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Hospitality as Covenant: Sacred Duty of the Ancients

In the echoing corridors of antiquity, where the very breath of God moved across the nascent world, there existed a virtue far transcending mere custom or social nicety. It was a profound and unwavering commitment, deeply etched into the heart of societies, particularly among the people of the covenant: Hospitality as Covenant—a Sacred Duty of the ...

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The Hospitality of Abraham and the Tents of the Patriarchs

In the dawn of time, when the world was younger and the footsteps of humanity left deeper imprints upon the virgin earth, there lived a man named Abraham, called by God to embark upon a journey of faith. His story, and that of his descendants, is inextricably linked with the ancient, profound custom of hospitality, particularly as it was practiced ...

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The Ancient Guestbook: Names Forgotten, Kindness Remembered

And it came to pass in the former days, in the lands east of the Jordan and unto the isles of the Great Sea, that travelers did go to and fro upon the earth—merchants bearing spices and cloth, sojourners seeking refuge, messengers bringing tidings from afar. And wheresoever they journeyed, they knocked upon doors not their own, weary in body, yet h...

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The Lodging of the Prophet’s Widow

And there dwelt a certain widow in the land of Israel, in the days when the sons of the prophets walked humbly before the Lord. Her husband, a servant of Elisha the prophet, had died, and left behind neither gold nor silver, but a heritage of faith and debt. And the creditor came nigh, to take her two sons to be bondmen, that her house might be emp...

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Where Caesar’s Men Slept: Roman Barracks and Lodging

In the days of the mighty empire, when the legions of Rome went forth to conquer and to keep peace across the lands, the soldiers of Caesar found rest not in the comforts of home, but in the company of arms and the shadow of the eagle. For wherever the standard of Rome was lifted, there also were built the places of lodging for the men of war. The ...

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The Fire That Burneth and Purifieth: A Testimony of Flame from the Beginning

In the beginning, when the Lord made the heavens and the earth, He set the stars in the firmament to give light, and the sun to give warmth. And from His hand came also fire, which bringeth heat, light, and power. Fire was a gift and a sign, both to bless and to judge. For it is written: “Our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29). Fire as a Bles...

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Goliath Scripture - 1 Samuel 21:9

And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And David said, [There is] none like that; give it me....

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Goliath Scripture - 1 Samuel 22:10

And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine....

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Goliath Scripture - 2 Samuel 21:19

And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew [the brother of] Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear [was] like a weaver's beam....

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Goliath in Wikipedia

(Hebrew: גָּלְיָת, Modern Golyat Tiberian Golyāṯ; Arabic: جالوت , Ǧālūt (Qur’anic term), جليات Ǧulyāt (Christian term)), known also as Goliath of Gath (one of five city states of the Philistines), is a figure in the Hebrew bible (Old Testament). Described as a giant Philistine warrior, he is famous for his combat with the young David, the futu...

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