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ad'-a-mi; a-da'-mi: Mentioned in the King James Version as a separate name, where the Revised Version (British and American) has ADAMI-NEKEB, which see (Jos 19:33). ⇒See a list of verses on ADAMI in the Bible. ⇒See the definition of adamic in the KJV Dictionary ⇒See also the McClintock and Stro...

ad'-a-ma ('adhamah; Adami): A fortified city in the territory of Naphtali, named between Chinnereth and Ramah (Jos 19:36). It is probably identical with the modern 'Admah, a ruin on the plateau about 10 miles North of Beisan. ⇒See a list of verses on ADAMAH in the Bible. ⇒See the definition of ...

ad'-a-mant (shamir (Eze 3:9; Zec 7:12)): In the passages cited and in Jer 17:1, where it is rendered "diamond" the word shamir evidently refers to a hard stone. The word adamant ("unconquerable") is used in the early Greek writers for a hard metal, perhaps steel, later for a metal-like gold and late...

Identity of Adam Adam is from the Hebrew Adam. The word Adam has its Hebrew roots in adamah which means land or ground. The word refers to the rich reddish soil of the fertile crescent in contrast to the arid earth of the wilderness which cannot support life. Usually when it is used in the Old Testa...

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ad'-a-mi ne'-keb 'adhami ha-neqebh, "the ground of the piercing," that is of the pass, or defile): A place mentioned in indicating the border of Naphtali (Jos 19:33). In the King James Version, Adami and Nekeb are given as separate names, and it is an open question which view of the matter is correc...

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Books pretending to give the life and deeds of Adam and other Old Testament worthies existed in abundance among the Jews and the early Christians. The Talmud speaks of a Book of Adam, which is now lost, but which probably furnished some of the material which appears in early Christian writings. The ...

('adham, "red" or BDB "made"): A city in the middle of the Jordan valley near ZARETHAN (Jos 3:16), which see. The name probably survives at the Damieh Ford, near the mouth of the Jabbok twenty miles above Jericho. An Arabian historian asserts that about 1265 AD the Jordan was here blocked by a land ...

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The revelation of Adam`s origin as told to his son Seth The revelation which Adam taught his son Seth in the seven hundredth year, saying, Listen to my words, my son Seth. When God had created me out of the earth along with Eve, your mother, I went about with her in a glory which she had seen in the...

The Biblical Story in Judaism and Christianity PART ONE Introduction and Problems of the Text Individual Versions A. Greek B. Latin C. Armenian D. Georgian E. Slavonic F. Coptic PART TWO Electronic Edition A. Its Potential B. Existing Technology C. Non-Latin Charac...

As we review the use of "Adam" in the New Testament, we cannot fail to observe that Paul assumes that Adam was a historical personality, and that the record in Genesis was a record of facts, that sin and death were introduced into the world and affected the entire race as the penalty of the disobedi...

After the story of Adam is given as far as the birth of Cain and Abel (Ge 4:1-2) and Seth (Ge 4:25), the "book of the generations of Adam" begins at Ge 5:1, and five verses are taken up with a statistical outline of his life, his offspring, and his 930 years of earthly existence. 1. In the Old Testa...

ad'-am, ('adham; Septuagint Adam). 1. Usage and Etymology: The Hebrew word occurs some 560 times in the Old Testament with the meaning "man," "mankind." Outside Ge 1:1-31 through 5 the only case where it is unquestionably a proper name is 1Ch 1:1. Ambiguous are De 32:8, the King James Version "s...

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From-The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old TestamentR.H. CharlesOxford: The Clarendon Press, 1913 xxviii 1 And we sat together before the gate of paradise, Adam weeping with his face bent down to the earth, lay on the ground lamenting. And seven days passed by and we had nothing2 to eat and we...

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They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the c...

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Why does water boil? Fred and Ethel have different explanations. Fred says that heat causes the vapor pressure within the water to rise to the same level as the atmospheric pressure on its surface. That causes bubbles to form, which rise and break the surface.Ethel says that’s nonsense. The water wa...

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In the beginning: Theological discussions in the first centuries of the Church centered on the nature of God, the Trinity, then also repentance, holy living, and salvation. The theologians of this era are commonly called the Fathers of the Church, and so the era is called the Patristic Age. There we...

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The Case Against AbsolutismAuthor: Wallbank;Taylor;Bailkey;Jewsbury;Lewis;HackettDate: 1992The Case Against AbsolutismThe Enlightenment's highest achievement was the development of a tightlyorganized philosophy, purportedly based on scientific principles andcontradicting every argument for absolute ...

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July 4th Thomas Jefferson wrote well but spoke so softly that it was extremely difficult to understand him. Many times during the Continental Congress, men would call out to “Speak up man.” John Adams however, was a most eloquent speaker and consequently, along with Benjamin Franklin the two were a...

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Quotations of Thomas Jefferson "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. . . ."Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 "it is the great parent of science & of virtue: and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free."Thomas Jefferson ...

The European Age Of ReasonAuthor: HackettDate: 1992Reflections Of The Age In Cultural ExpressionThe eighteenth century, when Newtonian science exerted its greatestimpact, was exceptionally noteworthy for European cultural expression. Thiswas most evident in philosophy, which sought to find in human ...

Sam Watkins Confederate soldier who wrote of his experiences in the American Civil War. The following is an excerpt from 'Company Aytch' A private soldier is but an automaton, a machine that works by the command of a good, bad, or indifferent engineer, and is presumed to know nothing of all these gr...