Dictionary Entries: G

• Gaash — Gaash is a biblical place in the hill country of Ephraim, associated with the burial area of Joshua and mentioned again in connect
• Gabbatha — Gabbatha is the name John gives to the stone pavement where Pilate sat in judgment over Jesus.
• Gabriel — Gabriel is a named angel in Scripture who serves as God’s messenger, especially in Daniel and Luke.
• Gad — A biblical proper name used for two main figures: Gad, son of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe of Gad, and Gad the prophet who serv
• Gadara — A city in the Decapolis east or southeast of the Sea of Galilee, associated in the Gospels with the region where Jesus delivered a
• Gadarene demoniac — The traditional label for the demon-possessed man whom Jesus delivered in the region of the Gerasenes or Gadarenes. The account hi
• Gaius — A New Testament personal name borne by several men, including a companion of Paul and the Gaius addressed in 3 John.
• Galatia — A region of Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey, associated with Paul’s missionary work and with the churches addressed in Galatians
• Galatians — Galatians is a Pauline New Testament letter that defends justification by faith and freedom from law-based righteousness.
• Galbanum — Galbanum is an aromatic gum resin used as one ingredient in the sacred incense prescribed for tabernacle worship.
• Galeed — The heap of stones Jacob named as a witness to his covenant boundary with Laban in Genesis 31.
• Galilean ministry — The period of Jesus’ public ministry centered in Galilee, marked by preaching the kingdom of God, teaching His disciples, and perf
• Galilee — The northern region of Israel where much of Jesus’ public ministry took place.
• Galilee of the Gentiles — A biblical designation for the northern region of Galilee, emphasizing its borderland character and contact with Gentile populatio
• Galileo Affair — The Galileo Affair was the seventeenth-century conflict surrounding Galileo Galilei, heliocentrism, church authority, and the inte
• Gall — A biblical term for bitterness, poison, or a bitter substance; in the crucifixion accounts, it refers to the bitter drink offered
• Gallio — Gallio was the Roman proconsul of Achaia before whom Paul was brought in Corinth. He dismissed the case as an internal Jewish disp
• Gallio Inscription — An extra-biblical inscription associated with Gallio, the Roman proconsul mentioned in Acts, used as a historical anchor for Paul’
• Gamaliel — Gamaliel was a respected Pharisee and teacher of the law in Jerusalem. In Acts he advised caution about the apostles, and Paul say
• Gammadim — An obscure term in Ezekiel 27:11, likely referring to warriors, guards, or a military contingent associated with Tyre; its exact i
• Garden — In Scripture, a garden is a cultivated place that can symbolize life, provision, beauty, fruitfulness, and fellowship with God. Ed
• Garden of Eden — The Garden of Eden was the place God planted as the first home for Adam and Eve. Scripture presents it as the setting of humanity’
• Garden Tomb — A Jerusalem tomb traditionally identified by some Christians as the burial place of Jesus, though the identification is disputed a
• Garden Tomb / Church of the Holy Sepulchre — Two Jerusalem sites traditionally associated with Jesus’ burial and resurrection. Scripture affirms the burial and empty tomb, but
• Gargashites — Variant spelling of Girgashites, a Canaanite people group named in biblical lists of the nations in the land before Israel’s conqu
• GARMENT — A garment is literal clothing in Scripture, but it also often functions as a symbol of identity, status, purity, mourning, shame,
• Garments — Garments in Scripture include ordinary clothing, priestly vestments, and symbolic clothing imagery used to express holiness, shame
• Gate — A gate is a literal entrance in Scripture, and it is also used as an image of access, security, public judgment, worship, and the
• Gates as civic/legal center — In the Old Testament world, a city gate often functioned as a public place for legal, commercial, and civic business, where elders
• Gates of Hades — A biblical image for the power of death and the realm of the dead. In Matthew 16:18, Jesus promises that these powers will not ove
• Gath — Gath was a major Philistine city in the Old Testament, especially associated with Goliath and with David’s time among the Philisti
• Gath-Hepher — A town in the territory of Zebulun, remembered as the hometown of the prophet Jonah.
• Gath-Rimmon — A biblical Levitical town named in the allotment lists of Joshua and Chronicles.
• Gaulanitis — Gaulanitis was a historical district east of the Sea of Galilee, associated with the wider Bashan/Golan region in later usage.
