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| anthem |
a religious song including words from the Bible. [1/2 definitions] |
| ark |
(sometimes capitalized) in the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and two of every animal from a flood sent by God. [2 definitions] |
| Bible |
The Bible is a holy book for people of two religions. The first part of the Bible contains sacred texts for Jewish people, and the whole Bible, including the first part, contains sacred texts for Christian people. |
| Biblical |
(often lower case) of or in the Bible. |
| commandment |
in the Jewish or Christian Bible, one of the Ten Commandments or laws given to Moses by God. [1/2 definitions] |
| Eden |
the garden where the first humans lived, according to the Old Testament in the Bible; Garden of Eden. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hebrew |
a member of the group of people who descend from the Jewish tribes written about in the Old Testament of the Bible. [1/3 definitions] |
| hell |
the place where evil spirits live and where wicked people are punished after death, according to the Bible. [1/2 definitions] |
| Judaism |
the religion of the Jewish people. It is based on the belief in one God and on two holy books, the Old Testament of the Bible and the Talmud. |
| New Testament |
the books of the Christian Bible that tell of the life and works of Jesus Christ and his apostles. |
| Old Testament |
the Christian name for the writings that make up the first major part of the Bible. The Old Testament is also part of the Hebrew scriptures. |
| Scripture |
(often plural) the Bible; Holy Scriptures. [2/3 definitions] |
| Ten Commandments |
the ten laws handed down by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, according to the Old Testament of the Bible. The Ten Commandments are laws of moral conduct in the Jewish and Christian religions. |
| testament |
(capitalized) one of the two main parts of the Bible, the Old Testament or the New Testament. |
| torah |
the sacred scrolls that contain the first five books of the Bible. Parts of the Torah are read during religious services. [1/2 definitions] |
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