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Jan 4, 2022 · Aram was the Hebrew designation for the nation of Syria, so the Arameans mentioned in the Bible are Syrians. In fact, some translations such as the ESV and KJV, when translating the Hebrew word for “Aramean,” substitute the word Syrian instead (see 2 Kings 7:6).
- How A Book Got Included in The Bible
- Storyline of The Old Testament
- Storyline of The New Testament
The Jews accepted the Old Testament books we have today as the Word of God centuries before Jesus’ birth. Jesus affirmed the divine origin of these same books and even quoted from most of them in His teachings. After His death, His apostles (those chosen and sent by Jesus as His representatives) and others began teaching and writing on Christian fa...
In the first five books of the Bible, Moses tells of the creation of the world, the corruption that begins wreaking havoc on it and the promises God makes to set it all right. God’s plan is to choose a people through whom He will bring restoration and blessing to all of creation. In the historical books, God’s people enter the promised land of Cana...
Whereas the Old Testament prepares us for the arrival of God’s Son through prophetic glimpses, the New Testament shows Him to us plainly. The Gospels explicitly reveal Jesus of Nazareth as the long-awaited and promised Savior. They focus particularly on His crucifixion and resurrection through which He works to rescue humanity from the problems of ...
Feb 24, 2022 · The word gentile is found throughout the Bible, used most often in the New Testament. Paul wrote and ministered to gentiles, Peter wrote about and interacted with gentiles, and even Simeon prophesied that Jesus was a light to the gentiles (See: Luke 2:32 ). Readers may wonder if this was a term used to reference a particular nation or ethnic ...
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ARABIAN, ARABIANS, ARABS ( עֲרַב֒, H6851, עַרְבִ֨ים; ̓́Αραβες ). In the Bible, Arabians refers to the nomads who live in the deserts of Arabia, esp. in the northwestern part. They are also known by the general term “people of the East” ( Judg 6:3 ).
Oct 11, 2021 · Throughout history Jews have been identified by various ethnonyms, from Hebrews to Israelites to Judeans to Jews. Even the Bible uses a number of different words, but ivri has proved the most vexing to both ancient sages and modern scholars.
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Nov 6, 2015 · Hence how they obtained the name, “Israelites”, simply identifying them as sons of Jacob. Of course, Jacob is the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, and through Jacob would come the Everlasting Covenant God made to Abraham, (Genesis 22:17-18).
