Ideas for Lent
Created on March 28th, 2011
WILDERNESS
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WILDERNESS [hbf@r:xf khorbah, NwOmy#$iy: yeshimon, rb@fd:mi midhbar, hbfrF(j )aravah, hyF,ci tsiyah, hdE#f& sadheh, hmfmf#;$ shemamah, w%ht@o tohu; e1rhmoj…
TEMPTATION OF JESUS
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TEMPTATION OF JESUS. Accounts of Jesus’ temptation or “testing” (see TEMPT, TEMPTATION) appear only in the three Synoptic Gospels (Matt 4:1-11 Matt 4:1…
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