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* Some people attribute the phrase "When there is no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the earth" as being from the Bible. It's not, it was the tagline for ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978''.
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* The Bible never makes an explicit condemnation of masturbation, though Genesis 38:8-10 are commonly cited as such. The verses are as follows: "And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also."
** On that same subject, nowhere does the Bible say, "It is better to cast your seed in the belly of a whore than spill it on the ground." This is most likely ascertained from both the account of Onan and the subsequent intimate encounter of Judah with his daughter-in-law Tamar, who only ''disguised herself as a harlot'' so that she could conceive seed from him when Judah held back his remaining son Shelah from marrying her.
** On that same subject, nowhere does the Bible say, "It is better to cast your seed in the belly of a whore than spill it on the ground." This is most likely ascertained from both the account of Onan and the subsequent intimate encounter of Judah with his daughter-in-law Tamar, who only ''disguised herself as a harlot'' so that she could conceive seed from him when Judah held back his remaining son Shelah from marrying her.
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* The Bible never makes an explicit condemnation of masturbation, though Genesis 38:8-10 are commonly cited as such. The verses are as follows: "And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also."
" The problem was that Onan's brother had died without heirs to pass his land to; the law required Onan to provide his brother with an heir ("the seed should not be ''his''"). His crime was ''greed''; he wanted to inherit his brother's land.
** On that same subject, nowhere does the Bible say, "It is better to cast your seed in the belly of a whore than spill it on the ground." This is most likely ascertained from both the account of Onan and the subsequent intimate encounter of Judah with his daughter-in-law Tamar, who only ''disguised herself as a harlot'' so that she could conceive seed from him when Judah held back his remaining son Shelah from marrying her. Again, Tamar was being denied what was hers by law (the protection of an heir from the house of Judah), so she had to trick him by disguising herself as a temple prostitute.
** On that same subject, nowhere does the Bible say, "It is better to cast your seed in the belly of a whore than spill it on the ground." This is most likely ascertained from both the account of Onan and the subsequent intimate encounter of Judah with his daughter-in-law Tamar, who only ''disguised herself as a harlot'' so that she could conceive seed from him when Judah held back his remaining son Shelah from marrying her. Again, Tamar was being denied what was hers by law (the protection of an heir from the house of Judah), so she had to trick him by disguising herself as a temple prostitute.
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** Given the number of shepherds and sheep metaphors all the way through the Good Book, use of "the rod" should be clarified. Shepherds never hit sheep with a rod; rather, they use it to steer the flock in the direction they want the sheep to go. (Watch ''Film/TheTenCommandments'' with this in mind. [[Series/TheMunsters Yvonne DeCarlo]] is shown guiding sheep to the well with soft "drrr, [[Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault drr]]" sounds and pushing them with the side of her staff.) Western civilization tends to equate "discipline" with "punishment".
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** Given the number of shepherds and sheep metaphors all the way through the Good Book, use of "the rod" should be clarified. Shepherds never hit sheep with a rod; rather, they use it to steer the flock in the direction they want the sheep to go. (Watch ''Film/TheTenCommandments'' ''{{Film/The Ten Commandments|1956}}'' with this in mind. [[Series/TheMunsters Yvonne DeCarlo]] Creator/YvonneDeCarlo is shown guiding sheep to the well with soft "drrr, [[Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault drr]]" sounds and pushing them with the side of her staff.) Western civilization tends to equate "discipline" with "punishment".
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* The Bible actually does this to ''itself'' in a few places, generally when a New Testament writer is quoting scripture from the Old Testament. For instance, Matthew 27:9 says "Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value". However, the verses in question are Zechariah 11:12-13: "And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord". There are also some instances of two verses being conflated, like in Mark 1:2: "As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way" (RSVCE). The second half of the prophecy is indeed taken from Isaiah 40:3: "A voice cries: 'In the wilderness ''prepare the way of the Lord'', make straight in the desert a highway for our God" (RSVCE). However, the first half is taken from Malachi 3:1: "Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me" (RSVCE). These mistakes can be explained by the biblical writers living in a period when sacred texts took the form of large scrolls in temples and were not readily accessible to most ordinary people.
