27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar w
Mahanaim is also where, according to the Bible, Saul's son Ishbaal was crowned to briefly rule over part of Israel as a rival to David (2 Samuel 2:8). Later it also served as a refuge for David himself as he fled the rebellion ...
aIn the Bible, David was the youngest son of Jesse. He was noted as a musician and is traditionally regarded as the author of the Psalms. The young David relieved King Saul's melancholy by playing the lyre. When still a shepherd boy, David accepted the challenge from the Philistine champio...
While there are abundant references to angels in the Bible, their mention is incidental to other happenings. They are mentioned approximately 103 times in the Old Testament and 93 times in the New but in no passage is there a comprehensive description. The same is true of Satan and fallen an...
Along with the Bible and the works of Shakespeare, the myths of Greece and Rome have been the major "touchstone" in Western culture for the past 500 years. These elements include the gods of various stature, humans, demigods, Titans, giants, monsters, nymphs and famed locations. The use ...
What does the Bible say about Arabs? What is the significance of Jacob and Esau's story? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Esau עֵשָׂ֖ו(‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6215:Esau -- oldest son of Isaac ...
Woe to anyone who gives a drink to a friend, releasing a drug and inebriating, so as to look upon their nakedness.New American BibleAh! you who give your neighbors the cup of your wrath to drink, and make them drunk, until their nakedness is seen! New Revised Standard Version“Alas...
14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit from the Lord tormented him. 15 Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the lyre...
What is the building equipment in Cassidinae? We documented the anus moving freely over the posterior surface of the shield (Figs 45–48). We observed anal droplets excreted and quickly absorbed into the shield (Suppl. material 2). We also documented the application of fresh moist faecal...
‘There is something else which is meaningless…righteous men who get what the wicked deserve, and wicked men who get what the righteous deserve.’ ‘So I commend the enjoyment of life, for nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat, drink and be glad. Then joy will accompa...