Glossary Archive

Salem was an ancient site within old Jerusalem. Machiventa Melchizedek made his headquarters here about 4,000 years ago to teach the Salem religion. After the disappearance of Melchizedek, it became the city of Jebus, subsequently being called Jerusalem.

The Salem religion, or Salem gospel, as promulgated by Machiventa Melchizedek, prepared the way for the bestowal of a Paradise Son of God. The cardinal precepts of his teachings were trust and faith. He taught trust in the omnipotent beneficence of God and proclaimed that faith was the act by which people earned God’s favor—a...

Salvington is the capital world of our local universe of Nebadon and the personal home of the Creator Son and the Creative Spirit. It is situated at the exact energy-mass center of the local universe and is surrounded by 10 groups of 490 training worlds for ascending mortals and others. Each group of worlds is...

This circuit consists of the 490 training worlds circling Salvington, the capital of Nebadon. It is often called the Melchizedek University and consists of 70 major spheres, each with 6 satellites. The major (primary) spheres and their satellites are grouped into ten "university clusters" (7 primary + 42 satellites = 49), each of which is...

Samaria was a region of ancient Israel resting north of Judea and south of Galilee (see Map). For many years, there was much enmity between the Jews of Judea and those of Samaria. See The Jews and the Samaritans.

Samaria was a region of ancient Israel resting north of Judea and south of Galilee (see Map). For many years, there was much enmity between the Jews of Judea and those of Samaria. See The Jews and the Samaritans.

The Sangiks are the six colored races of Urantia who appeared in northern India about 500,000 years ago. From there, they dispersed throughout the world.

The Sanhedrin were a judicial assembly of Jewish elders. At the time of Jesus, they functioned as separate bodies at both local (Lesser) and central (Greater) levels. The Jerusalem Sanhedrin was a central body with great authority, acting as a supreme court for all Israel.

Cherubim and sanobim are the lowest order of angels in a local universe. They are functionally united and usually work in pairs. They serve as assistants to the seraphim, being routine spirit workers on the inhabited planets. Every 4th cherubim and sanobim are quasi-material, resembling the morontia existence and near of kin to the more...

Satania is the name of our local system of 619 inhabited planets, which includes Urantia. Eventually, it will have about 1,000 planets. In addition to the inhabited worlds, and at the center of this system, is the headquarters world of Jerusem and its surrounding 56 morontia worlds. Satania is one of 100 local systems in...