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Jericho
Jericho was (and still is) a city about 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of the Dead Sea. Jericho was built around several fresh water springs which were used to irrigate the desert and turn it into useable, fertile land. As a result traders often passed through Jericho.
Just before the time of Jesus, Herod the Great rebuilt several old Roman palaces there as well as building 3 new ones, complete with swimming pools and extensive gardens. However, not everyone in Jericho was wealthy and the contrast between the wealth of the Romans and the poverty of the blind and the lepers would have been very obvious in Jericho.
Jericho is mentioned several times in the Christian Scriptures. Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-8) was a tax collector there and Bartimaus was healed there (Mark 10:46-52 and Matthew 20:29-34).
Jericho was (and still is) a city about 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of the Dead Sea. Jericho was built around several fresh water springs which were used to irrigate the desert and turn it into useable, fertile land. As a result traders often passed through Jericho.
Just before the time of Jesus, Herod the Great rebuilt several old Roman palaces there as well as building 3 new ones, complete with swimming pools and extensive gardens. However, not everyone in Jericho was wealthy and the contrast between the wealth of the Romans and the poverty of the blind and the lepers would have been very obvious in Jericho.
Jericho is mentioned several times in the Christian Scriptures. Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-8) was a tax collector there and Bartimaus was healed there (Mark 10:46-52 and Matthew 20:29-34).
Jesse
Jesse /ˈdʒɛsi/ or Yishai (Hebrew: יִשַׁי – Yišay,[meaning "King" or "God exists" or "God's gift"] is a figure described in the Bible as the father of David, who became the king of the Israelites, and grandson of Boaz in the book of Ruth. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" (Ben Yishai). Jesse is both father of King David and ancestor of Christ.
Jesse /ˈdʒɛsi/ or Yishai (Hebrew: יִשַׁי – Yišay,[meaning "King" or "God exists" or "God's gift"] is a figure described in the Bible as the father of David, who became the king of the Israelites, and grandson of Boaz in the book of Ruth. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" (Ben Yishai). Jesse is both father of King David and ancestor of Christ.
Jesse Tree
The Jesse Tree or Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which arises from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David and is the original use of the family tree as a schematic representation of a genealogy. It originates in a passage in the biblical Book of Isaiah which describes metaphorically the descent of the Messiah, and is accepted by Christians as referring to Jesus. The various figures depicted in the lineage of Jesus are drawn from those names listed in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke.
The Jesse Tree or Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which arises from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David and is the original use of the family tree as a schematic representation of a genealogy. It originates in a passage in the biblical Book of Isaiah which describes metaphorically the descent of the Messiah, and is accepted by Christians as referring to Jesus. The various figures depicted in the lineage of Jesus are drawn from those names listed in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke.
Jew / Jewish
Jew or Jewish was originally a tribal definition meaning a member of the tribe of Judah (Hebrew Yehudi), the substantive remaining Israelite tribe after the disappearance of the Northern Kingdom around 720 BCE.
Jew or Jewish was originally a tribal definition meaning a member of the tribe of Judah (Hebrew Yehudi), the substantive remaining Israelite tribe after the disappearance of the Northern Kingdom around 720 BCE.
Joseph
Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary of Nazareth and foster-father of Jesus of Nazareth.Very little is known of him except that he was "a righteous man" (Mat 1:19) and that he obeyed God's instructions regarding Mary and the birth of Jesus. The Gospels do not present Joseph with any recorded speech, all information is provided by the Gospel narrator.
Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary of Nazareth and foster-father of Jesus of Nazareth.Very little is known of him except that he was "a righteous man" (Mat 1:19) and that he obeyed God's instructions regarding Mary and the birth of Jesus. The Gospels do not present Joseph with any recorded speech, all information is provided by the Gospel narrator.