two tables of testimony

two tables of testimony
tablets of the Ten Commandments, stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed

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  • Testimony — Tes ti*mo*ny, n.; pl. {Testimonies}. [L. testimonium, from testis a witness: cf. OF. testimoine, testemoine, testimonie. See {Testify}.] 1. A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Testimony, Tabernacle of —    The tabernacle, the great glory of which was that it contained the testimony , i.e., the two tables (Ex. 38:21). The ark in which these tables were deposited was called the ark of the testimony (40:3), and also simply the testimony (27:21;… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • testimony — /tes teuh moh nee/, or, esp. Brit., / meuh nee/, n., pl. testimonies. 1. Law. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court. 2. evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof. 3. open declaration or… …   Universalium

  • testimony — tes•ti•mo•ny [[t]ˈtɛs təˌmoʊ ni[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] mə ni[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) law the statement or declaration of a witness under oath, usu. in court 2) evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof 3) open declaration or profession, as of… …   From formal English to slang

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  • Exodus 34 — 1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Exodus 31 — 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: 3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Testimonies — Testimony Tes ti*mo*ny, n.; pl. {Testimonies}. [L. testimonium, from testis a witness: cf. OF. testimoine, testemoine, testimonie. See {Testify}.] 1. A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

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