Miscellaneous

Apollos was a 1st century Alexandrian Jewish Christian. He ministered as an evangelist and helped in the early development of the churches of Ephesus and Corinth. He was mentioned several…

Superstition is defined as a widely held but unfounded belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences. The Bible tells us that though incidents may appear to happen to people…

In the Old Testament, the first tithe was strictly for the support of the priests and Levites (Lev. 27:30-34; Num. 18:19-28). The second tithe provided either for the sacred feasts…

Paul wrote in Romans a comforting message to God’s unjustly persecuted people saying, “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is…

AD is an acronym that means “Anno Domini.” This is a Latin phrase translated as, “In the Year of Our Lord.”  It is used to indicate which part of the…

Caiaphas was the appointed high priest by Valerius Gratus predecessor of Pontius Pilate (Josephus Antiquities xviii. 2. 2) about A.D. 18 or 19, and he continued in office till about…

Jacob’s arrival at Mamre started the official return to his father’s house, where he took up his place as Isaac’s inheritor. Mamre was in the immediate neighborhood of Hebron, formerly…

The sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is about 13 mi long and 8.1 mi wide. The lake is fed mostly by the Jordan River.  The…

A meat offering (minchah) was a meal or cereal offering, consisting of flour or grain prepared in various ways, but never of flesh meat. The word (minchah) originally designated a…

The word “Israel” first appeared in the Bible when it was given to Jacob after his wrestling with a heavenly being. The heavenly stranger said to him, “Thy name shall…