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Sheckle or shekel is an ancient unit of weight or value. especially : a Hebrew unit equal to about 252 grai Shekel is any of several ancient units of weight or of currency in ancient Israel, from the Hebrew root ש-ק-ל (ShinKufLamed) meaning 'weigh' (שָׁקַל šaqal 't ...

...essor of Jehoash (Joash) and the thirteenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years in the eighth century BC. He was p ...[[false religion]] that ''degenerates'' the people that should have been [[Israel]], ''turning the [[fruit]] of [[righteousness]] into hemlock.''([[Amos 6]]: ...

3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the hous ...n upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. ...

3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and ...

In ancient Israel, there was something called [[Stoning|stoning]]. Today we are led to believ ...actually the beginning of the principle of [[Stoning|stoning]]. In ancient Israel, as well as the early church, ministers attended to the daily ministration ...

1 ¶ And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to J ...he son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the ...

...d fundamental concepts of justice they applied as a matter of culture. The ancient Egyptians had a list of law call [[Law of the Maat|Maat]]. While the [[Law ...damental yet not always applied equally in all things. [[The Ten Laws]] of Israel were to be applied by the heart of society itself through a network of [[Fr ...

Because [[Israel]] had sinned, God would come in judgement on them. Thus, the day of the Lor According to the Eastern Orthodox Christian hymns, the ancient hymnographer Anatolius links Joel's prophecy to the birth of Christ. In Joe ...

...on of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD: ...saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: ...

The [[pontifex maximus]] was the chief high priest early ancient Rome and held the most important position in [[Imperial Cult of Rome]] and The records of early ancient Roman history was lost around 390 B.C. and we have to often rely upon inter ...

...ys, but seem to lack the simple understanding of what the early Church and Israel and even Abraham were actually doing. What they were doing was the same as ancient Israel. They were picking [[Seven Men]]. They had already organized themselves in ...

...JethroMoses.jpg|right|thumb|Did [[Jethro]] worship [[Balaam]]? Do you? The ancient [[priests]] and [[prophets]] have sought to set the people free by showing Therefore, even though the Midianites, in general, didn't worship the God of Israel, enough knowledge of Him must have existed among them for Jethro, [[Moses]] ...

...ate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient [[Egypt]] and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of [[Moses]]. ..., barley being the first grain to ripen and to be harvested in the Land of Israel. ...

...of liberty the social bonds of the people needed to be nurtured to to keep Israel healthy. ...ִינִים‎) was descriptive term that became the name given to assistants in ancient Jerusalem. These temple assistance were assisting the [[Levites]] who were ...

...he governors<Ref name="cḥuqaq">{{02710}}</Ref> of Israel" The governors of Israel were those who had the character written on the [[Heart and mind]] by the h 2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. ...

...is is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. ...

8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is ...

A [[heave offering]] was a separated portion of an ancient Israelite religious offering that was ceremonially raised or passed up in d ...[heave offering]]<Ref name="tëruwmah">{{08641}}</Ref> from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their [[peace offering]]s, [even] their [[heave offerin ...

Amos prophesied during the reign of [[Jeroboam II]], King of Israel, and of Uzziah of Judah, which places him in the first half of the 8th cent He also appears to have utilized an ancient hymn within his prophecy.<Ref>Chapter [[Amos 4]].13; [[Amos 5]].8–9; [[Amo ...

...dok (root צָדַק ṣādaq to be right, just), the first High Priest of ancient Israel who served in the First Temple over the centuries there temple operations w ...storted and limited view of the role [[Temples]] and [[Priests]] played in ancient society. ...