The Sana’a palimpsest (also also called manuscript or Ṣanʿā’ 1 or DAM 01-27.1) is one of the oldest Quranic manuscripts in existence. Part of a sizable cache of Quranic and…
In Judaism, the Seven Laws of Noah (Hebrew: שבע מצוות בני נח, Sheva Mitzvot B’nei Noach), otherwise referred to as the Noahide Laws, are a set of imperatives which, according…
Solomon Gender Masculine Written שְׁלֹמֹה (Hebrew) Σολομών (Ancient Greek). From the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh), which is derived from the Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning “peace”. Solomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew…
Gabriel Gender Masculine Scripts גַּבְרִיאֵל (Ancient Hebrew) Γαβριήλ (Ancient Greek) From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri’el) meaning “GOD is my strength”, derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) meaning “strong man”, “to be…
Alevism worship and attribute deities to Ali, grandson and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed, and for this reason, Alevis have often been classified as Shiite Muslims. However, the Alevis claim…
When times turn out to be challenging, true believers stand out in perseverance and forbearance against those who become instead stressed and depressed. And while people of other cultures and…
Jacob Gender Masculine Scripts יַעֲקֹב (Hebrew) From the Latin Iacob, which was from the Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakob), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya’aqov). In the Old Testament…
Many people do not know that in the Bible’s history there was a non-Jewish Messiah, Cyrus II of Persia, known as “The Great”, an emperor who managed to influence the…
Isaac Gender Masculine Scripts יִצְחָק (Hebrew) ; Ισαακ (Greek) Meaning “Laughter” “he will laugh”, from the verbs צחק (sahaq) and שחק (sahaq), to laugh or make fun. Isaac is Abraham’s…
Bithiah Gender Feminine Scripts בִּתְיָה (Ancient Hebrew) It means “daughter of YHWH” in Hebrew, from the roots בַּת (bat) meaning “daughter” and יָה (yah) the diminutive used for the Holy…
The Twelve Tribes of Israel (Hebrew: שבטי ישראל “Shivtei Yisrael”) according to Abrahamic Religions Scriptures are the households of the descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob, also known as Israel….
Anyone, at least once, has questioned what would be the purpose of our life on Earth and why we were created. The problem is that many, recognizing the complexity of…
Adam Gender Masculine Scripts אָדָם (Hebrew) آدم (Arabic) Ἀδάμ (Ancient Greek) Adam is a figure found in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, the Quran and Christian beliefs….
Aaron Gender Masculine Scripts אַהֲרֹן (Hebrew) Ἀαρών (Ancient Greek) (Arabic: هارون, Hārūn) From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן (‘Aharon), which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a…
“No god but God” is a text written by Iranian-American Muslim scholar Reza Aslan. The book describes the history of Islam and argues for a liberal interpretation of the religion….
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