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  • 11The Bosom of Abraham —     The Bosom of Abraham     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bosom of Abraham     In the Holy Bible, the expression the Bosom of Abraham is found only in two verses of St. Luke s Gospel (xvi, 22, 23). It occurs in the parable of the Rich Man and… …

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  • 12CITY — In biblical Hebrew, as in other Semitic languages, a single word, ʿir (עִיר, rendered in this article as city ), is used usually to designate any permanent settlement. In itself it gives no indication of the size of the settlement, or of the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 13fire — {{11}}fire (n.) O.E. fyr, from P.Gmc. *fuir (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. fiur, O.N. fürr, M.Du., Du. vuur, O.H.G. fiur, Ger. Feuer), from PIE *perjos, from root *paewr (Cf. Armenian hur fire, torch, Czech pyr hot ashes, Gk …

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  • 14Insufflation — (Latin insufflatio blowing on or into ) is the practice of inhaling substances into a body cavity. Insufflation has limited medical use, but is a common route of administration with many respiratory drugs used to treat conditions in the lungs… …

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  • 15Mu'allaqat — The Mu‘allaqāt (Arabic: المعلقات, [al muʕallaqaːt]) is the title of a group of seven long Arabic poems or qasida (singular qaṣīda, plural qaṣā id) that have come down from the time before Islam. Each is considered the best work of these pre… …

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  • 16Covering of the eyes — The phrase covering of eyes is found in Genesis 20:16. It is translated literally in Young s Literal Translation. The King James Version inserts the definite article the , absent in the original text. Almost all other versions treat it as a… …

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  • 17To lay an anchor to the windward — Windward Wind ward, n. The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; opposed to {leeward}. [1913 Webster] {To lay an anchor to the windward}, a figurative expression, signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18Windward — Wind ward, n. The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; opposed to {leeward}. [1913 Webster] {To lay an anchor to the windward}, a figurative expression, signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 19Amillennialism — Christian eschatology Eschatology views Viewpoints • Preterism • Idealism • Historicism • …

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  • 20Blood atonement — This article is about the concept in Mormonism. For the blood atonement of Jesus, see Passion (Christianity). For blood atonement in the context of Israelite animal sacrifice, see Korban. Execution by firing squad of John D. Lee for his role in… …

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