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Dec 5, 2023 · Queen Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal, king of Sidon, and the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. Jezebel promoted the worship of false gods in Israel, harassed and killed God’s prophets, and arranged for an innocent man to be falsely charged and executed. When people hear the name "Jezebel," they often associate it with a figure from the Bible ...
Moishe New York May 16, 2023. in response to Ron Van Beek: The Levites had several jobs. Curtains, sacrifices, janitors, and the musicians at the Temple. But as important as those jobs for the maintenance of the Temple was, the Levites were a tribe to Keep and Maintain the Sanction City's of Israel & Judah.etc. . . .
Jan 4, 2022 · Who was Sarah in the Bible? Answer. Sarai began her life in the pagan world of Ur, in the land of the Chaldees, which was located in the area now known as Iraq. She was the half-sister, as well as the wife, of Abram, who would be called Abraham. Sarai and Abram had the same father but different mothers, according to Genesis 20:12.
Feb 9, 2023 · The Kingdom of Cush, Egypt’s neighbor to the south, played an important role within biblical history despite being one of the lesser known kingdoms. According to 2 Kings 19:9, “Tirhakah, King of Cush” came to the aid of Hezekiah against Sennacherib, king of Assyria, when his forces laid siege to Jerusalem in 701 B.C.E. Without such aid, it is hard to imagine that the Kingdom of Judah ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Who was Balak in the Bible? Answer. Balak was a king of Moab who appears in the Old Testament in Numbers 22—24. His story is in the context of the time of the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land. Moab, the land that Balak ruled, lay on the east side of the Dead Sea. As the Israelites traveled to Canaan, their reputation preceded them ...
Lucifer was one of God’s angels—a magnificent being. The prophet Ezekiel described him as “the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty…. Every precious stone was [his] covering…. [He was] the anointed cherub who covers…. [He was] perfect in [his] ways from the day [he was] created” (28:12-15).
Jan 4, 2022 · Thaddeus was one of the original twelve disciples chosen by Jesus Christ. Thaddeus, whose name is also spelled Thaddaeus, is somewhat of a mystery apostle. For one, Thaddeus is hardly mentioned in the Bible. To complicate matters, Scripture refers to Thaddeus by a few different names. Jerome, a fourth-century Bible scholar, dubbed Thaddeus ...
