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Wickedness
Admah and Zeboyim cities destroyed by God for citizens’ sinfulness. [O.T.: Deuteronomy 19:23] honored false gods, usurped others’ land; byword for baseness. [O.T.: I Kings 17:29–34; 21:25] murders six wives; a personification of wickedness. [Fr. Lit.: Walsh Classical, 58] taunts her husband with her promiscuity and plots to have him accused of her murder. [Br. Lit.: D. du Maurier Rebecca in Magill I, 806] urged husband, Ahab, to evildoing. [O.T.: I Kings 21:25] idolatrously and murderously leads Jerusalem astray. [O.T.: II Kings 21:2–4, 9] cities of iniquity destroyed by God’s wrath. [O.T.: Genesis 19:24] abducts a young woman and has her kind father jailed for debt. [Br. Lit.: Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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