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Hezekiah’s Prayer upon Recovery from Illness
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A poem by King Hezekiah of Judah when he recovered from the illness he had suffered: I had thought: I must depart in the middle of my days; I have been consigned to the gates of Sheol For the rest…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prayer, Health, Repentance, Death, Temple

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Prayer & Liturgy, Biblical Poetry, Religion & Theology
The Vision of the Dry Bones
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The hand of the Lord came upon me. He took me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the valley. It was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many of them spread over…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prophets, Death, Burial, Eschatology, Messianism

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature
Sour Grapes
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The word of the Lord came to me: What do you mean by quoting this proverb upon the soil of Israel, “Parents eat sour grapes and their children’s teeth are blunted”? As I live—declares the Lord God…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Punishment, Monotheism, Ecology, Family, Death

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature, Wisdom Literature