• Gaza — A major Philistine city on the southwestern edge of Canaan, often mentioned in Israel’s conflicts with the Philistines and especia
• Gazelle — A gazelle is a swift wild animal mentioned in Scripture, often in poetic or descriptive imagery.
• Geba — Geba was a town in Benjamin in the Old Testament, often mentioned as a boundary marker and as a setting for military and administr
• Gebal — A biblical place name that appears in Ezekiel 27:9 and Psalm 83:7, likely referring to a Phoenician city in one passage and possib
• Gebim — A biblical place name mentioned in Isaiah 10:31 in a list of locations touched by the Assyrian advance toward Jerusalem.
• Gedaliah — Gedaliah was the Babylonian-appointed governor over the remnant in Judah after Jerusalem fell. He urged the people to live peacefu
• Gehenna — Gehenna is the New Testament term Jesus used for the place of final judgment and punishment of the wicked, drawing on the Valley o
• Geliloth — Geliloth is a biblical place name in Joshua’s boundary description for Benjamin. Its exact location is uncertain, but it is clearl
• Gemara — Gemara is the later rabbinic discussion and analysis that, together with the Mishnah, forms the Talmud.
• Gemariah — Gemariah is a biblical personal name borne by at least two men in the Old Testament, especially figures mentioned in Jeremiah. It
• Gender and sexuality — A theological term for Scripture’s teaching about male and female identity, embodied human life, marriage, singleness, and sexual
• Gender roles — A modern theological term for the responsibilities and patterns of relationship for men and women as understood from Scripture, es
• genealogy — A genealogy is a record of family descent. In Scripture, genealogies trace lineage, preserve covenant history, and sometimes highl
• General Call — The outward gospel invitation proclaimed broadly to all who hear it, calling them to repent and believe in Christ.
• General Epistles — The General Epistles are New Testament letters addressed to broader audiences rather than to one specific church. They usually ref
• general revelation — General revelation is God's witness to Himself in creation, providence, and human conscience.
• Generation — A generation is a group of people living at roughly the same time, a line of descent, or—in some passages—a morally described clas
• Generative grammar — Generative grammar is a linguistic theory that explains how a limited set of rules can generate the well-formed sentences of a lan
• Generic Theism — Generic theism is belief that some god or divine reality exists, without identifying that deity in specifically biblical terms. It
• generosity — Generosity is openhanded giving that reflects trust in God and love for others.
• Genesis — Genesis is the first book of the Bible, telling of creation, fall, flood, nations, and the patriarchs.
• Genesis Apocryphon — A nonbiblical Jewish work from the Dead Sea Scrolls that retells and expands parts of Genesis. It is useful as background for Seco
• Genetic Fallacy — The genetic fallacy is the error of judging a claim as true or false mainly because of where it came from rather than whether it i
• Geneva Bible — A major English Bible translation first published in 1560, influential among English-speaking Protestants for its readability, stu
• Genitive uses — The various functions of the Greek genitive case in biblical interpretation, such as possession, source, description, relationship
• Genres — Genres are the main literary forms found in Scripture, such as narrative, poetry, prophecy, wisdom, Gospel, epistle, and apocalypt
• Gentile — In the Bible, a Gentile is a person from the nations other than Israel. The term often marks the distinction between Jews and non-
• Gentile Christianity — The growth and character of the Christian church among non-Jewish peoples, especially the New Testament inclusion of Gentile belie
• Gentile Inclusion — Gentile inclusion is the New Testament teaching that non-Jews are welcomed into God’s saving people through faith in Jesus Christ,
• Gentile Mission — Gentile mission is the New Testament outreach of the gospel to non-Jewish peoples. It reflects God’s purpose in Christ to bring sa
• Gentiles — Gentiles are the nations outside ethnic Israel.
• Gentiles in the OT — In the Old Testament, “Gentiles” are the nations other than Israel. They are often portrayed as outside Israel’s covenant life, ye
• gentleness — Gentleness is strength governed by humility, patience, and self-restraint.
• Genubath — Genubath was the son of Hadad the Edomite and was raised in Pharaoh’s household in Egypt. He appears briefly in 1 Kings 11 as part
• Geocentricity — Geocentricity is the view or model that places the earth at the center of the cosmos or the solar system. It is primarily a histor
• Ger Toshav — Ger Toshav is a later Jewish legal category for a resident non-Israelite living under Israelite jurisdiction without full covenant
• Gerah — A gerah was a small ancient Hebrew unit of weight and monetary value, defined in Scripture as one-twentieth of a shekel.