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* The Bible actually does this to ''itself'' in a few places, generally when a New Testament writer is quoting scripture from the Old Testament. For instance, Matthew 27:9 says "Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value". However, the verses in question are Zechariah 11:12-13: "And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord". There are also some instances of two verses being conflated, like in Mark 1:2: "As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way" (RSVCE). The second half of the prophecy is indeed taken from Isaiah 40:3: "A voice cries: 'In the wilderness ''prepare the way of the Lord'', make straight in the desert a highway for our God" (RSVCE). However, the first half is taken from Malachi 3:1: "Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me" (RSVCE). (RSVCE).
** These mistakes can be explained by the biblical writers living in a period when sacred texts took the form of large scrolls in temples and were not readily accessible to most ordinarypeople.people.
** More likely, however, is that New Testament authors are simply paraphrasing the Old Testament. People in that time period cared less about precise quotations and more about the general idea so such a thing wouldn't be out of the ordinary.
** These mistakes can be explained by the biblical writers living in a period when sacred texts took the form of large scrolls in temples and were not readily accessible to most ordinary
** More likely, however, is that New Testament authors are simply paraphrasing the Old Testament. People in that time period cared less about precise quotations and more about the general idea so such a thing wouldn't be out of the ordinary.
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* In UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}, a common saying is "איש איש באמונתו יחיה", which in English is "Every man in his faith shall live". The saying a misquote from Romans 1:17, which has "The just shall live by faith". In Hebrew, it would be this: "צדיק באמונתו יחיה".
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* In UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}, a common saying is "איש איש באמונתו יחיה", which in English is "Every man in his faith shall live". The saying a misquote from Romans 1:17, Habakkuk 2:4, which has "The just shall live by faith". In Hebrew, it would be this: "צדיק באמונתו יחיה".
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* While the Roman Catholic Church does number the 10 commandments (specifically, commandments 2-10) differently than Protestant denominations do, they did not (as some Protestant pastors suggest) "remove" the commandment against making idols from the 10 commandments in order to justify the practice of venerating holy icons and statues. Rather, the commandment against idols is subsumed under the first commandment: ("You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve..." etc.). In fact, in sections 2129-2132 of the [[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church]], the part of the commandment that forbids the making and worship of idols is quoted and explained.
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* While the Roman Catholic Church does number the 10 commandments (specifically, commandments 2-10) differently than Protestant denominations do, they did not (as some Protestant pastors suggest) "remove" the commandment against making idols from the 10 commandments in order to justify the practice of venerating holy icons and statues. Rather, the commandment against idols (which is the 2nd commandment in the Protestant enumeration) is subsumed under the first commandment: commandment by Catholics: ("You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve..." etc.). In fact, in sections 2129-2132 of the [[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church]], the part of the commandment that forbids the making and worship of idols is quoted and explained.
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* While the Roman Catholic Church does number the 10 commandments (specifically, commandments 2-10) differently than Protestant denominations do, they did not (as some Protestant pastors suggest) "remove" the commandment against making idols from the 10 commandments in order to justify the practice of venerating holy icons and statues. Rather, the commandment against idols is subsumed under the first commandment: ("You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve... etc.). In fact, in sections 2129-2132 of the [[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church]], the part of the commandment that forbids the making and worship of idols is quoted and explained.
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* While the Roman Catholic Church does number the 10 commandments (specifically, commandments 2-10) differently than Protestant denominations do, they did not (as some Protestant pastors suggest) "remove" the commandment against making idols from the 10 commandments in order to justify the practice of venerating holy icons and statues. Rather, the commandment against idols is subsumed under the first commandment: ("You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve... " etc.). In fact, in sections 2129-2132 of the [[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church]], the part of the commandment that forbids the making and worship of idols is quoted and explained.
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* While the Roman Catholic Church does number the 10 commandments (specifically, commandments 2-10) differently than Protestant denominations do, they did not (as some Protestant pastors suggest) "remove" the commandment against making idols from the 10 commandments in order to justify the practice of venerating holy icons and statues. Rather, the commandment against idols is subsumed under the first commandment: ("You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve... etc.). In fact, in section 573 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the part of the commandment that forbids the making and worship of idols is quoted and explained.
** The Catholic numbering of the commandments still equals out to ten because they split a commandment that is regarded by Protestants as a single commandment. The Catholics regard the 9th commandment ("You shall not covet your neighbor's wife") as distinct from the 10th commandment, which forbids the coveting of a neighbor's property. The Catholic justification for this splitting is that it's an entirely different sin to covet someone's spouse than to covet someone's property.
