Bible

Question: What does the Bible tells us about King Hezekiah’s sucess and failure? Answer: The story of Hezekiah is recorded in 2 Kings 16:20—20:21; 2 Chronicles 28:27—32:33; and Isaiah 36:1—39:8.…

Background Nehemiah, was a trusted Jewish court official who worked for the Persian Empire. The name Nehemiah means “Yahweh has comforted.” He was one of the three leaders that were…

According to the Bible (Genesis 10:8–12; 1 Chronicles 1:10), Nimrod was the son of Cush, son of Ham, son of Noah. He was a king of Assyria (Micah 5:6), a…

Elihu is known as the “son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram” (Job 32:2). He is one of Job’s friends who appear after Job’s three friends (Eliphaz,…

In Ancient times, the Cyrenian Jews were a large Hebrew population that lived in Cyrene, a city of Libya in North Africa, between Egypt and Carthage. Cyrene was a chief…

The story of Gehazi is recorded in the book of 2 Kings. Gehazi was the servant of Elisha the prophet. He is first mentioned in the story of the Shunammite…

The name Gamaliel means “my reward is God.” Gamaliel was the son of Simeon ben Hillel and grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder. He was an important…

Dagon was the principal pagan deity in the ancient Philistine temples. Some believe that the word translated “Dagon” is related to the Hebrew word dag, meaning “fish,” and that the…

The psalms are the inspired creation of several writers. The oldest suggestions regarding the origin of the Psalter are given in the superscriptions that appear at the beginning of two…

Esther was a Jewish young woman who was providentially selected to be the queen of Persia. God used her to deliver His people from a wicked plan of total destruction.…