• Gerar — Gerar is a biblical place in southern Canaan, associated in Genesis with Abraham, Isaac, and Abimelech.
• Gerasenes — The people or district associated with the region east of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus healed a demon-oppressed man and sent the
• German Liberal Theology — A modern Protestant theological movement, especially associated with German scholarship, that sought to reinterpret Christianity i
• Gershom — An Old Testament proper name borne by more than one person, including Moses’ son Gershom.
• Geshur — Geshur was a small Aramean kingdom or district northeast of the Sea of Galilee in Old Testament times, known especially for its co
• Geshurites — An Old Testament people associated with the region of Geshur near Bashan, east or northeast of the Sea of Galilee.
• Gethsemane — Gethsemane is the garden or olive grove on the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed in anguish before His arrest. It is remembered f
• Gethsemane prayer — Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane before His arrest, in which He asks that the cup pass from Him yet submits fully to the
• Gezer — Gezer was an important Canaanite city and later Israelite location in the Shephelah near the coastal plain. Scripture mentions it
• Gezer calendar — An ancient Hebrew inscription from Gezer that lists seasonal agricultural activities. It is valuable Old Testament background, but
• Gezerah shavah — Gezerah shavah is a rabbinic interpretive rule that links passages by a shared word or expression in order to draw an analogy betw
• Gibeah — Gibeah is a biblical place-name, literally meaning “hill,” used for more than one location in the Old Testament. The best-known Gi
• Gibeon — A major biblical city in Benjamin, known for the Gibeonite treaty with Joshua and for later events involving Israel’s worship and
• Gibeonites — A Canaanite people associated with Gibeon who secured a treaty with Israel by deception in Joshua’s day. Their account highlights
• Gideon — Gideon was an Israelite judge whom God used to deliver Israel from Midian in the period of the judges. His story highlights God's
• Gideon's fleece — A phrase from Judges 6:36–40 describing Gideon’s request for confirming signs from God with a fleece of wool before battle. It is
• Gift — In Scripture, a gift is something freely given, either by God in grace or by people in generosity, worship, or service.
• Gift lists — A modern label for the New Testament passages that list spiritual gifts and ministries given by the Holy Spirit for the church’s g
• Gifts & Ministry — The Spirit-given abilities and service roles God gives believers to build up the church, serve others, and glorify Christ.
• Gifts, Spiritual — Spirit-given abilities, ministries, and empowerments given to believers for serving Christ and building up the church.
• Gihon — A biblical place-name used for one of the rivers associated with Eden in Genesis 2 and for the spring near Jerusalem.
• Gihon Spring — The principal ancient spring of Jerusalem, located on the eastern side of the City of David, and best known in Scripture as the pl
• Gilead — Gilead is a biblical region east of the Jordan River, known for its hill country, pastureland, and references to healing balm.
• Gileadites — The Gileadites were Israelites associated with the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River, especially among the tribes of Gad,
• Gilgal — Gilgal is a biblical place-name, best known as Israel’s first camp in Canaan after crossing the Jordan.
• Girdle — A girdle is a belt or sash worn around the waist in biblical times. It secured clothing and could also signal readiness, strength,
• Girl — Common-language term for a female child or young woman; in Bible usage it is usually handled under Damsel or related family terms.
• Gittite — A Gittite is a person from Gath, a Philistine city.
• Gittith — A Hebrew musical or liturgical term appearing in the headings of Psalms 8, 81, and 84. Its exact meaning is uncertain, but it like
• Giza — Giza is a major archaeological site in Egypt, best known for the pyramid complex near modern Cairo. It is useful as ancient Near E
• Gladness — Gladness is a joyful response of the heart to God's goodness, salvation, and blessing. In Scripture it is often expressed in worsh
• Glass — Glass appears in Scripture mainly as an image, not as a major doctrine. It can suggest clarity, reflection, brilliance, and the ra
• Gleaning laws — Old Testament laws requiring landowners to leave the edges and leftovers of harvest for the poor and vulnerable to gather.
