Prof. Societies
List of Nations Descended from Noahs 3 Sons.
Shem (Semitic Race). Ham (Turanian Race). Japheth
(Aryan Race). This chart contains a list of the nations
descending from the three sons of Noah. They formed after
the Tower of Babel and are mentioned in Genesis 10 of the
Old Testament. Scroll down to see maps, references, and
Bible verses for more ...
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The Bible reveals that God appointed certain days of the
year to be remembered and celebrated by the congregation of
Israel. The word "feast" comes from two Hebrew words that
mean (Heb. Moaid) "divinely appointed times" and the other
(Heb. Khag ) means "festival" from the verb which means "to
dance". There were seven feasts that were observed ...
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It is nearly impossible to examine the life of Joseph in the
Old Testament and not see the similarities of the events in
the life of Christ. There are many types and shadows in the
Old Testament that prefigure Jesus Christ, and many have
believed at the life of Joseph is perhaps the clearest
picture of Christ in so many ways....
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Timeline of Events from Creation to Joshua. According to
Usshers chronology there were 1656 years from creation to
the flood, 427 years from the flood to the call of Abraham,
430 years from the call of Abraham to the Exodus from Egypt,
and 40 years from the Exodus from Egypt to the entering of
the land of Canaan by Joshua and the new generatio...
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The Hebrew Name and Meaning of the Ark of the Covenant.
The Hebrew noun "Ahrohn" (Ark) is used nearly 200 times
in the Old Testament to depict the Ark of the Covenant.
The word Ahrohn means chest or container and was used in
various contexts. For example it was used for a money box
(2 Ki 12:9), and also for a coffin (Gen. 50:26), both
signify...
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The Ark of the Covenant led the way to the Promised Land.
After Moses died the children of Israel were led by
Joshua into the Land of Canaan. When they came to the
Jordan River the waters parted before the Ark of the
Covenant. The children of Israel crossed the Jordan and
conquered the Promised Land with the Ark of the Covenant
leading the wa...
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The Arks Design was Revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai. The
Ark of the Covenant (Heb. Ahrohn HaBreet) was a small
wooden box or chest (approx. 3.9 feet by 2.3 feet) that
contained the covenant made by the LORD to the people of
Israel. God revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai the exact
specifications for constructing the Ark. It was crafted
in acaci...
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Numbers 10:33-36 - And they departed from the mount of the
LORD three days journey: and the ark of the covenant of the
LORD went before them in the three days journey, to search
out a resting place for them. And the cloud of the LORD
[was] upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. And
it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Mos...
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The description of the Ark of the Covenant was revealed to
Moses while he was on Mount Sinai (Ex. 25:10-22). The Box
was to be made of Acacia wood, it was to be 2.5 cubits (3.9
feet) long and 1.5 cubits (2.3 feet) wide and tall. It was
overlaid completely with gold and it had a gold crown around
the top of the box. The were gold rings with lon...
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Quick Overview of the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark of the
Covenant was a physical sign that the God of all the earth
was in Israel "and let them make me a sanctuary, that I may
dwell in them" (Ex. 25:8). God made a covenant with Israel
and with all mankind that only by the shedding of the blood
of Christ would there be forgiveness of sins. Abr...
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