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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (PAGAN TEMPLES, PT1)

August 23, 2022Uncategorized1961, Antioch, Asherah, Baal, Bronze Age, Canaan, canaanite, chamber, Christ, cuneiform, definition, Ein Gedi, El, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, inner court, Iron Age, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judges, Mardikh, Matthew, modern day Aleppo, Near East, Neo-Hittite, new testament, Old Testament, pantheon, polytheistic, Solomon's Temple, southwest, sphinx, temple, temples, worship, Yamabarkley8

Temples built for polytheistic worship, many pagan temples within the land of Canaan predated Solomon’s temple and some featured similar designs. The earliest excavated temples from the Chalcolithic Period (4600-3300 B.C.), such as those uncovered at Ein Gedi in 1961 and Eshtaol in 2013, illustrate the ubiquitous nature of pagan worship in Canaan prior to the arrival of Abram (Gen 12:5). The cultic site at Eshtaol contained a standing stone, just over four feet high and smoothed on all sides; it was erected to face east.

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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN A DISCIPLE AN A CHRISTIAN?

April 12, 20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, rise, rock, rocks, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 Peter, 2 peter, acts, Antioch, apostle, believers, Christian, christians, disciple, Disciples, epistles, KIng Agrippa, learner, master, Mount, mount Olives, new testament, obedience, Old Testament, Olives, peter, physical presence, predominan, theologicallyabarkley8

In the New Testament, a disciple is simply a learner, someone who subscribes to the teachings of another. A disciple of Christ, then, was one who followed Christ to learn His ways in word and deed. Outside of the Gospels, only a handful of verses in the New Testament use the word.

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DEFINITON OF THE DAY (PAGAN TEMPLES)

September 8, 2020bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, sunday, the church, theology1 King, 2 King, abram, Aleppo, ancient, Antioch, Baal, Bible, Canaan, canaanite, Chalcolithic period, court, definition, definition of the day, definitions, deity, Eln Gedi, Eshtaol, female, Genesis, God, holy place, Israelites, jeremiah, Jewish, Judges, kill, killing, King Ahaz, male, Mardikh, mordern, pagan, pagan temples, plaza, polythesitic, region, Sennacharib, solomon, solomon's temple, southwest, sphinx, storm, Syria, Tayinat, temple, worshipabarkley8

Temples built for polytheistic worship; many pagan temples predated Solomon’s temple and some had similar designs. The earliest excavated temples from the Chalcolithic Period (4600-3300 B.C.), such as those uncovered at Eln Gedi in 1961 and Eshtaol in 2013, illustrate the ubiquitous nature of pagan worship in Canaan prior to the arrival of Abram (Gen 12:5). The culticsite at Eshtaol contained a standing stone, 1.3 meters in height, smoothed on all sides and erected facing east. The standing stone could be used as a monument but often represented

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