• Global missions — The church’s worldwide work of proclaiming the gospel, making disciples, planting churches, and strengthening believers among all
• Gloria in Excelsis — A traditional Christian hymn of praise whose title means “Glory to God in the highest,” taken from the angels’ song in Luke 2:14.
• Glorification — Glorification is the final transformation of believers into full Christlikeness.
• glorified body — The glorified body is the transformed resurrection body believers will receive in the final renewal.
• glory — Glory refers to the radiant worth, splendor, and weightiness of God's being and works.
• Glory of God — The glory of God is the visible and invisible display of who God is in his majesty, holiness, power, and worth. Scripture speaks o
• gloss — A gloss is a brief explanation or translation of a word or phrase.
• Gluttony — Gluttony is the sinful excess of eating or drinking that reflects lack of self-control and disordered desire. Scripture treats it
• Gnashing of Teeth — A biblical idiom for intense anguish, rage, or bitter remorse; in Jesus’ judgment sayings it commonly marks the misery of exclusio
• Gnosticism — Gnosticism is a broad label for ancient religious-philosophical movements that treated secret knowledge as the path to salvation a
• Goad — A goad is a pointed stick used to prod and guide animals. In Scripture it is used both as a farm tool and as a figure for sharp co
• Goat — A common biblical animal that also appears in sacrificial and figurative contexts. Depending on the passage, goats may be literal
• Goat and Scapegoat — The scapegoat was the goat in Leviticus 16 on which Israel’s sins were confessed and then symbolically carried away from the camp.
• Goblet — A goblet is a drinking vessel—a cup or bowl used for serving liquids. In Scripture it appears in ordinary, royal, and sometimes sa
• God — God is the one true, self-existent Creator who rules over all things in perfect holiness, wisdom, and love.
• God as light — “God is light” is a biblical way of describing God’s perfect holiness, truth, and purity. It teaches that there is no darkness, ev
• God of the Gaps — “God of the gaps” refers to explaining something by appealing to God mainly where current scientific knowledge seems incomplete. C
• God the Father — God the Father is the first person of the Trinity, eternally distinct from the Son and the Holy Spirit yet fully one God with them
• God's Nature — God's nature means what God is in Himself - the self-existent God who depends on nothing.
• God's presence — God's presence is the reality that God is truly with his creation and especially with his people. Scripture speaks of both God's u
• God-fearers — God-fearers are Gentiles attracted to Israel's God and synagogue life without full proselyte conversion.
• Godhead — The Godhead means the full divine being of God, especially as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• Godliness — Godliness is a life of reverent devotion to God that shows itself in obedient, holy conduct. In Scripture it refers to practical p
• Godly Sorrow — Godly sorrow is grief over sin that is shaped by reverence for God and leads to repentance. Scripture contrasts it with worldly so
• Gog — Gog is the name of a hostile figure in Ezekiel 38–39 and a symbolic end-times enemy in Revelation 20:8. Scripture presents Gog as
• GOG/MAGOG — Biblical names for hostile powers or peoples that oppose God’s rule and God’s people, appearing in Ezekiel 38–39 and again in Reve
• Golan — Golan is a biblical city in Bashan east of the Jordan River, named in Scripture as one of Israel’s cities of refuge.
• Gold — Gold is a precious metal frequently mentioned in Scripture as a sign of wealth, beauty, royal splendor, and sacred craftsmanship.
• Gold, Silver, and Bronze — A biblical motif of precious and durable metals used literally for wealth, sacred furnishings, royal display, and sometimes as sym
• Golden Calf — The Golden Calf is the idol Israel made at Sinai while Moses was on the mountain. It stands as a major biblical example of idolatr
• Golgotha — Golgotha is the place outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. The Gospels explain the name as meaning “Place of a Skull.”
• Goliath — Goliath was the Philistine champion from Gath whom David defeated in battle. His fall shows the Lord’s power to save His people th
• Gomorrah — A city of the Jordan plain destroyed by God alongside Sodom, remembered in Scripture as an example of divine judgment on grave wic
• Good (goodness) — Goodness refers to what is morally right, fitting, and genuinely beneficial. In Christian thought, what is truly good is grounded
• Good Shepherd — “Good Shepherd” is a title Jesus uses for Himself in John 10, presenting Him as the true shepherd who knows, leads, protects, and
• Good works — Good works are actions that conform to God’s moral will and express love, obedience, mercy, and holiness. In biblical teaching, th
• Goodness — Goodness means God is perfectly kind, pure, and beneficial in all He is and does.
