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Song of Songs Importance to the Jews

The Song of Solomon was so important to the Jews that one of the most famous rabbi's in history, Rabbi Aqiba (90-135 AD) said that "the entire world, from the beginning until now, does not outweigh the day in which Shiyr Hashirim (Song of Songs) was given to Israel."...

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Author of the Book of Isaiah

Author - Isaiah (According to the Bible, Jesus, and Jewish Tradition). There was only one Isaiah according to the Hebrew Scriptures. There is little information about the personal life of the Prophet Isaiah. He was married to a woman called the prophetess (Isaiah 8:3), she bore him two sons (Isaiah 7:3 and Isaiah 8:3). According to Jewish trad...

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Outline of the Book of Jeremiah

Quick Overview of Jeremiah. – –1 – – the call of Jeremiah– – 1-20– –Jeremiah's prophecies against Judah under the reigns of Josiah and Jehoiachim– – 21-39 – –Jeremiah's prophecies against Judah until the fall of Jerusalem– – 40-45 – – Jeremiah's prophecies after the fall of Jerusalem – – 46-51 – – Jeremiah's prophecies against the surrounding ...

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Summary of The Book of Job

The big question in the book of Job is why do the righteous suffer? But this is not actually the main question in the book, the big question is seen in Job 1:9-11..."Why does Job remain faithful to God?" The book goes on with the story about God and Satan arguing over Jobs reasons for obeying God and Job has various catastrophes which causes ...

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Outline of the Book of Psalms

Quick Overview of Psalms. – –(Psalms 1-41– Book 1) – – (Psalms 42-72 – Book 2) – – (Psalms 73-89 – Book 3) – – (Psalms 90-106 – – Book 4) – – (Psalms 107-150 – – Book 5)....

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Interesting Facts in The Book of Psalms

The book of Psalms is the longest book in the Bible. The 119th Psalm is a longest chapter in the whole Bible. The 117th Psalm is the shortest chapter in the Bible and located in the middle. When the Old Testament is quoted in the New Testament by someone, over one third of all the quotes are from the Psalms....

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Theme of the Book of Proverbs

Main Theme - It is wise to obey God...

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Hebrew Name and Meaning of The Book of Ecclesiastes

Hebrew Name - Qoheleth "the preacher"...

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Main events in The Book of Job

The principal events in Job are: The beginning prologue Job 1:1-2:13. Dialogs and debates 3:1-27:23. Job's complaint 3:1-26 The first debate: 1-14:22 The second debate 15:1-21:34 The third debate 22:1-27:23 What is wisdom 28:1-28 The speeches 29:1-42:6 Job's speech 29:1-31:40 Elihu's speech 32:1-37:24 Yahweh's speech 38:1-42:6...

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Summary of The Book of Psalms

Psalms is divided into five books : Psalms 1-41, which witness to David's life and faith; Psalms 42-72, a group of historical writings; Psalms 73-99, ritual psalms; Psalms 90-106, reflecting pre-captivity sentiment and history; and Psalms 107-150, dealing with the captivity and return to Jerusalem. These five books are often regarded as the de...

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