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In times of persecution, when the Hebrews were unable to wear [[Phylactery]] or other amulets or identifying symbols, they did tie about their hands a red thread to put them in mind of the blood of the covenant of the Law. | In times of persecution, when the Hebrews were unable to wear [[Phylactery]] or other amulets or identifying symbols, they did tie about their hands a red thread to put them in mind of the blood of the covenant of the Law. | ||
Touching the name, Moses called Ti-Taphoth, which has many etymologies, however, was used in ancient rites and for many different interpretations. The Septuagint (The ancient Greek translation of the Jewish scriptures. An old testament source for early Christians. Credible proof for Messianic prophecy) translates them as immovable ornaments. The Rabbines call them Tephilim, prayer ornaments.<ref>Moses and Aaron: Civil And Ecclesiastical Rites, Used By The Ancient Hebrewes, by Thomas Godwin</ref> . | Touching the name, Moses called Ti-Taphoth, which has many etymologies, however, was used in ancient rites and for many different interpretations. The Septuagint (The ancient Greek translation of the Jewish scriptures. An old testament source for early Christians. Credible proof for Messianic prophecy) translates them as "immovable ornaments". The Rabbines call them Tephilim, prayer ornaments.<ref>Moses and Aaron: Civil And Ecclesiastical Rites, Used By The Ancient Hebrewes, by Thomas Godwin</ref> . | ||
==Phylactery== | ==Phylactery== | ||
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==Topheth (Latin)== | ==Topheth (Latin)== | ||
"In the Hebrew Bible Tophet or Topheth (Hebrew: תופת ha-tōpheth; Greek: Ταφεθ; Latin: Topheth) was a location in Jerusalem, in the Valley of Hinnom, where worshipers influenced by the Canaanite Pantheon sacrificed children to the gods Moloch and Baal by burning them alive. Tophet became a theological or poetic synonym for hell within Christendom." | "In the Hebrew Bible Tophet or Topheth (Hebrew: תופת ha-tōpheth; Greek: Ταφεθ; Latin: Topheth) was a location in Jerusalem, in the Valley of Hinnom, where worshipers influenced by the Canaanite Pantheon sacrificed children to the gods [[Moloch]] and Baal by burning them alive. Tophet became a theological or poetic synonym for hell within Christendom."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tophet Tophet]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||