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Remphan. Remphan (also spelled Rephan; Koinē Greek: Ῥαιφάν) is a word mentioned by Stephen at the time of his death in the Book of Acts 7:43 in the New Testament referring to an object of idolatrous worship: Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will ...
Rosenzweig's major work is The Star of Redemption (first published in 1921). It is a description of the relationships between God, humanity, and the world, as they are connected by creation, revelation and redemption. If one makes a diagram with God at the top, and the World and the Self below, the inter-relationships generate a Star of David ...
Plate 11 of the engravings, detail of centre image. William Blake 's Illustrations of the Book of Job primarily refers to a series of twenty-two engraved prints (published 1826) by Blake illustrating the biblical Book of Job. It also refers to two earlier sets of watercolours by Blake on the same subject (1806 and 1821).
Opora. In Greek and Roman mythology, Sirius[a] is the god and personification of the star Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, also known as the Dog Star, the most prominent star in the constellation Canis Major (the Greater Dog). [1] In ancient texts, Sirius is portrayed as the scorching bringer of the summer heatwaves, who intensifies ...
PSR B1509−58 is a pulsar approximately 17,000 light-years away in the constellation of Circinus discovered by the Einstein X-Ray Observatory in 1982. [ 2 ] It appears approximately 1,700 years old, [ 3 ] and it sits in a nebula that spans about 150 light years. [ 4 ] NASA described the star as "a rapidly spinning neutron star which is spewing ...
Paradiso. (Dante) Paradiso (Italian: [paraˈdiːzo]; Italian for "Paradise" or "Heaven") is the third and final part of Dante 's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and the Purgatorio. It is an allegory telling of Dante's journey through Heaven, guided by Beatrice, who symbolises theology.
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis of which The Creation of Adam is the best known, the hands of God and Adam being reproduced in countless imitations.
Perses, Pallas. Consort. Eos. Offspring. Boreas, Notus, Zephyrus, Eosphorus, Astraea. In Greek mythology, Astraeus (/ əˈstriːəs /) or Astraios (Ancient Greek: Ἀστραῖος means "starry" [1]) is an astrological deity. Some also associate him with the winds, as he is the father of the four Anemoi (wind deities), by his wife, Eos.