Prophecy — Proph e*cy, n.; pl. {Prophecies}, [OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. proph[ e]tie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. ? prophet. See {Prophet}.] 1. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Prophecies — Prophecy Proph e*cy, n.; pl. {Prophecies}, [OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. proph[ e]tie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. ? prophet. See {Prophet}.] 1. A declaration of something to come; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
KINGS, BOOK OF — KINGS, BOOK OF, biblical book divided into two roughly equal parts, beginning with an account of the end of david s reign, Solomon s succession and reign, and the disruption of the kingdom at his death, and continuing with the parallel histories… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
REED — Three species of reed grow in Israel on the banks of rivers and swamps. Two of them, Phragmites communis and Arundo donax, are the kaneh of the Bible and rabbinical literature; the third, Saccharum biflorum, seems to be the biblical agmon. These… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible — The non canonical books in this article include Biblical apocrypha and Deuterocanonical books (which are accepted as part of the Biblical canon by most non Protestant Christians), Pseudepigrapha, writings from Hellenistic and other non Biblical… … Wikipedia
Lost work — A lost work is a document or literary work produced some time in the past of which no surviving copies are known to exist. Works may be lost to history either through the destruction of the original manuscript, or through the non survival of any… … Wikipedia
Visions of Iddo the Seer — The book called the Visions of Iddo the Seer is a lost text that was probably written by the Biblical Prophet Iddo, who lived at the time of Rehoboam. The book is described at bibleref|2Chronicles|9:29. The passage reads: Now the rest of the acts … Wikipedia
History of Nathan the Prophet — The History of Nathan the Prophet is one of the lost books of the Tanakh. It may have been written by the Biblical prophet Nathan, who may have been the author of other lost texts. The book is described in bibleref|2Chronicles|9:29. The passage… … Wikipedia
2 Chronicles 9 — 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to… … The King James version of the Bible