• Gospel — The gospel is the good news of what God has done in Christ.
• Gospel genre — The Gospel genre is the literary form of the four canonical Gospels: Spirit-inspired narratives that present the person, teaching,
• Gospel of John — The fourth canonical Gospel, presenting Jesus Christ as the eternal Word and Son of God, written so that readers may believe and h
• Gospel of Judas — An ancient non-canonical writing associated with Gnostic teaching, not part of the New Testament and not authoritative for Christi
• Gospel of Peter — An early non-canonical Christian writing that retells parts of Jesus’ passion, burial, and resurrection narratives.
• Gospel of Philip — An early non-canonical Christian writing often associated with Valentinian or Gnostic circles. It is not part of Protestant Script
• Gospel of Thomas — A noncanonical early Christian sayings collection attributed to Jesus. It is useful for historical background but does not have bi
• Gospels, Synoptic — The Synoptic Gospels are Matthew, Mark, and Luke, so called because they present Jesus’ ministry in a broadly similar sequence and
• Gothic version — An early translation of parts of the Bible into Gothic, traditionally associated with the fourth-century bishop Ulfilas (Wulfila).
• Gourd — The plant God appointed to grow over Jonah for shade and then caused to wither, serving the theological point of Jonah 4.
• governance — Governance refers to God's wise rule and ordering of creation and history.
• Government — Civil government is the public exercise of authority in society under God’s sovereign rule. Scripture presents it as a limited ins
• Government and Law — Biblical teaching on human civil authority and legal order under God’s sovereignty, along with God’s law as the higher standard of
• Government of the Church — The ordered leadership, oversight, and discipline of the church under the authority of Christ and according to Scripture.
• Grace — Grace is God's undeserved favor and active help given to sinners through Christ.
• Grain — Grain is a staple crop in Scripture, used for food, offerings, and as a sign of God’s provision or judgment.
• Grain offering — The grain offering was an Old Testament sacrifice of fine flour, oil, and frankincense presented to the Lord. It expressed worship
• Grammar — Grammar is the system of rules and patterns that governs how a language expresses meaning. In Bible study, it helps readers unders
• grammatical-historical method — An approach to Bible interpretation that seeks the meaning intended by the words, grammar, literary form, and historical setting o
• Grapes — A common biblical fruit associated with vineyards, harvest, wine, blessing, and fruitfulness. In Scripture, grapes are usually lit
• Grapevine — A grapevine is the plant that produces grapes and wine. In Scripture it is also a common image of fruitfulness, covenant blessing,
• Grass — A common biblical image of human frailty and brief-lived earthly beauty, while also referring simply to ordinary vegetation and pa
• Grasshopper — A grasshopper is an insect mentioned in Scripture both literally and in figurative comparisons that highlight smallness, frailty,
• gratitude — Gratitude is thankful recognition of God’s gifts expressed in worship, contentment, and obedience.
• Grave — The grave is the place where a dead body is buried; in Scripture it can also, depending on context, refer more broadly to death or
• Grave goods — Objects buried with the dead in some ancient cultures, such as pottery, jewelry, tools, or food. This is archaeological background
• Great Awakening — The Great Awakening was a series of evangelical revival movements, especially in Britain and North America, marked by urgent preac
• Great Bible — A major English Bible translation first published in 1539 and authorized for public reading in the Church of England.
• Great Commission — The Great Commission is Jesus’ command to His disciples to make disciples of all nations. It includes going, baptizing, and teachi
• Great Supper — The banquet in Jesus’ parable in Luke 14:15–24, used to picture God’s gracious invitation to His kingdom and the danger of refusin
• great tribulation — The great tribulation is a period of extraordinary distress, testing, and divine judgment associated with the end of the age.
• Great White Throne — The Great White Throne is the scene of final judgment described in Revelation 20:11–15. It refers to God’s decisive judgment of th
• Greatness of God — The greatness of God means God is infinitely above all creation in worth, glory, power, and majesty.
• Greco-Roman pantheon — The Greco-Roman pantheon is the collection of gods and goddesses worshiped in ancient Greek and Roman religion. In Bible study, it
• Greco-Roman world — Greco-Roman world is the wider cultural and political setting of the New Testament era.
