From 79cbdd35304e59874fee508d091c0890bd045ef3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sandyengle Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:15:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'sea.md' --- sea.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sea.md diff --git a/sea.md b/sea.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ea78960 --- /dev/null +++ b/sea.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Sea + +The word sea is used to talk about a place where a lot of water has gathered. Some common seas in the Bible are the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee, and the Great Sea, which is the Mediterranean Sea. + +There was a very large bowl full of water outside of the temple that King Solomon built. This bowl was called “the sea” (1 Kings 7:23). + +#### More Information About This Topic + +Some people of the ancient near east were afraid of seas because of their size and danger. In the Bible, the sea was sometimes used as a symbol of chaos or evil. The beast from Revelation was said to come out of the sea (Revelation 13:1; see also Daniel 7:2-3). This was a symbol that this creature was evil. + +Jesus was master of the sea. He made other people know this when he walked on the water and when he made the wind and waves stop (Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 4:35-41; 6:45-52). + +See: Symbol; Ancient Near East; Abyss (Bottomless Pit)