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Babylon was a famous city and empire in the [[Ancient Near East]]. The city lay on the [[Euphrates River]] about 100 km south of modern day {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] --> [[Bible]] --> [[Old Testament]] --> [[Ancient Israel and Judah]] --> [[The Exile]]

...Churches are the ancient Christian Churches of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and India that are part of the [[Catholic Church]] in [[full communion]] w

Jerusalem is an ancient [[Middle East]]ern city (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ) of

...Star of Bethlehem was a comet which was visible in 5 BC, and described in ancient Chinese records. A comet uniquely fits the description in Matthew of a sta ...tail. It is shown that the description 'stand over' is uniquely applied in ancient literature to refer to a comet.

* [[Ancient Israel and Judah]], [[Timeline of Biblical History]] | * [[Exodus]] - Around 1400 BC - From [[Ancient Egypt]] to the [[Promised Land]]

===Comparing Genesis 1 with other the Ancient Near East myths [[Enuma Elish]]=== [[Image:Enuma elish.jpg|thumb|A ancient tablet containing some of the [[Enuma Elish]].]]

...l dates from the 2nd century AD. Syriac spread widely throughout the Near-East, and into Persia. It was at its widest extent during the 7th century AD. T ...storian.org]</ref>. Modern Mongolian is still written in Syriac letters. East Syriac script represents vowels by clouds of dots above and below the lette

'''History of the Nasrani Church of the East''' ...rthodox Church" and the more popular "Saint Thomas Christian Church of the East and Abroad".

topic_name = Ancient Israel and Judah ...them out of slavery and back to the land God had promised. The people of [[Ancient Israel]] were initially ruled by judges and later kings, the most famous be

Koine Greek spread throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East as a result of the conquests of the Greek armies of Alexander the Great. It ...only spoken by Jews, but Greek had a large influence over people who were east of [[Greece]] while [[Latin]] had a larger influence over people west of Gr

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...rmation of the date comes from the fact that the church at Rome is called "ancient" and that the presbyters installed by the apostles have died (44:2), and a ...surviving friends of their great founder; nor was the aged apostle in the East equally accessible. All roads pointed towards the Imperial City, and starte

* [[Ancient Israel and Judah]], [[Biblical Places Index]] | ...people in [[Africa]], and smaller numbers of people in [[India]] and South East Asia.

...ngly restricted to its modern, exclusive use by the Bishop of Rome. In the East, especially in Greece and Russia, priests are still referred to as ''pappas ...scriptions by the abbreviation "Pont. Max." or "P.M." (abbreviation of the ancient title ''Pontifex Maximus'', literally "Greatest Bridge-maker", but usually

* The portrayal of the Priory of Sion as an ancient organisation. The Priory of Sion was originally founded in 1956 by Pierre P * Venus is depicted as visible in the east shortly after sunset (Chapter 105), which is an astronomical impossibility.

shall come a Star out of [[Jacob]], and a Sceptre shall rise out of [[Ancient Israel and Judah|Israel]], and ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab,

...that women did function to some extent as deaconesses. This is because in ancient times people were baptized completely naked. Since male deacons obviously c And the Byzantine East is not to be ignored either. St. John Chrysostom, the illustrious preacher

* [[Ancient of Days (EBD)]] * [[East (EBD)]]