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# synagogue, synagogues
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## Definition:
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A synagogue is a building where Jewish people meet together to worship God.
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* Since ancient times, a synagogue's services have included times of prayer, scripture reading, and teaching about the scriptures.
* The Jews originally started building synagogues as places to pray and worship God in their own cities, because many of them lived far away from the temple in Jerusalem.
* Jesus often taught in synagogues and healed people there.
* The word "synagogue" can be used figuratively to refer to the group of people meeting there.
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(See also: [heal ](../other/heal.md ), [Jerusalem ](../names/jerusalem.md ), [Jew ](../kt/jew.md ), [pray ](../kt/pray.md ), [temple ](../kt/temple.md ), [word of God ](../kt/wordofgod.md ), [worship ](../kt/worship.md ))
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## Bible References:
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* [Acts 06:09 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/06/09 )
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* [Acts 14:1-2 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/01 )
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* [Acts 15:21 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/15/21 )
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* [Acts 24:10-13 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/24/10 )
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* [John 06:59 ](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/06/59 )
* [Luke 04:14 ](rc://en/tn/help/luk/04/14 )
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* [Matthew 06:1-2 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/06/01 )
* [Matthew 09:35-36 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/09/35 )
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* [Matthew 13:54 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/54 )
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: G656, G752, G4864