saul prior to meeting David (1 Samuel 8:1-15:35) The period of Saul's interaction with David (1 Samuel 16:1-2 Samuel 1:27) The period of David's reign and the rebellions he suffers (2 Samuel 2:1-20:22) An appendix of material concerning David in no particular order, and out of s ...

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Books of Samuel, Books of Samuel - The contents of the books, Books of Samuel - Authorship, Books of Samuel - Tribes and peoples, Books of Samuel - In Islam

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Biblical references to incest - Genesis. Milcah, sister of Lot, married her uncle, Nahor: "Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah." (Gen 11:29; New International Version) While Lot and his two daughters are living in a mountain cave, the girls conspire to get Lot drunk so that he will impregnate them and thus preserve the family line. The plan succeeds, and the elder daughter later g ...

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Biblical references to incest, Biblical references to incest - Torah, Biblical references to incest - Genesis, Biblical references to incest - Exodus, Biblical references to incest - Numbers, Biblical references to incest - Nevi'im, Biblical references to incest - 2 Samuel, Biblical references to incest - Notes

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List of Hebrew names - א Álef. אָב Av, ʼĀḇ, Ab. Month name, also "father". Akkadian loan: abu. אֲבִיגַיִל Avigáyil, ʼĂḇîḡáyil, Abigail, Aviga'il. "Leader of dance/joy." Feminine. אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Aviméleḫ, ʼĂḇîméleḵ, Abimelech, Avimelech. "Father/Leader of king." Masculine.See also:

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List of Biblical names - People. Zaanannim, movings; a person asleep Zaavan, trembling Zabad, dowry; endowed Zabbai, flowing Zabbud Zabdi, same as Zabad Zabdiel Zabud Zaccai, pure meat; just Zacheus, pure; clean; just Zaccur, of the male kind; mindful Zachariah, memory of the Lord Zadok, just; justified Zaham, crime; filthiness; impurity Zair, little; afflicted; in tribulation < ...

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The attempt to trace his genealogy back to Eleazar, the third son of Aaron, as opposed to Abiathar, his contemporary and colleague, who was regarded as a descendant of Eli and considered a member of the house of Ithamar, was first made by the Chronicler (I Chron. v. 30-34 [A. V. vi. 4-8]; comp. vi. 35-38 [A. V. vi. 50-53]), thus assuring the preeminence of the Zadokites over the descendants of Eli. In the beginning of his career he was associated with Abiathar (II Sam. xx. 25) and with his son (ib. viii. 17; I Chron. xxiv. 3, 6, 31). The hyp ...

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Zadok High Priest, Zadok High Priest - Zadok in the Bible, Zadok High Priest - Textual analysis, Zadok High Priest - Other theories, Zadok High Priest - The Zadokite dynasty

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David - David's early life. David was the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man of humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Samuel 17:25. As to his personal appearance, he is described as being ruddy and handsome (1 Samuel 16:12; 17:42). His early occupation was that of tending his father's sheep on the uplands of Judah. From what we know of his later story, doubtless he frequently spent his time, when watchin ...

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David, David - David's life, David - David's early life, David - Reign as King of Judah, David - David's reign over the United Monarchy, David - David's family, David - David's father, David - David's wives, David - Bathsheba, David - David's sons, David - David as a religious figure, David - David in Judaism, David - David in Christianity, David - David Dawud in Islam, David - Historicity of David, David - Representation in art and literature, David - Art, David - Literature, David - Film

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The four parts of the novel relate many of the same episodes, each from a different point of view and therefore with emphasis on different themes and events. This interweaving and nonlinear structure makes any true synopsis of the novel difficult, especially since the narrators are all unreliable in their own way, making their accounts not necessarily trustworthy at all times. The general outline of the story is the decline of the Compson family, a once noble southern family descended from civil war hero General Compson. The family fa ...

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The Sound and the Fury, The Sound and the Fury - Synopsis, The Sound and the Fury - Part 1: April 7 1928, The Sound and the Fury - Part 2: June 2 1910, The Sound and the Fury - Part 3: April 6 1928, The Sound and the Fury - Part 4: April 8 1928, The Sound and the Fury - Main Characters, The Sound and the Fury - Criticism and Interpretation, The Sound and the Fury - The Title, The Sound and the Fury - Bibliography, The Sound and the Fury - Sources

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Ark of the Covenant - Mobile vanguard. In the march from Sinai, and at the crossing of the Jordan, the Ark preceded the people, and was the signal for their advance (Num. 10:33; Josh. 3:3, 6). The Ark of the Covenant burned the thorns and other obstructions in the wilderness roads. According to tradition, sparks from between the two cherubim killed serpents and scorpions. (Canticles iii) [1] During the crossing of ...

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Ark of the Covenant, Ark of the Covenant - Terminology, Ark of the Covenant - Description, Ark of the Covenant - Contents, Ark of the Covenant - Sanctity and consecration, Ark of the Covenant - Prophets' mentions, Ark of the Covenant - In the Bible, Ark of the Covenant - In the Qur'an, Ark of the Covenant - History, Ark of the Covenant - Mobile vanguard, Ark of the Covenant - Captured by the Philistines, Ark of the Covenant - In the days of King David, Ark of the Covenant - In Solomon's Temple, Ark of the Covenant - The Babylonians and afterwards, Ark of the Covenant - Fate of the Ark, Ark of the Covenant - Concealment, Ark of the Covenant - Where is it now?, Ark of the Covenant - Middle East, Ark of the Covenant - Africa, Ark of the Covenant - Media references, Ark of the Covenant - External articles, Ark of the Covenant - References, Ark of the Covenant - External links

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Faulkner was born William Falkner (Note that there is no "u") in New Albany, Mississippi, and raised in and heavily influenced by that state, as well as by the ambience of the South. His great-grandfather, William Clark Falkner, was an important figure in the history of northern Mississippi who served as a colonel in the Confederate Army, founded a railroad, and gave his name to the town of Falkner in nearby Tippah County. Perhaps most importantly, he wrote several novels and other works, establishing a literary tradition in the family. Eventually, Colonel Falkner became the model for Colonel John ...

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David - David's early life. David was the seventh and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man of humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Samuel 17:25. As to his personal appearance, he is described as being ruddy and handsome (1 Samuel 16:12; 17:42). His early occupation was that of tending his father's sheep on the uplands of Judah. From what we know of his later story, doubtless he frequently spent his time, when watchi ...

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David, David - David's life, David - David's early life, David - Reign as King of Judah, David - David's reign over the United Monarchy, David - David's family, David - David's father, David - David's wives, David - Bathsheba, David - David's sons, David - David as a religious figure, David - David in Judaism, David - David in Christianity, David - David Dawud in Islam, David - Historicity of David, David - Representation in art and literature, David - Art, David - Literature, David - Film

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