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Does the "exception clause" in Matthew 5 and Matthew 19 permit divorce or explain culpability for adultery?
Nearly all the interpretations I've seen of the "exception clause" treat it as expressing a situation where divorce could be allowed, but I've heard another interpretation that instead ...
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Did Jeremiah's prophecy about Pharaoh's defeat at Nebuchadnezzar’s hands fail?
Jeremiah 46:2-12 foretells Necho's defeat at Carchemish, which indisputably happened. The fulfillment of verses 13-26, on the other hand, is a tad bit unclear.
This second Egypt-concerned message ...
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Is there a first person verb with a plural subject in Hebrew?
I am aware of singular verbs with plural subjects in the third person, masculine, singular (see Exodus 4:29). I am wondering if there is a 1st person verb that has a plural subject?
Exodus 4:29 Moses ...
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What ancient sources describe Jewish pilgrimages to Jerusalem for Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot?
The Torah commands pilgrimage to Jerusalem three times yearly for Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot (Exodus 23:14–17). I’m seeking detailed historical accounts of how these pilgrimages functioned in ...
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What is the significance and customs of the "7 days" of mourning? (Genesis 50:10)
Scripture says in Genesis 50:10-11
10 Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the
Jordan, and they mourned there with a great and very solemn
lamentation. He observed seven ...
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Tenses in Genesis 2:4-7
There seems to be a lot of variation between the way tenses are used in this passage between translations. For example:
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were ...
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How long was the weeping of Tammuz?
In the book of Ezekiel, it describes women weeping for the god, Tammuz, in the Temple. I've heard that supposedly the weeping lasted for only a couple of days, while others say it lasted for the month ...
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Was the angelology in [Tobit 12:15] based only on [1 Enoch 20:1-8]?
We read in [Tobit 12:15] a reference to [1 Enoch 20:3].
"I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One."...
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Did Jezebel also destroy the sons of Naboth as alluded to in 2 Kings 9?
When Jehu recounts the Naboth incident he seems to insinuate that Naboth died with his sons.
2 Kings 9:25, 26 NASB
25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Take him up and cast him into the property ...
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Are the last three books of laws in the Pentateuch related?
There are several verses in the latter books of the Pentateuch that seem to expand on each others laws. I think the best examples are verses like Leviticus 20:9 and Deuteronomy 21:18–21, which both ...
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Who was the Gilead of Judges 11?
In Judges 11: 1-3 it reads:
Jephthah [Yiftach] the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was
Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. 2 Gilead’s wife also bore him
sons, and when they were ...
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Ezek. 41:18 KJV: Why only the two of the “cherubim's” faces in Messiah’s future earthly dwelling place, a man and a lion, rather than four?
Ezek. 41:18:KJV And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
Verses 19-25 reveal that one of these two faces ...
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Is "then comes the end" in 1 Corinthians 15:24 an allusion to Daniel 12:6-13?
Is "the end" in 1 Corinthians 15:24 an allusion to Daniel 12:6-13?:
[1Co 15:19-28 ESV] (19) If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. (20) But in fact ...
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Why are there different versions of “He said…” in Genesis 18:10?
I’ve noticed that Genesis 18:10 has some controversy on who spoke this sentence. By controversy I mean between the different translations. The ESV and the CSB says, “The LORD said…” The NLT says, “...
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What is the difference between the new man and the inner man?
Paul introduces the old man (or old self) as the old way of life prior to conversion.
6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in
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