** The Catholic numbering of the commandments still equals out to ten because they split a commandment that is regarded by Protestants as a single commandment. The Catholics regard the 9th commandment ("You shall not covet your neighbor's wife") as distinct from the 10th commandment, which forbids the coveting of a neighbor's property. The Catholic justification for this splitting is that it's an entirely different sin to covet someone's spouse than to covet someone's property.
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* While the Roman Catholic Church does number the 10 commandments (specifically, commandments 2-10) differently than Protestant denominations do, they did not (as some Protestant pastors suggest) "remove" the commandment against making idols from the 10 commandments in order to justify the practice of venerating holy icons and statues. Rather, the commandment against idols is subsumed under the first commandment: ("You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve... etc.). In fact, in section 573 sections 2129-2132 of the [[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church, Church]], the part of the commandment that forbids the making and worship of idols is quoted and explained.
** The Catholic numbering of the commandments still equals out to ten because they split a commandment that is regarded by Protestants as a single commandment.The Catholics regard the 9th commandment ("You shall not covet your neighbor's wife") as distinct from the 10th commandment, which forbids the coveting of a your neighbor's property. The Catholic justification for this splitting is that it's an entirely a completely different sin to covet someone's spouse than to covet someone's property.
** The Catholic numbering of the commandments still equals out to ten because they split a commandment that is regarded by Protestants as a single commandment.
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* While the Roman Catholic Church does number the 10 commandments (specifically, commandments 2-10) differently than Protestant denominations do, they did not (as some Protestant pastors suggest) "remove" the commandment against making idols from the 10 commandments in order to justify the practice of venerating holy icons and statues. Rather, the commandment against idols is subsumed under the first commandment: ("You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve... etc.). In fact, in section 573 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the part of the commandment that forbids the making and worship of idols is quoted and explained.
** The Catholic numbering of the commandments still equals out to ten because they split a commandment that is regarded by Protestants as a single commandment. The Catholics regard the 9th commandment ("You shall not covet your neighbor's wife") as distinct from the 10th commandment, which forbids the coveting of a neighbor's property. The Catholic justification for this splitting is that it's an entirely different sin to covet someone's spouse than to covet someone's property.
** The Catholic numbering of the commandments still equals out to ten because they split a commandment that is regarded by Protestants as a single commandment. The Catholics regard the 9th commandment ("You shall not covet your neighbor's wife") as distinct from the 10th commandment, which forbids the coveting of a neighbor's property. The Catholic justification for this splitting is that it's an entirely different sin to covet someone's spouse than to covet someone's property.
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*** In fact, wine in antiquity was probably MORE concentrated than it is now. Hence, in the Latin Catholic rite, the priest still adds water to the cup of wine before consecrating it. This is an ancient tradition which was even more necessary in the ancient world, because you didn't want to get people drunk at the liturgy.
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them." Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' ''UsefulNotes/Jesus'', as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother."
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them." Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' ''UsefulNotes/Jesus'', Jesus, as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother.each other."
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them." Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' UsefulNotes/Jesus, as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother."
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them." Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' UsefulNotes/Jesus, ''UsefulNotes/Jesus'', as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother."
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them." Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' UsefullNotes/Jesus, as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother."
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them." Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' UsefullNotes/Jesus, UsefulNotes/Jesus, as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother."
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them." Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' {{Jesus}}, as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother.
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them." Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' {{Jesus}}, UsefullNotes/Jesus, as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother."
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them."
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them."" Additionally, the "lamb" described ''isn't'' {{Jesus}}, as most people assume due to "The Lamb" being one His titles. The verse just means "natural enemies will make peace with eachother.
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* Genesis 3, which is about the Fall of Adam and Eve from Eden, is often summarized as "the Devil tricks Adam and Eve into eating an apple".
** Christian tradition states that Satan took the form of a snake, this is never specified in the chapter itself. However, a verse that suggests that Satan did take the form of a snake is Revelation 12:9, which says: "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
** It's also often said that the serpent had legs before God curses it for tricking Adam and Eve, but the text only states that afterwards he was cursed to crawl on his belly.
** The ''periy'' ("fruit") is never specified as an apple (the word though is hard to translate into English as it means any plant product -- fruit, grain, nuts, berries, edible leaves, etc.) -- the idea of it being an apple comes from the Latin word ''malus'', which means both "apple" and "evil"; the Apple of Discord by Eris, which led to the Judgment of Paris and UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar; and John Milton's Literature/ParadiseLost, an epic poem that states that the fruit was an apple. Whether the fruit is indeed an apple or not, the point is that Adam and Eve were told ''not'' to eat the fruit, they ate it anyway, ''and'' didn't own up to their error.
