In the first century, around the height of the trade, Pliny the Elder claimed that Arabia produced approximately 1,680 tons (1,524 metric tons) of frankincense and around 448 tons (406 metric tons) of myrrh each year. One of the most important resin trade centers surrounded the Shisr oasi...
We can find complete Bibles, all the way back to 300 A.D., hundreds of years before the Quran. You can find one in the London Museum, in the Vatican, and in many other places. If you compare today's Bible with the Bibles of 300 A.D., the Bible we have today is the same as ...
Now these are cool. You may have seen action figure mods before that reimagine Star Wars characters in the samurai era, and now there’s something official to enjoy. They range from 6 3/4 to inches in height and cost around $80 – $90. Darth Vader and Stormtrooper figures are available...
5 For, let this mind be in you that [is] also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, thought [it] not robbery to be equal to God, 7 but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made, 8 and in fashion having been...
The BFG, 2016 - Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement (PG) The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, 2013 - Keith David (Narrator), Diogo Morgado, Roma Downey (TV) Bicentennial Man, 1999 - Robin Williams, Sam Neil (PG) The Big Country, 1958 - Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives Bi...
relatively high height because the painting’s bottom edge is 8 feet (2.44 metres) above ground and using a vantage from the floor would have meant viewers would only have been able to see the underside of the table, not the action taking place above. Consequently, the painted space of ...
At the height of his ministry and miracles, many Jews came to believe in Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. Jewish leaders feared Jesus because of his growing followers. With the help of Judas Iscariot, Roman soldiers arrested Jesus, and He was put on trial for claiming to be the ...
Luke 8:7 sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to 6 feet in height and have a major root system. Luke 8:7 sn That is, crowded out the good plants. Luke 8:8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in the final stage...
59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.” Footnotes Luke 12:1 Or speak to his disciples, saying: “First of all, be Luke 12:25 Or single cubit to your height Luke 12 King James Version 12 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an ...
Drawn before the Bible was compiled, they held crucial clues that enabled the researchers to determine that Jesus had dark rather than light-colored eyes. They also pointed out that in keeping with Jewish tradition, he was bearded as well. It was the Bible, however, that resolved the ...