Among the passages he discusses are: "Upon this rock I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18), which inspired the formation of the papacy and has served as its foundation for centuries; "The righteous will live by faith" (Romans 1:17), which caught the imagination of Martin Luther and ...
Bible History is about exploring the eyewitness accounts recorded in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible and comparing them with the history of ancient people and civilizations revealed by the spade of the archaeologist. Are you curious about the past, it's people, customs and culture? Then...
The doctrine of God's sovereignty in history has profound theological implications. It assures believers of God's ultimate control and purpose, providing comfort and hope amidst the uncertainties of life. Romans 8:28 affirms, "And we know that God works all things together for the good of ...
The history of almonds can be traced as far back as 2000 B.C. in Hebrew literature, and is also referenced in the Bible’s Book of Numbers. Throughout the past, almonds have maintained religious and cultural significance. For example, the Romans gifted almonds to newlyweds as a token of ...
Archeological excavations in the Near E have illuminated and supplemented Biblical history, which is largely Israelite history. The records and inscrs. of the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans give a background for and sometimes deal directly with the history of ...
The ICB is distinguished by its simple, yet accurate language. Complex biblical concepts are presented in a way that children can easily understand, making the Bible accessible and engaging. The translation avoids overly simplistic language, ensuring that the core meaning of the text is preserved....
Eventually Egyptian perfumery influence d the Greeks an d the Romans. For hundreds of years after the fall of Rome, perfume was primarily an Oriental art. It orea a d to Europe when 13th century Crusaders brought b ack samples from Palestine:to England, France, an d Italy. Europeans ...
peoples of the South,and they intermarried with the intermediate quiet and acquiescent “Alpine”stocks to produce the Athenians of the Periclean apogee and the Romans of theRepublic. The Dorians intermarried least, and...
It was known to the Greeks and Romans under the name Carrhae. (3.) The son of Caleb of Judah (1 Chr. 2:46) by his concubine Ephah.Haran in Fausset's Bible Dictionary HARAN was Terah's firstborn son, oldest brother of Abram (who is named first in Genesis 11:27, because heir ...
The concept ofalphabeticalorder was well known to both the Greeks and Romans, but the latter made little use of it. Neither the Greeks nor the Romans employed it for encyclopaedia arrangement, with the exception ofSextus Pompeius Festusin his 2nd-centuryDe verborum significatu(“On the Meaning...