Who were the Canaanites?
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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 B.C. show that Canaan was the region…
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Is there a historical reference to the decree of Caesar Augustus?
The Bible records, “And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered” (Luke 2:1). Bible critics…
Was John the Baptist a Nazarite?
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