The Bible describes Jesus ' tomb as being outside the city wall, as was normal for burials across the ancient world, which were regarded as unclean, but the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is in the heart of Hadrian's city, well within the Old City walls, which were built by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1538 Some have claimed that the city had been much narrower in Jesus ' time, with the site then having been outside the walls ; since Herod Agrippa ( 41 – 44 ) is recorded by history as extending the city to the north ( beyond the present northern walls ), the required repositioning of the western wall is traditionally attributed to him as well.

Although the Hebrew Bible describes this event as an ecstatic vision rather than a historical occurrence, later interpreters speculated as to the fate of these men, both before and after their revitalization.

It describes events in the Old Testament of the Bible, specifically Exodus 7: 16: " And the Lord spoke unto Moses, go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me ", in which God commands Moses to demand the release of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.

The Hebrew Bible describes constant warfare between the Jews and other tribes, including the Philistines, whose capital was Gaza.

Based on the Tanakh ( Hebrew Bible ) Judaism describes three levels of sin:

The Bible describes how the children of Israel ( Hebrews ) were enslaved in Egypt and they multiplied greatly.

The Hebrew Bible, or Torah, states that God revealed the design for the menorah to Moses and describes the construction of the menorah as follows ():

The Assyrian Black Obelisk in the British Museum credits Jehu as being the " son of Omri " while the Bible describes him to be " the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi ".

Retrospective reflection on the Mode 7 visuals has been mixed with IGN stating that the once revolutionary technology now looks " crude and flickery " while the Video Game Bible describes them as " beautiful " and adding to the game.

In a brief, unelaborated, and enigmatic passage, the Hebrew Bible describes how the fame of Solomon's wisdom and wealth spread far and wide, so much so that the queen of Sheba decided that she should meet him.

They suggest that due to religious prejudice, the authors of the Bible suppressed the achievements of the Omrides ( whom the Hebrew Bible describes as being polytheist ), and instead pushed them back to a supposed golden age of Judaism and monotheists, and devotees of YHWH.

The Bible describes Yahweh as the god who delivered Israel from Egypt and gave the Ten Commandments and says that Yahweh revealed himself to Israel as the who would not permit his people to make idols or worship other gods " I am Yahweh, that is My name ; I will not give My glory to another, or My praise to idols.

Falling in line with the rest of the twelve prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible ( the Nevi ’ im ), the book of Zechariah describes a hope for a future king, beyond the current leader Zerubbabel, and further establishes a portrayal of this future king.

The Bible describes that as the Israelites in their Exodus came to the country east of the Jordan, near Heshbon, King of the Amorites refused to let them pass through his country.

The doctrine of Perseverance of the Saints is distinct from the doctrine of Assurance which describes how a person may first be sure that they have obtained salvation and an inheritance in the promises of the Bible including eternal life.

" The 10th century BCE is the period the Bible describes as the reign of King Solomon.

Nevertheless, King Solomon built a " high place " for Chemosh on the hill before Jerusalem, which the Bible describes as " this detestation of Moab ".

* Lilith ( לילית ) occurs once in the Hebrew Bible, in, which describes the desolation of Edom.

Paisley promotes a form of Biblical literalism and Anti-Catholicism, which he describes as " Bible Protestantism ".

The website of Paisley's public relations arm, the European Institute of Protestant Studies, describes the institute's purpose as to " expound the Bible, expose the Papacy, and to promote, defend and maintain Bible Protestantism in Europe and further afield.

" Paisley's website describes a number of doctrinal areas in which he believes that the " Roman church " ( which he termed Popery ) has deviated from the Bible and thus from true Christianity.

Drosnin describes an alleged " Bible code ", in which messages are encoded in the Hebrew bible.

To state fully what the Bible means as my daily spiritual food is as intimate and difficult as to formulate the reasons for loving my nearest and dearest relatives and friends.

This work that stresses the reasons underlying the commandments, the importance of knowing Torah, prayer, and repentance, and the ethical and religious values that are learned through the Bible.

