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Apr 2, 2019 · The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures. The English word Bible is from the Latin biblia, from the same word in Medieval Latin and Late Latin and ultimately from Koinē Greek: τὰ βιβλία, translit. ta biblia "the books" (singular βιβλίον, biblion).
The First City. Near the beginning of the Bible’s story, a man named Cain is jealous of his brother for receiving God’s favor. God tells Cain, “Be careful with your anger because sin is a monster that wants to consume you. But you can rule it.”. But Cain gives into the monster and murders his brother.
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The city of Hormah, first called Zephath, received its new name after the tribes of Judah and Simeon conquered it (Judges 1:17). The capital city of Jerusalem was originally called Jebusi or Jubus (Joshua 18:16, 28, 1Chronicles 11:4). Its name was changed after King David conquered it and made it the new capital of a united Israel (1Chronicles 11).
It is first mentioned in Scripture under the name Salem (Gen. 14:18; compare Ps. 76:2). When first mentioned under the name Jerusalem, Adonizedek was its king (Josh. 10:1).King David first called it Jerusalem (of course, that is the English spelling). The original name meant City of Peace.
The borders of the land of Ammon. Deuteronomy 23:3. The people of Ammon and Moab could not enter the assembly of God to the tenth generation. 1 Kings 11:7, 11:33, 2 Kings 23:13. Molek, the god of Ammon. 1 Kings 14:21, 14:31. Naamah, an Ammonite was the mother of Juda’s King Rehoboam. Ezekiel 25:1-5. Lord’s prophecy against Ammon.
Jan 31, 2019 · The Meaning of the Word Bible. The word Bible itself is simply a transliteration of the Greek word bíblos (βίβλος), meaning "book." So the Bible is, quite simply, The Book. However, take a step further back and the same Greek word also means "scroll" or "parchment." Of course, the first words of Scripture would have been written on ...
The Land of Israel ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Modern: ʾEreṣ Yīsraʾel, Tiberian: ʾEreṣ Yīsrāʾēl) is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine.
