Word: prophetic
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...Wiesel embarked upon a spirited discourse upon the strange prophet Hosea, whom God commanded to marry a prostitute. Why would God require such an unseemly thing...
...center is the tip of Mount Moriah, where God tested Abraham by demanding the sacrifice of his son Isaac. That rock is where some scholars believe the Ark of the Covenant sat. But it also lies beneath the golden Dome of the Rock, the spot where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended into heaven and back. The main mosque in the compound is al-Aqsa--also 1,300 years old. More sacred to Muslims than any place except Mecca and Medina, the Mount is the single most holy spot for Jews as well. Rabbi Haim Richman, who works...
Nathan? Bennett, a devout Roman Catholic, knew that Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew deeply immersed in the Bible, did not need to be reminded that Nathan was the prophet sent by God to upbraid King David for inappropriate behavior with Bathsheba. "I thought [Lieberman] was the closest thing in the Senate to an Old Testament prophet," says Bennett...
...poor Joe. A prophet is not without honor save at his own convention. But then the Democrats have a complicated relationship with the entertainment community at this convention, having taken a Hollywood-bashing tack in the backyard of the folks who not only bankroll their campaigns but, through the "Man From Hope" video, helped craft the public image of the President, who's looking more attractive with every day that Al Gore spends in the spotlight...
...built atop the ruins of other all-important shrines, fueling one of the most fraught territorial disputes in human history. Atop the ruins of the Jews' Great Temple, which according to Jewish prophecy must be rebuilt to welcome the Messiah, stands the Al Aqsa mosque, the site of the Prophet Mohammed's ascension to heaven and the third holiest site in Islam...