Most today term someone a gentile who is not a Jew.
But Judah, the father of the Jews, was only one of 12 brothers from whom the 12 tribes of Israel originated.
Joseph, Benjamin, Simeon, Reuben, Dan, etc., were also sons of Jacob and their descendants would not be considered Gentles.
carried support and move (someone or something) from one place to another
were carrying a wounded man on astretchers support the weight
of.the bridge is capable of carrying even the heaviest loads"
to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing."she landed badly, and crawled away"
for to.do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
The Bible describes idolatry as the worship of an image or a created object.
why idolatry is such a great sin and why the Bible warns ...these (used to indicate a person, place, thing, or degree as present, near, just indicated or mentioned, or as well-known or characteristic):
These people are my friends.
(used to indicate the nearer in time, place, or thought of two persons, things, etc.; opposed to that).
dumb temporarily unable or unwilling to speak."they stood dumb while the attacker poured out a stream of abuse" resulting in or expressed by speechlessness."they stared in dumb amazement"
a representation or symbol of an object of worship; broadly
a false god. likeness of something. obsolete : pretender, impostor.
a form or appearance visible but without substance.idols,an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship being imported among the Hebrews through contact with heathen nations.
The first allusion to idolatry is in the account of Rachel stealing her father's teraphim ( Genesis 31:19 ), which were the relics of the worship of other gods by Laban's progenitors "on the other side of the river in old time" ( Joshua 24:2 ).
During their long residence in Egypt the Hebrews fell into idolatry, and it was long before they were delivered from it ( Joshua 24:14 ; Ezekiel 20:7 ). Many a token of God's displeasure fell upon them because of this sin.
The idolatry learned in Egypt was probably rooted out from among the people during the forty years' wanderings; but when the Jews entered Palestine, they came into contact with the monuments and associations of the idolatry of the old Canaanitish races, and showed a constant tendency to depart from the living God and follow the idolatrous practices of those heathen nations. It was their great national sin, which was only effectually rebuked by the Babylonian exile. That exile finally purified the Jews of all idolatrous tendencies.
The first and second commandments are directed against idolatry of every form. Individuals and communities were equally amenable to the rigorous code. The individual offender was devoted to destruction ( Exodus 22:20 ).
His nearest relatives were not only bound to denounce him and deliver him up to punishment ( Deuteronomy 13:20-10 ), but their hands were to strike the first blow when, on the evidence of two witnesses at least, he was stoned ( Deuteronomy 17:2-7 ). To attempt to seduce others to false worship was a crime of equal enormity ( 13:6-10
idolatrous nation shared the same fate. No facts are more strongly declared in the Old Testament than that the extermination of the Canaanites was the punishment of their idolatry ( Exodus 34:15 Exodus 34:16 ; Deuteronomy 7 ; 12:29-31 ; 20:17 ), and that the calamities of the Israelites were due to the same cause ( Jeremiah 2:17 ). "A city guilty of idolatry was looked upon as a cancer in the state; it was considered to be in rebellion, and treated according to the laws of war. Its inhabitants and all their cattle were put to death." Jehovah was the theocratic King of Israel, the civil Head of the commonwealth, and therefore to an Israelite idolatry was a state offence ( 1 Samuel 15:23 ), high treason. On taking possession of the land, the Jews were commanded to destroy all traces of every kind of the existing idolatry of the CanaanitesExodus 23:24
even prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar"equal in number, amount, or value.an even gender balance among staff and students"make or become even.she cut the hair again to even up the ends"used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.
You use even to suggest that what comes just after or just before it in the sentence is rather surprising. He kept calling me for years, even after he got married You use even with comparative adjectives and adverbs to emphasize a quality that someone or something has.
as used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something.hailstones as big as tennis balls to indicate that something happens during the time when something is taking place.used to refer to the function or character that someone or something has.during the time of being (the thing specified).
ye Definition of ye. you 1 used originally only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the subjective case and now used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and in various English dialects.
were second person singular past, plural past, and past subjunctive
ledcause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc., while moving forward.she emerged leading a bay horse"be in charge or command of.a military delegation was led by the Chief of Staff"When to use lead or led.
There is some persistent confusion about lead and led. Or, we should say, there is confusion about the leads and led. Lead is both a noun and a verb, as most people know.
The correct past and past to manage or control a group of people; to be the person who makes decisions that other people choose to follow or obey: Her sister is leading an effort to change this law. I've asked George to lead the discussion.
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