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8 results for "Spread of the gospel to Gentiles"
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The Thankful Leper Character
On the border between Samaria and Galilee, ten lepers stood far off - as the law required - and lifted their voices together: 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.'…
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The Rich Man (Parable of Lazarus) Character
In one of Jesus's most vivid parables, an unnamed rich man lived in luxury every day while a poor man named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered in sores, longing f…
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The Sons of Sceva Character
The seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were traveling exorcists in Ephesus who tried to borrow power they did not possess. Watching Paul cast out evil …
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Alexander the Coppersmith Character
Alexander the Coppersmith was a metalworker in the first century who actively opposed the apostle Paul's preaching of the gospel. In 2 Timothy 4:14-15, Paul sta…
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Herod the Great Character
Herod the Great ruled as the Roman-appointed king of Judea from 37 to 4 BC, a period that overlaps with the traditional dating of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. In …
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The Angel of the Lord Character
The Angel of the Lord appears repeatedly in the Old Testament as a divine messenger who speaks and acts with God's own authority, such as when he guided Hagar i…
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The Samaritan Woman Character
The Samaritan woman encountered Jesus at Jacob's well in Sychar, where he initiated a conversation despite cultural taboos against Jews interacting with Samarit…
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Zechariah (Father of John the Baptist) Character
Zechariah served as a priest in the Jerusalem temple during the reign of Herod, and he and his wife Elizabeth were righteous but childless in their old age. Whi…