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Haluk Definition

Outer garment.

Har Definition

Hebrew for "hill" or "mountain."

Hasmonean Definition

Dynasty of Jewish kings belonging to the family also known as the Maccabees.

Hazor Definition

A major city in northern Israel and one of the key cites on the Via Maris trade route. It was fortified by Solomon.

Hazzan Definition

Synagogue leader or administrator who cared for the facility and how it was used.

He Went To Synagogue

He Went To The SynagogueThe New Testament records more than 10 occasions on which the ministry of Jesus took place in the synagogue. The Gospels record that "Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues." Yet the Christian...

Hebron Definition

Means "league." Ancient city of Judah at the southern edge of the Hebron Mountains, north of the Negev and approximately 19 miles south of Jerusalem. Abraham lived here and purchased a tomb in this area where he, his wife, Sarah, Isaac, ...

Heir Definition

The person who receives or inherits what belongs to a relative. The heir usually inherited these things when the relative died. In the Old Testament, Israel was the heir of God and received the Promised Land as an inheritance from God (Gen. 15). I...

Hellenism Definition

Name for the culture and worldview of the Greeks. It was antithetically opposed to the God-centered worldview of the Jews. Hellenism makes the human being the ultimate reality. The human mind is the basis for truth, the human body is the ultimate ...

Hellenism: Center of the Universe

Hellenism: Center of the UniverseSatan tempted the first humans in the Garden of Eden in a clever way. "Did God really say...?" (Gen. 3:1) he asked. Adam and Eve were faced with an earthshaking choice. Who or what is the ultimate source ...

Hera Definition

Greek goddess of marriage, very jealous wife of Zeus, queen of gods.

Hermes Definition

Greek god of trade, messenger. Son of Zeus and Maia.