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8 results for "Warning against apostasy"
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Jezebel Character
Jezebel was the daughter of a Phoenician king who married Israel's ruler Ahab and used her royal authority to establish the worship of Baal and Asherah as stateโฆ
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Abimelech Character
Abimelech, the son of Gideon by a concubine from Shechem, seized power after his father's death by convincing the Shechemites to fund his coup and then murderinโฆ
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Ahab Character
Ahab ruled as king of the northern kingdom of Israel in the ninth century BC and is portrayed in Scripture as one of its most corrupt rulers because of his marrโฆ
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Balaam Character
Balaam was a pagan prophet from Mesopotamia hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the Israelites as they approached the Promised Land during their exodus from โฆ
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Jephthah Character
Jephthah served as a judge in Israel during the pre-monarchic period, leading the people against Ammonite oppression after being chosen as a military leader desโฆ
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Uzziah Character
Uzziah, also known as Azariah, ruled Judah for 52 years in the eighth century BC and achieved military victories, territorial expansion, and economic strength wโฆ
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Jude Character
Jude, identified as the brother of James and a half-brother of Jesus in the Gospels, emerged as an early Christian leader who authored the brief New Testament eโฆ
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Abimelech of Gerar Character
Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar, took Sarah into his household after Abraham identified her as his sister during their travels in the region. God then aโฆ