Miscellaneous

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…

Hello I, Thank you for contacting BibleAsk. Satan is the one behind all the evil in this world. Before sin, Satan was called Lucifer. He was created by God (Ezekiel…

Hello B, Thank you for contacting BibleAsk. The Canaanites descended from Noah’s grandson Canaan, who was a son of Ham (Genesis 9:18). Hieroglyphic and cuneiform inscriptions of the second millennium…

Hello A, Thank you for contacting BibleAsk Jesus mentioned the phrase Moses’ seat in Matthew 23:2 when He said, “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’…

Hello T, Thank you for contacting BibeAsk. The Urim and Thummim were precious stones that were placed on the ephod of the high priest’s garments in ancient Israel. They were…

Hello E, Thank you for contacting BibleAsk. There is reasonable proof that Joseph and Jacob entered Egypt during the time of the Hyksos who were foreigner invaders and not native…

Hello A, Thank you for contacting BibleAsk. While Jesus didn’t speak specifically on abortion, He upheld God’s moral law and all the teachings of the prophets saying, “Do not think…

Thank you for contacting BibleAsk. The Amalekites were the descendants of Esau’s grandson Amalek after whom they were named (Gen. 36:12). This group of people lived in the Sinai Peninsula,…