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What is a bishop?
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a spiritual overseer who holds authority in the church
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What is a cherub?
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an angelic creature, seen by Ezekiel to have four wings and four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle)
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What is a deacon?
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a minister or servant who assists in carrying out the duties of the church
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What is a devil, or demon?
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an evil spirit and fallen angel
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What is a disciple?
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a student of a particular doctrine or teacher, such as Moses or Jesus
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What is a parable?
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a short narrative illustrating a lesson by comparison or analogy
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What is a priest?
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a religious clergyman trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple
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What is a saint?
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one who is sanctified and separated to the service of God
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What is a seraph?
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an angelic creature, seen by Isaiah as having six wings and praising God continually before his throne
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What is an angel?
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a divine messenger and ministering spirit
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What is an apostle?
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a Christian missionary of the early church, especially those directly sent by the risen Christ
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What is apologetics?
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the systematic defense of a religious doctrine
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What is ascension?
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the act of entering heaven bodily while still alive, especially of Jesus
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What is blasphemy?
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insulting God or showing irreverence toward the sacred
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What is church?
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a Christian organization or house of worship
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What is conversion?
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changing one's affiliation and beliefs to a new religion
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What is crucifixion?
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execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and being left to hang there until dead
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What is damnation?
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condemnation to the everlasting punishments of hell
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What is doctrine?
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a religious belief or body of teachings
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What is ethics?
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the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct
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What is evangelism?
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sharing news of the Christian faith and inviting others to join
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What is faith?
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confidence in God and trust in his promises
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What is glorification?
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the final, perfected state of believers after death and judgement
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What is heaven?
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the residence of God and the angels, and eternal abode of the blessed in the afterlife
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What is hell?
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a place of eternal suffering and punishment for the damned in the afterlife
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What is heresy?
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an unorthodox doctrine that contradicts established teaching
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What is hermeneutics?
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the methodical study of the interpretation of religious texts
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What is hope?
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expectation of future good
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What is Jerusalem?
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an ancient and holy city, the capital of Israel, which is a major center of the Abrahamic religions
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What is Judaism?
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a world religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people and documented in their Torah
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What is justification?
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God's act of declaring a sinner righteous and blameless before him
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What is love?
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intense feeling of affection and attachment
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What is paradox?
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an unanswerable question or difficult puzzle which leads to a deeper truth
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What is Pentecost?
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the Jewish festival seven weeks after the feast of first fruits, which became the day the Holy Spirit descended on the church
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What is prayer?
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communicating with God in worship or in making requests
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What is predestination?
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the doctrine that everything, including personal salvation or damnation, has been foreordained by God
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What is resurrection?
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the act of arising or being raised from the dead, especially of Jesus
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What is salvation?
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divinely granted deliverance from sin, death, and hell
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What is sanctification?
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being made sacred or set apart for holy use
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What is systematic theology?
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a discipline of Christian theology that attempts to formulate an orderly, rational, coherent account of the faith
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What is the Eucharist, or Holy Communion?
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commemoration of Christ's Last Supper by eating bread and drinking wine as a community
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What is the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost?
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the spirit of God that was sent to seal the church and bind them in Christian unity in preparation for salvation
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What is the Sabbath?
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a weekly day of rest ordained by the Bible in imitation of God resting on the seventh day of creation
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What is the Torah?
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principally the first five books of Moses, but by extension, the whole of Jewish law and philosophy in general
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What is theology?
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the organized study of God or interpretation of religion into practical form
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What is transubstantiation?
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the Roman Catholic dogma that the bread and wine of the Eucharist become the body and blood of Christ
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What was Babylon?
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an ancient capital city, divided by the Euphrates, which became the seat of a major empire
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What was Sidon?
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one of the oldest, principal Phoenician cities which colonized the city of Tyre about 25 miles to its north
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What was the Protestant Reformation?
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a revolt against the Catholic church by theological reformers starting with Martin Luther and John Calvin
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What was Tyre?
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an ancient Phoenecian island city known for its excellent harbors and wealth obtained through Mediterranean trade
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Who is God?
