People in the Bible
While Moses is not mentioned outside the Old Testament there are veiled references to him in the names of Egyptian monarchs like Tuthmoses III. Moses lived 300 years after the death of Joseph, and was raised up by God to lead Israel out of the slavery of Egypt. Electronic Christian Media...
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This is a transliteration of the Greek word apostolos. It means 'One who is sent'. In secular Greek it refers to a naval expedition. The idea was that an apostle was one who was sent as a special representative of Christ. Electronic Christian Media...
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The most comprehensive list of foreign nations known to the Hebrews is that given in Genesis 10 in the form of a genealogical table of the descendants of Shem, Ham and Jepheth. The descendants are nations not individuals, and broadly speaking they form three geographical groups, the northern nations (japheth), the southern nations (Ham), the middle...
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Covers a range of topics throughout David's life. Electronic Christian Media...
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Covers a range of topics throughout the lives of Elijah & Elisha. Electronic Christian Media...
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While Isaiah did write the book of Isaiah this is not all that he wrote. He had written a complete journal of Uzziah's reign and most of the major events of Hezekiah but these have not been preserved according to God's plan. Electronic Christian Media...
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More is revealed about Jeremiah's life and personality through his writings than any other Old Testament prophet. Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah a priest from Anathoth, a small town just Northeast of Jerusalem. Jeremiah 1:1 God had called him to be a prophet in the thirteenth year of King Josiah (627/6 B.C.) Electronic Christian Media...
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The joint work of Ezra and Nehemiah had been to complete the Torah, or Law, and to enforce obedience to it. Historically, that work followed the lines of Josiah's reform, and like it the whole force of the law was directed against idolatry, and tended to centralise worship in Jerusalem. Electronic Christian Media...
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He is called the Baptist Matthew 3:1 and the baptiser Mark 6:14 to distinguish him from other John's and emphasise the distinctive ministry which he had. He was born about 7 B.C. to elderly parents named Zechariah and Elizabeth. Electronic Christian Media...
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More is know about him than any other apostle. A native of Bethsaida in Galilee he was a fisherman. He probably was in business with his brother Andrew and James and John, sons of Zebedee. Electronic Christian Media...
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