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Shekinah

Shekinah she-ki'-na (shekhinah, "that which dwells," from the verb shakhen, or shakhan, "to dwell," "reside"): This word is not found in the Bible, but there are allusions to it in Isa 60:2, Matt 17:5, Luke 2:...

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Shekinah she-ki'-na (shekhinah, "that which dwells," from the verb shakhen, or shakhan, "to dwell," "reside"): This word is not found in the Bible, but there are allusions to it in Isa 60:2, Matt 17:5, Luke 2:9, Rom 9:4. It is first found in the Targums.

See GLORY.

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