Levite

Zechariah was a prophet and a Levite born in Babylon. Although people believe that Zechariah was the author of the book of Zechariah, most scholars came to a decision that chapters 9 to 14 are not written by Zechariah. The reasons to this decision was that Zechariah’s name is not mentioned…

In light of the patriarchal narratives, these stories articulate faith in God. Of the patriarchal stories, the narrative that empowered me the most was the story of Moses. The narratives of Noah, Abram, and Jacob where just as impactful, but I felt I had a spiritual connection to the patriarchal story of Moses. Moses was a great man of God who made a covenant with God, or who encountered God. Moses was attentive to God’s will and was faithful and trustworthy towards God. Being faithful and…

of stewardship and helping those in need, we are presented with the parable of the Good Samaritan. The story goes about by explaining that a man was attacked, stripped of his clothing, and left on the side of the road. He was passed by a priest and Levite who both did nothing to help, as they just ignored him and carried on with their day. Then a Samaritan man took pity on him and healed his wounds, then brought him to an inn to care for him. An expert of the law was asked, “Which of these three…

I’m proud to say and declare God as my everything, my one, and only savior. Through my short lifetime, I’m proud to say that I have made it this far because His holy grace alights over me and my life, all my success, victories, achievements, and accomplishments are because of Him. God save me and my family from the darkness, He amended my parents’ marriage that was about to end, He freed me from an aimlessly future but of bad self-teem and lack of love. Every day I see God through the simplest…

God is wrapping his laws around and also protecting the Jewish people. Social Structure: At the top of the Judaism social structure is the Cohen which are the priests who have certain rights and duties in the synagogue, in the middle are the Levites who are members of the Hebrew tribe of Levi who provide assistance to the priests in the worship of the Jewish temple. At the bottom of the structure are the Israelites who are members of the ancient Hebrew nation. Beliefs: The ’13 Articles…

completely different and as the Indo-Europeans took over, the Goddess’ position slowly changed from one of pre-eminence to one of inferiority (Schulz, 1999, p. 3). As a result, women too steadily lost their dominance in society (Mueller, 2000, p. 1). The Levites of the Hebrews (who have been shown to have connections to the Indo-European priestly class) were a very exclusive group whose influence on the world of women was great. Their exclusivity resulted in many restrictions on the type of…

In the book of Judges it is evident that Israel’s constant disobedience in the eyes of God has led them in a downward spiral in history. As Israel goes deeper into rebellion and chaos, the cycle of rebellion remains and the judges themselves deteriorate. In the prologue of the book of Judges there is a recurring cycle of apostasy, oppression, penitence, and deliverance. The judges were all endowed by God to lead His people, but they were not always leaders of ideal character. In chapter one the…

Kate Bornstein wrote the first reading that was assigned to us. Solving the Gender Puzzle highlighted the differences between gender and sex. This is where I read the first real meaning of gender: categorization. Bornstein writes that sex is the act in which people perform together, and gender is the separation of people by mannerisms, behavior, appearance, biology, etc. Anything that separates people is called gender. Then there are gender roles, assignment, identity, and attribution. Gender…

Introduction The birth is considered to be the most significant stage in human life. People around the world, despite their religions celebrate this great event by performing some rituals as welcoming the newborn baby and preparing the child to life and to their religion’s obligatory. These rituals vary from one religion to another, but sometime there are common rites between the world’s religions, whether in the meaning of practicing some ritual or in the exact ritual. This…

The Torah,is a reference of the religious Judaic custom and has an extensive variety of implications. Most ordinarily, it alludes to the initial five books of the twenty-four books of the Tanakh, which for the most part incorporates the perushim . The expression "Torah" implies guideline and offers a lifestyle for the individuals who tail it. It's the proceeded with story from the Book of Beginning to the end of the Tanakh, the totality of Jewish lessons, culture, and practice. In connection to…