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8 results for "The Canaanite woman (Matthew's account)"
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The Syrophoenician Woman Character
In the region of Tyre and Sidon, a Greek woman - a Syrophoenician by birth - begged Jesus to cast a demon out of her young daughter. What followed is one of the…
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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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The Woman Caught in Adultery Character
The scribes and Pharisees dragged a woman caught in the very act of adultery before Jesus in the Temple, citing the Law of Moses that commanded such women be st…
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The Shunammite Woman Character
A wealthy woman of Shunem recognized Elisha as a holy man of God and persuaded her husband to build a small furnished room on their roof so the prophet would ha…
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The Woman with the Issue of Blood Character
For twelve years this unnamed woman suffered continual bleeding, spending all she had on physicians who could not help her, a condition that under the Law also …
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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 …