Bible

The name Ben-Hadad means “son of Hadad.” Hadad was an Aramaean god. Ben-Hadad was the king of Aram and was first mentioned in the Bible in 1 Kings 15:18–22 and…

The story of Joseph is recorded in Genesis chapters 37—50. Joseph’s early life Joseph was the son of Jacob and Rachel, he lived in Canaan with one full brother and…

According to the Bible, Elisha was a prophet and a miracle worker. He was the son of Shaphat, a rich land-owner of Abel-meholah. The name Elisha means “My God is…

The four gospels are not meant to be a biography of the life of Jesus. For there are many more miracles that Jesus did and words that He spoke that…

Theudas is mentioned in the book of Acts chapter five. In short, the apostle Luke quoted Gamaliel who pointed that Theudas was a false messiah who led a revolution against…

The word Gaza is the Greek transliteration of the Heb. ‘Azzah, which means “strong.” The city was also called Azzah (Deut. 2:23; 1 Kings 4:24; Jer. 25:20). The known history…

Athaliah was a wicked queen of Judah that reigned from 841–835 BC (2 Kings 11; 1 Chronicles 22–23). Her name means the “afflicted by God.” Athaliah was the daughter of…

We read in the Bible that scribes were the official scholars of the oral and written law and the instructors and interpreters of it (Mark 1:22). They preserved the Scriptures…

Zephaniah was one of the minor prophets of the Old Testament. The word Zephaniah means “Yahweh has hidden,” or “Yahweh has treasured.” Not much is known about the prophet Zephaniah…

Bible prophecy mentions Greece. The Lord predicted in the book of Daniel that the kingdom that would follow Babylon would be Medo-Persia and then Greece. The following prophecy was made…