Pentecostals cite four major reasons for believing in divine healing: 1 ) it is reported in the Bible, 2 ) Jesus ' healing ministry is included in his atonement ( thus divine healing is part of salvation ), 3 ) " the whole gospel is for the whole person "— spirit, soul, and body, 4 ) sickness is a consequence of the Fall of Man and salvation is ultimately the restoration of the fallen world.

Bart D. Ehrman argues that apocalyptic parts of the Bible, including the New Testament, see suffering as due to cosmic evil forces, that God for mysterious reasons has given power over the world, but which will soon be defeated and things will be set right.

According to the publishers, one of the main reasons for producing a new translation was that most Bible versions in common use, including the Authorized Version ( King James ), employed archaic language.

At one time the Church of God also operated several Bible Colleges in the U. S. Unfortunately, due to financial reasons some of these were closed.

According to churches that consider ecumenical council decisions final, trinitarianism was infallibly defined at the First Ecumenical Council ( the Council of Nicaea ) in 325 A. D. Nontrinitarians disagree with the findings of the Council for various reasons, including the belief that the Bible as they understand it takes precedence over creeds, or that there was a Great Apostasy prior to the Council.

15. 02 Where the parent or guardian of any pupil attending a public school sends a written notice to the teacher of the pupil stating that for conscientious reasons he does not wish the pupil to attend the ceremony of reading prescribed selections from the Bible and reciting the Lord ’ s Prayer at the opening of school, the teacher shall excuse the pupil from attendance at such ceremony and at his discretion may assign the pupil some other useful employment at school during that period, but the pupil so excused shall not be deprived of any other benefits of the school by reason of his non-attendance at the ceremony.

While the text of the translation itself is widely regarded as excessively literal and flat, the Revised Version is significant in the history of English Bible translation for many reasons.

The Roman Catholic Church generally reasons that the Bible speaks of the mother of Jesus as " a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars "-( Revelation 12: 1 ).

The Oxford English Dictionary calls theories that the name is a corruption of " jaws " or " jeu " " baseless and inept " and goes on to say, " More or less satisfactory reasons may be conjectured: e. g. that the instrument was actually made, sold, or sent to England by Jews, or supposed to be so ; or that it was attributed to them, as a good commercial name, suggesting the trumps and harps mentioned in the Bible.

LaVey explains his reasons for writing The Satanic Bible in a short preface.

There are a multitude of reasons, but from our research and experience during over 30 years of doing Youth Ministry, we have found the number one reason to be that most churches and youth pastors spend very little time in mentoring and teaching their youth .” The Schaeffer Institute states, “ Many youth are not being taught to read and study the Bible or how to pray or understand Christian basics, and thus they tend not to develop a firm foundation of faith.

In 2011, Jackson criticized the TV show Glee for showing a kiss between two male actors, calling it " sickening ", and cited the Bible as one of her reasons for making such a statement.

For the most part, proponents rebut that no such support exists, that supposed reasons and evidences for faith are fabrications of fallen human imagination, and in effect constitute idolatry, a grave sin condemned in the Bible.

The Potters House Fellowship rejects Bible schools as a vehicle for church planting, and gives several reasons for this in its publication, We Can Take the Land ( A Study in Church Planting ).

In those days the Church decided for political reasons to include the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in the Bible.

* Ten reasons why I believe the Bible is The Word of God by R. A. Torrey

He did this for several reasons, though interestingly one of them was to outdo JTS ( Jewish Theological Seminary, a non-orthodox institution ), which did not have Bible studies at the time.

Toy's controversial new beliefs regarding the Bible and Moon's commitment to remain in China doing mission work for Southern Baptists seem to be these reasons.

Moon cited religious reasons for calling off the wedding — his controversial new beliefs regarding the Bible and her commitment to remain in China doing mission work for Southern Baptists.

Covering the prayers of the Bible College of Wales, and the reasons for the move to Trinity School of Ministry 1939-2002.