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[[File:1200px-The Shekinah Glory Enters the Tabernacle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|<translate>The shekinah glory in the tabernacle</translate>]] | [[File:1200px-The Shekinah Glory Enters the Tabernacle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|<translate><!--T:1--> The shekinah glory in the tabernacle</translate>]] | ||
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[Hebrew, “dwelling” or “Presence”] The visible majesty of the presence of God which has descended to dwell among men; God’s presence in the world as manifested in natural and supernatural phenomena. | [Hebrew, “dwelling” or “Presence”] The visible majesty of the presence of God which has descended to dwell among men; God’s presence in the world as manifested in natural and supernatural phenomena. | ||
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Examples of the Shekinah as seen in the Old Testament: the burning bush,<ref>Exod. 3:2.</ref> the cloud on Mount Sinai,<ref>Exod. 24:16, 17.</ref> the Divine Presence that rested over the mercy seat of the [[Special:MyLanguage/ark of the covenant|ark of the covenant]],<ref>Exod. 25:21, 22; Lev. 16:2.</ref> and the glory of the L<small>ORD</small> that filled the tabernacle (Exod. 40:34, 35) and later the Temple of Solomon.<ref>I Kings 8:10, 11.</ref> | Examples of the Shekinah as seen in the Old Testament: the burning bush,<ref>Exod. 3:2.</ref> the cloud on Mount Sinai,<ref>Exod. 24:16, 17.</ref> the Divine Presence that rested over the mercy seat of the [[Special:MyLanguage/ark of the covenant|ark of the covenant]],<ref>Exod. 25:21, 22; Lev. 16:2.</ref> and the glory of the L<small>ORD</small> that filled the tabernacle (Exod. 40:34, 35) and later the Temple of Solomon.<ref>I Kings 8:10, 11.</ref> | ||
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In the New Testament the Shekinah is seen in “the glory of the Lord” shining round the angel who appeared to the shepherds<ref>Luke 2:9.</ref> and in the cloud on the mount of transfiguration.<ref>Matt. 17:5.</ref> Ultimately, it is seen by Christian theologians to be the glory of God which became incarnate in [[Special:MyLanguage/Jesus|Jesus]]—“And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”<ref>John 1:14.</ref> | In the New Testament the Shekinah is seen in “the glory of the Lord” shining round the angel who appeared to the shepherds<ref>Luke 2:9.</ref> and in the cloud on the mount of transfiguration.<ref>Matt. 17:5.</ref> Ultimately, it is seen by Christian theologians to be the glory of God which became incarnate in [[Special:MyLanguage/Jesus|Jesus]]—“And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”<ref>John 1:14.</ref> | ||
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[[Special:MyLanguage/Shakti|Shakti]] | [[Special:MyLanguage/Shakti|Shakti]] | ||
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