Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT. Fr. Tadros Yacoub Maiaty.
ARK OF THE COVENANT — (Heb. אֲרוֹן הַבְּרִית, אֲרוֹן הָעֲדוּת (aron ha berit, aron ha [i]ʿedut[/i]), the chest which stood in the Holy of Holies, and in which the tables of the covenant were kept. Designations The modifying phrases qualifying the word ark are numerous … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ark of the Covenant — The Ark of the Covenant (). Rashi and some Midrashim suggest that there were two arks a temporary one made by Moses, and a later one made by Bezalel.Hertz 1936] The Biblical account relates that during the trip of the Israelites, the Ark was… … Wikipedia
Ark II — Infobox Television show name = Ark II caption = Cover of the Ark II DVD set genre = Science Fiction country = USA language = English num seasons = 1 num episodes = 15 producer = Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer network = CBS first aired = September 11 … Wikipedia
Ark — Noah s ark, a building of gopher wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high (Gen. 6:14 16); an oblong floating house of three stories, with a door in the side and a window in the roof. It was 100 years… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
ark — The English translates two unrelated Hebrew nouns: 1) The first is that of the vessel of three storeys in which Noah and his family and animals were accommodated during the Flood [[➝ flood]]. This legend of Gen. 6–9 is similar to, and was perhaps … Dictionary of the Bible
HMS Ark Royal (1587) — HMS Ark Royal was an English galleon, originally ordered for Sir Walter Raleigh and later purchased by the crown for service in the Royal Navy. She was used as the English flagship in a number of engagements, including the battles that resulted… … Wikipedia
Order of the Throne — The Order of the Throne (Arabic: Wissam al Arch, French: Ordre du Trône) is a state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco awarded for distinguished services of a civil or military nature. The Order was instituted on on 16 May 1963 by King Hassan… … Wikipedia
Line of succession to the Albanian throne — The Albanian monarchy was overthrown in 1939 when King Zog fled the country following an invasion by Mussolini s Italy. The pretender and head of the House of Zogu since the death of King Zog in 1961 is Zog s son Leka, Crown Prince of Albania,… … Wikipedia
Line of succession to the Iranian throne — The Iranian Monarchy was overthrown following the Islamic Revolution in 1979 with the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi going into exile. Line of succession to the Pahlavi claimUnder the Pahlavi Dynasty the law of succession stated the Shah must profess … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
