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21Ephod — • a kind of garment, which differed according to its use by the high priest, by other persons present at religious services, or as the object of idolatrous worship Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ephod Ephod …
22The Abomination of Desolation — The Abomination of Desolation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Abomination of Desolation The importance of this Scriptural expression is chiefly derived from the fact that in St. Matthew, xxiv, 15, and St. Mark, xiii, 14, the appearance… …
23Paradise Lost — Infobox Book name = Paradise Lost title orig = translator = image caption = Title page of the first edition (1668) author = John Milton illustrator = cover artists = J. B. de Medina and Henry Aldrich country = England language = English series =… …
24AVODAH ZARAH — (Heb. עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה; Idolatrous Worship ), tractate of the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds in the order of Nezikin; its name is already referred to in the Babylonian Talmud (Av. Zar. 56b). The tractate was assigned to… …
25PURITY AND IMPURITY, RITUAL — (Heb. וְטָהֳרָה טֻמְאָה, tumah ve toharah), a symbolic system according to which a pure person or object is qualified for contact with the Temple and related sancta (holy objects and spaces) while an impure person or object is disqualified from… …
26Mit brennender Sorge — (German: With burning anxiety/concern/care ) is a Catholic Church encyclical of Pope Pius XI, published on 10 March 1937 (but bearing a date of Passion Sunday, 14 March).[1] Written in German, not the usual Latin, it was read from the pulpits of… …
27Kosher wine — A bottle of Palwin Kosher wine (Hebrew: יין כשר, yayin kashér) is grape wine produced according to Judaism s religious law, specifically, Jewish dietary laws (kashrut). To be considered kosher, Sabbath observant Jews must be involved in the… …
28Persecution of Hindus — refers to the religious persecution inflicted upon Hindus. Hindus have been historically persecuted during Islamic rule of the Indian subcontinent and during the Goa Inquisition. In modern times, Hindus in Kashmir, Pakistan and Bangladesh have… …
29Ehden — Infobox City Lebanon official name = Ehden native name = اٍهدن governorate = North Governorate district = Zgharta District lat deg = 34 lat min = 17 lat sec = 0 lat hem = N lon deg = 35 lon min = 58 lon sec = 0 lon hem = E elevation m = 1500 mapx …
30biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
