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Philemon is the recipient of the Epistle to Philemon, which is a book of the Bible from the New Testament. The Epistle to Philemon is a book of the Bible in the New Testament. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Bible (sometimes The Book, Good Book, Word of God, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this... Jump to: navigation, search The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus. ...


He was probably an inhabitant of Colossae, and apparently a person of some note among Christian church there (Col. 4:9; Philemon 1:2). He appears to have become a believer through the teaching of Paul. In the epistle, Paul calls Philemon a "fellow-worker". He appears to have hosted the church, and was certainly wealthy enough to own at least one slave (the hapless Onesimus on whose behalf Paul writes the epistle. Colossae or Colosse, a city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander. ... The Epistle to the Colossians is a book of the Bible New Testament. ... Jump to: navigation, search An early portrait of the Apostle Paul. ... This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ...


Philemon was a character in Greek mythology, husband of Baucis. The tale of Philemon and Baucis is part of the epic poem Metamorphoses by Ovid. Jump to: navigation, search Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... Baucis means several things: A character in the Greek legend of Baucis and Philemon Asteroid 172 Baucis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In Greek mythology, Baucis and Philemon were an old couple who welcomed the disguised gods, Zeus and Hermes. ... Cover of George Sandyss 1632 edition of The Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid is a poem in 15 books that describes the creation and history of the world in terms of Greek and Roman mythology. ... Jump to: navigation, search Engraved frontispiece of George Sandyss 1632 London edition of Publius Ovidius Naso (Sulmona, March 20, 43 BC â€“ Tomis, now Constanta AD 17) Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women, and mythological transformations. ...


Philemon was a poet in Athenian Democracy. Jump to: navigation, search The Athenian democracy was a democratic government in the city-state Athens and its surrounding lands in Attica, Greece; usually considered to have lasted from the late-6th to the late-4th century BC. During the 5th century BC, the population of Athens may well have...


Philemon was a play by Jacob Bidermann that is more properly known by its full title, Philemon Martyr. Jump to: navigation, search Jacob Bidermann was born in 1578 in the village of Ehingen, about 30 miles southwest of Ulm. ...


Philemon was Carl Jung's wise spirit guide. Jump to: navigation, search Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961) (IPA:) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of Analytical Psychology. ...


Philemon is a genus of birds in the Meliphagidae family of Passeriformes. Genera  Anthochaera  Acanthagenys  Plectorhyncha  Philemon  Xanthornyzma  Entomyzon  Manorina  Xanthotis  Meliphaga  Lichenostomus  Melithreptus  Notiomystis  Glycichaera  Lichmera  Trichodere  Grantiella  Phylidonyris  Ramsayornis  Conopophila  Acanthorhynchus  Certhionyx  Myzomela  Anthornis  Prosthemadera  Epthianura  Ashbyia The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ...


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Epistle to Philemon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (592 words)
Philemon is now generally regarded as one of the undisputed works of Paul, although it was questioned in the past by F.C. Baur.
Paul, who is apparently in prison (probably in either Rome or Ephesus), writes to a fellow-Christian Philemon and two of his associates.
Is Onesimus now Philemon's 'brother' as well as his 'slave', or does his position of 'brother' supplant that of 'slave'.
Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of Philemon Dickerson (889 words)
Philemon married Mary Paine, also of Suffolk Co., England and whose father was examined the same day as Benjamin Cooper, at Salem, where 4 of their children were baptized.
Philemon's period of indenture was not likely long as he was granted 20 acres of land on 11 Feb 1639 from the town of Salem and admitted as a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on 2 June 1641.
Philemon was admitted to the First Church of Salem on 7 Feb. 1640 and married in 1641, likely after his period of indenture was ended.
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