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Zephaniah, book of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Zephaniah, book of Zephaniah was one of the twelve Minor Prophets of the OT. He lived in the reign of Josiah (646–609 bce) and may have been descended from King Hezekiah . He was one of those who were appalled by the...
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Zephaniah
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Zephaniah. Prophet of the 7th cent. BCE. The Book of Zephaniah is the ninth of the Minor Prophets , and the author is probably reacting to the abuses current in the days of King Manasseh (687–642 BCE).
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Zephaniah, Book of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Zephaniah, Book of. Minor Prophet . The Book announces the approaching judgement of all peoples in the Day of the Lord, but holds out...
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Minor Prophets, the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
...shorter prophetic Books, as contrasted with the three Major Prophets— Isaiah , Jeremiah , and Ezekiel . They are Hosea , Joel , Amos , Obadiah , Jonah , Micah , Nahum , Habakkuk , Zephaniah , Haggai , Zechariah , and Malachi .
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Bible
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...Jeremiah, and Ezekiel; and the Twelve Minor Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.The Writings (Ketubim): Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes...
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Day of the Lord
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Day of the Lord. In Jewish understanding, day of God's judgement on the world. The Day of the Lord is mentioned by Isaiah , Joel , Amos , Obadiah , Ezekiel , Zechariah , and Zephaniah .
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Rape
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...and conviction rates were low, especially if the complainant was an unmarried woman who had charged an acquaintance. As Zephaniah Swift, author of an eighteenth century treatise on Connecticut's laws warned, "the vindictive spirit of lewd women...
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Assisted Suicide
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...cases. The colonies eventually abolished these harsh penalties, recognizing that the laws punished the wrong people. Lawyer Zephaniah Swift wrote in 1796 that to punish the family of an offender was the ultimate cruelty. The earliest American statute to outlaw...
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Nineveh
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...powerful city in the world; but it was captured by the Babylonians and Medes in 612 BCE. The city's end was expected by Zephaniah (2: 13–15) and Nahum, whose whole book is aimed against the ‘city of bloodshed’ (Nah...
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