• Greece — Greece is the Greek world and its people as they appear in Scripture, especially in the New Testament setting of Hellenistic cultu
• greed — Greed is disordered desire for more that turns the heart away from trust in God and love of neighbor.
• Greek — Greek can refer to the Greek people, the Greek language, or, in some New Testament contexts, Gentiles as distinct from Jews. It is
• Greek Alphabet and Writing — The Greek alphabet and its written conventions, especially Koine Greek in the New Testament era. This is biblical language backgro
• Greek Apologists and Theologians — Early Greek-speaking Christian writers who defended the faith and helped explain orthodox teaching in the centuries after the New
• Greek Fathers — Early Christian teachers and writers of the Greek-speaking church whose works helped shape patristic theology, especially in the e
• Greek inscriptions — Ancient texts engraved or written in Greek on durable materials such as stone, metal, pottery, or walls.
• Greek Language — Koine Greek was the common language in which the New Testament was written and a major medium for communication across the first-c
• Greek mystery religions — Ancient Greek and Greco-Roman initiation cults marked by secrecy, ritual participation, and promises of religious benefit. They ar
• Greek philosophy — Greek philosophy is the body of ancient Greek thought about reality, knowledge, ethics, and the good life. In Bible study, it refe
• Greeks — In the New Testament, Greeks usually refers to ethnic Greeks or, more broadly, Gentiles associated with Greek language and culture
• Green Tree — A biblical phrase for a living, flourishing tree, and in some passages a setting associated with idolatrous worship under trees.
• Gregory of Nazianzus — A fourth-century bishop and theologian of the early church, remembered for defending the full deity of Christ and the Holy Spirit
• Gregory of Nyssa — A fourth-century Christian bishop and theologian, and one of the Cappadocian Fathers, who helped defend Nicene Trinitarian doctrin
• Gregory the Great — Gregory the Great (Gregory I) was bishop of Rome from AD 590 to 604 and a major influence on Western church history, pastoral lead
• grief — Grief is the sorrow of loss expressed in lament, longing, and hope before God.
• Grieving and quenching the Spirit — Two related New Testament warnings: believers should not sin in ways that grieve the Holy Spirit, nor resist or suppress his scrip
• grieving the Spirit — Grieving the Spirit means acting in ways that oppose the Holy Spirit's holy work and presence.
• Grinding — The ordinary biblical task of crushing grain into flour with a handmill or millstone; also used in a few figurative or judgment se
• Grove — In older Bible translations, “grove” often refers not to trees but to an idolatrous object or cult site associated with Asherah wo
• Growth of the episcopate — The historical development by which many post-apostolic churches came to be governed by a single bishop over local elders or presb
• Guard — A guard is a person assigned to watch, protect, restrain, or keep custody. In Scripture, the word also appears in figurative langu
• guidance — Guidance is God's directing of His people in truth, wisdom, and obedient living.
• guile — Guile is deceitful intent or dishonest speech used to mislead others. In Scripture it is treated as sinful and contrary to truthfu
• guilt — Guilt is real liability before God for sin and wrongdoing.
• Guilt feelings — Guilt feelings are a person's emotional sense of guilt, which may or may not perfectly match actual moral guilt.
• Guilt offering — The guilt offering was an Old Testament sacrifice prescribed for certain sins that required both atonement before God and restitut
• Guilt or Trespass Offering — An Old Testament sacrifice for certain offenses that incurred guilt and often required restitution. It addressed both offense befo
• Gush Halav — A Galilean town known from later Jewish and Roman-era history, especially in connection with the First Jewish Revolt.
• Gutter — Older English wording likely referring to the "water shaft" in David’s capture of Jerusalem.
• Mark, Gospel of — The Gospel of Mark is the second canonical Gospel, presenting Jesus Christ’s ministry, death, and resurrection in a fast-moving na
• Mount Gerizim — Mount Gerizim is a mountain near Shechem in central Israel associated with covenant blessing in the Old Testament and with Samarit
• Parable of the Good Samaritan — Jesus’ parable in Luke 10:25–37 about a Samaritan who shows practical mercy to a wounded stranger, teaching that true neighbor lov
• Philistine Pentapolis — The Philistine Pentapolis is the traditional name for the five principal Philistine city-states: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Gath, and
• Western Schism — The Western Schism was the late medieval crisis in which rival claimants to the papacy divided Western Christendom, chiefly betwee