ransomed (verb)

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• 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

• Redemption in the Old Testament — • Strictly deliverance by payment of a price or ransom, or simply deliverance by power, as from oppression, violence, or captivity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Redemption in the Old Testament     Redemp …   Catholic encyclopedia

• ransom — I UK [ˈræns(ə)m] / US [ˈrænsəm] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms ransom : singular ransom plural ransoms the amount of money that someone wants to be paid before they will let a person who they are keeping prisoner go free Her kidnappers… …   English dictionary

• ran´som|er — ran|som «RAN suhm», noun, verb. –n. 1. the price paid or demanded before a captive is set free: »The robber chief held the travelers prisoners for ransom. 2. a ransoming; redemption, as of a prisoner, slave, or captured goods, for a price. 3. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• ran|som — «RAN suhm», noun, verb. –n. 1. the price paid or demanded before a captive is set free: »The robber chief held the travelers prisoners for ransom. 2. a ransoming; redemption, as of a prisoner, slave, or captured goods, for a price. 3. a means of… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Anathema —    Anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the form of the word is anath(ee)ma, once in plural used in the Greek New Testament, in Luke 21:5, where it is rendered gifts. In the LXX.… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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