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Branch Davidians

Branch Davidians

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Branch Davidians. Cult derived from Seventh Day Adventists, whose centre, at Waco in Texas, was destroyed after an FBI siege intended to arrest its leader, David Koresh. The name of the cult goes back to the promises of Isaiah 11. 1, ‘A branch will spring from the stock of Jesse [the father of David], a new shoot will grow from his roots: on him will rest the spirit of the Lord, the spirit of wisdom and insight …’.
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Branch Davidians

The Oxford Companion to United States History | 2001 | | Copyright

Branch Davidians. See Millennialism and Apocalyptacism; Religion.
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