** Christian tradition states that Satan took the form of a snake, this is never specified in the chapter itself. However, a verse that suggests that Satan did take the form of a snake is Revelation 12:9, which says: "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
** It's also often said that the serpent had legs before God curses it for tricking Adam and Eve, but the text only states that afterwards he was cursed to crawl on his belly.
** The ''periy'' ("fruit") is never specified as an apple (the word though is hard to translate into English as it means any plant product -- fruit, grain, nuts, berries, edible leaves, etc.) -- the idea of it being an apple comes from the Latin word ''malus'', which means both "apple" and "evil"; the Apple of Discord by Eris, which led to the Judgment of Paris and UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar; and John Milton's Literature/ParadiseLost, an epic poem that states that the fruit was an apple. Whether the fruit is indeed an apple or not, the point is that Adam and Eve were told ''not'' to eat the fruit, they ate it anyway, ''and'' didn't own up to their error.
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* Nowhere does anyone say, "The lion shall lie down with the lamb". The closest (and that would be stretching it) is Isaiah 11:6, and it is as follows: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.
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* Neither the number of ''magoi'' that come to visit the baby Jesus nor their names are explicitly mentioned. Nor were the magi explicitly referred to as kings.
** Some early Christians (and the Western Church) think there were three magi because three types of gifts were offered. Those who do identify the magi as Gaspar, a king of India; Melchior a king of Persia; and Balthasar, a king of Arabia. On the other hand, some Eastern Churches lists up to twelve magi and have different names for the magi; the Syriac Church identifies three magi as Larvandad, Hormisdas, and Gushnasaph.
** The word "magi" referred to a Mediterranean perception of Zoroastrians (Persian monotheists who follow the prophet Zarathustra and the god Ahura Mazda) as skilled astrologers who could control the fates. The magi were referred to as "kings" because of prophecies in the Old Testament describing that the Messiah will be worshipped by kings. One of them is Psalm 72:10-11, which reads: "The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him."
** Some early Christians (and the Western Church) think there were three magi because three types of gifts were offered. Those who do identify the magi as Gaspar, a king of India; Melchior a king of Persia; and Balthasar, a king of Arabia. On the other hand, some Eastern Churches lists up to twelve magi and have different names for the magi; the Syriac Church identifies three magi as Larvandad, Hormisdas, and Gushnasaph.
** The word "magi" referred to a Mediterranean perception of Zoroastrians (Persian monotheists who follow the prophet Zarathustra and the god Ahura Mazda) as skilled astrologers who could control the fates. The magi were referred to as "kings" because of prophecies in the Old Testament describing that the Messiah will be worshipped by kings. One of them is Psalm 72:10-11, which reads: "The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him."
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** In a similar vein, many modern Christians often incorrectly refer to "Psalms chapter such-and-such" when it should be "the 21st Psalm" or "Psalm 21", as that particular book is not a series of chapters but a collection of songs.
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** In a similar vein, many modern Christians often incorrectly refer to "Psalms chapter such-and-such" 21" when it should be "the 21st Psalm" or "Psalm 21", as that particular book is not a series of chapters but a collection of songs.
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* The Bible never explicitly says suicide is a sin. While the Sixth Commandment does say "Thou Shalt Not Kill", it's clear from the Bible itself this isn't meant as a prohibition on absolutely all killing, as most of the heroes from the Bible kill quite a few people. The closest it comes is in Revelation 9:6, which says "And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them." suggesting people will try to commit sucide (or, at least, wish they were dead), but even this doesn't say sucide is a sin, just that it won't be effective in escaping the horrors of the end times.
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* The Bible never explicitly says suicide is a sin. While the Sixth Commandment does say "Thou Shalt Not Kill", it's clear from the Bible itself this isn't meant as a prohibition on absolutely all killing, as most of the heroes from the Bible kill quite a few people. The closest it comes is in Revelation 9:6, which says "And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them." suggesting people will try to commit sucide suicide (or, at least, wish they were dead), dead) to no avail, but even this doesn't say sucide suicide is a sin, just that it won't be effective in escaping the horrors of the end times.
