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are always harmful, degrading, debasing, dehumanizing or lethal to the human person (but frequently deemed by some opportunists to be most useful and convenient, thinking "the end always justifies the means") and which, by extension, are always harmful and eventually lethal to the nature and
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lists seven things which are also abominations: "haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among
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stability of human culture and society--"evil". Biblical references: Leviticus 18:6-30; Leviticus 20. Deuteronomy 12:29-31; 23:17-19; 25:13-16; 27:16-25. Compare Romans 1:23; 3:8; 13:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21.
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permission to hold their festival and offer their sacrifices in Egypt. This permission could not be accepted, because
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Consequently, these animals were unclean and therefore eating them was forbidden. The exception is
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abhor, 9 Deu 7:26, Deu 23:7 (2), Job 9:31, Job 30:10, Psa 5:6, Psa 119:163, Amo 5:10, Mic 3:9;
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things such as illicit sex, lying, murder, deceit, etc.; and for unclean foods.
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is also used in Jewish (and Christian Old Testament) scriptures to refer to:
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abominable, 6 1Ch 21:6, Job 15:16, Psa 53:1 (2), Isa 14:19, Eze 16:52;
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caused an altar to be erected on the altar for burnt-offerings of the
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by almost all translations of the Bible. The similar words,
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said they would have to sacrifice "the abomination of the
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all insects except for locust, crickets and grasshoppers (
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in the Bible, and shiqquts is often used to describe such.
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stealing, murder, and adultery, breaking covenants (
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illicit sex (e.g. prostitution, adultery, incest) (
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Abomination
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Latin
abominare
English
Biblical Hebrew
hateful
sinful
wicked
Authorized King James Version
New American Standard Bible
New International Version
New English Translation
New American Bible
evil
Daniel 11:31
Jews
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
sin
Hellenization
Antiochus
Second Temple
Zeus
Olympios
1 Maccabees 1:54
Daniel 9:27

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