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Faith
Sure belief and trust. Faith is being sure of what you hope for
and certain of things even if you cannot see them. To have faith
in Jesus means to trust him and believe what the Bible says
about him.
Feast
A special time of celebration and eating. In the Bible, feasts
celebrated the ways God helped his people.
Firstfruits
The first crops that God's people would collect from their
fields and give to God. This was a sign that everything the land
produced belonged to God. In the New Testament, first fruits is
the first part of a blessing that is received as a promise of
more to come.
First Jewish Revolt
Revolt against Rome by the Jewish people that resulted in the
destruction of the temple and Jerusalem in AD 70.
Flaying
Cutting skin into strips and pulling it off of a living victim.
Flaying was used by the Assyrians to torture their captives.
Flutes
Vertical channels cut in the sides of columns.
Forum
Roman marketplace.
Fresco
Design created by painting water colors onto wet plaster.
Frieze
A design or series of low-relief sculptures forming an
ornamental, horizontal band around a room or between the
architrave and cornice of a building.
Frigidarium
Cold room in Roman baths.