Sidon, known locally as Sayda or Saida, is the sixth-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. Tyre to the south and Lebanese capital Beirut to the north are both about 40 kilometres away. What does the wor...
What does “babel” mean? In short, babel means confusion. Looking a little deeper, the Hebrew word Babel or Babylon, בָּבֶל, means “confusion” (by mixing) and is derived from the Hebrew word, balal, which means “to mix, mingle, confuse, confound”. The name, Tower...
Isaiah, speaking of the fate of Babylon, says that “wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there” (Isa. What does Obed Edom mean in Hebrew? Obed-Edom /ˈoʊbɛd ˈi...
The Context The narrative in Daniel chapter five begins with King Belshazzar making a feast and partying with his nobles even though the Medes and Persians are at the city gates and will eventually capture Babylon that same night. The partying is interrupted by the handwriting on the wall and ...
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yea! we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there, they that carried us away captive, required of us a song; and they who waste...
Being a prince of the royal family, Daniel was taken, together with three other Jewish youths, to the palace of the King of Babylon, where he was educated in all the knowledge of the Chaldeans. He lived there until the Persian Conquest and the fall of the Babylonian Empire. He prophesied...
NOTE:What does it mean to 'not be defiled with women'? Well, in Revelation 12 we see a pure woman and this represents the true Church of God. And in Revelation 17 we find a harlot woman. This represents the apostate churches, known as Babylon. So to not be defiled with women means...
I will punish Bel in Babylon— What he swallowed I will make him disgorge out of his mouth. Nations will no longer stream to him. Yes, the wall of
The Bible does reveal the history, and prophecy from now of the system of gentile world empires starting with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon on to the Second Coming of Christ, as well as the history and yet future prophecy concerning Israel. This series of articles will cover the true significance ...
John fortold events to come (Rev. 1:1) so what does this verse mean and what do the following stand for? A The "Blood"? B The "Sea"? C The "Great Mountain Burning With Fire"? D Why a "Third"? E What are the "Ships"? F What are the "Creatures"? KJV Rev. 8:8 "A...