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the all-powerful creator and all-pervading presence worshiped in the Christian religion
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Who is Jesus?
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a Jewish itinerant preacher who was crucified and resurrected before founding the Christian church
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Who is Satan?
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a powerful supernatural being that is a fallen angel and the chief enemy of God and humankind
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Who is the Christ, or Messiah?
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the divine figure anointed by God to lead the people of Israel to salvation, believed by Christians to be Jesus
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Who was Abraham?
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an ancient Hebrew religious figure accepted as a spiritual father to the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions
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Who was Clement of Alexandria?
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a Christian theologian, head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, and teacher of Origen
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Who was Clement of Rome?
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a bishop consecrated by the Apostle Peter, considered the first Apostolic Father and an early pope
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Who was David?
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a young shepherd who became the second King of Israel, after the death of Saul and Jonathan
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Who was Ezekiel?
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a Hebrew prophet who wrote an OT book about his visions of God, the destruction of Jerusalem, and a new Temple
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Who was Ignatius of Antioch?
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an Apostolic Father, bishop of Antioch, and student of the Apostle John
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Who was Irenaeus?
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a bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, apologist and opponent of Gnosticism
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Who was John Calvin?
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an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Revolution
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Who was Marcion?
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a bishop excommunicated for declaring the deity of the OT not the same as the NT, who also formed his own canon
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Who was Martin Luther?
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a German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation
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Who was Moses?
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a Hebrew prophet, lawgiver, and author of the Torah, who led the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land
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Who was Origen?
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an early Christian scholar and theologian in Alexandria
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Who was Paul the Apostle?
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a Jewish Roman citizen of Tarsus and early Christian missionary whose letters comprise much of the NT
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Who was Polycarp of Smyrna?
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an Apostolic Father, bishop of Smyrna, and student of the Apostle John
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Who was Saint Peter?
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a former fisherman who became one of the twelve apostles and the first Roman Catholic pope
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Who was Samuel?
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a Hebrew considered the last of the judges and first of the major prophets, who anointed Saul and David as kings
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Who was Saul?
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the first King of Israel and father of Jonathan
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Who was Tertullian?
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prolific author and theologian from Carthage
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What is grace?
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unmerited favor and divine assistance
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What is mercy?
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compassion and forgivenss, especially when God freely cancels punishment earned for sin
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What is peace?
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a state of quiet harmony that is free from disturbances or conflict
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What is a lord?
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a nobleman, or someone who enjoys authority and respect
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What is glory?
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either great splendor and meritorious honor, or the worship and praise uniquely due to God for these qualities
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What is sin?
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a violation of moral and religious law, or the conviction of conscience
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What is judgment?
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the act of determining guilt and passing sentence
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What is a soul?
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the essence of a person's identity, personality, or living presence, thought to exist after death
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What is a spirit?
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the aspect of the soul that seeks unity with God
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righteousness
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either righteous acts or the state of being in right standing with God
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Who was Solomon?
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son of David and last king of united Israel, who was famous for his wisdom
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Who was Rehoboam?
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son of Solomon who was first king of Judah after the separation from Israel
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Who was Jeroboam?
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an officer under Solomon who became the first king of Israel after its rebellion against Judah
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Who was Abijah?
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son of Rehoboam and king of Judah who defeated Israel in a major battle but failed to reunite the kingdom
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Who was Asa?
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son of Abijah and king of Judah who although righteous stumbled when relying on human alliances and medicine instead of God
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Who was Iddo the Seer?
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a minor prophet in the days of Solomon and his heirs whose writings of history and prophecy, mentioned in the Bible, are lost
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What is Israel?
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the nation descended from Jacob whose dealings with God are recorded in the Bible
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What was Judah?
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one of the sons of Israel, or the tribe that had him for a father, or the division of Israel that later contained that tribe
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What is a temple?
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a building made to be a place of worship
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What is a tabernacle?
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a portable tent used as a temporary place of worship
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What is an offering?
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a sacrifice to God or contribution to his ministers
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