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2Time Frame The number 7 has been considered the "perfect number of God" since the beginning of the study of Bible numbers. The number, including such terms as "seventh" and "sevens" is used 582 times throughout the Bible, from Genesis through Revelation. The Books of the Bible that con...
Jubilee Bible 2000 5 ¶ Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us; look, and behold our reproach. 2 Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3 We are orphans without father; our mothers are as widows. 4 We have drunk our water for money; our wood is sold unto...
1 John 3 Jubilee Bible 2000 3 ¶ Behold, what charity the Father has given us, that we should be called the sons of God; therefore the world does not know us, because it does not know him. 2 Beloved, now we are the sons of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we ...
A ziggurat is said to resemble a terraced pyrmaid, with ever decreasing levels the higher it rose. The Tower of Babel was not explicitly destroyed in the Book of Genesis. However, it is brought up again in the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish work, where it is stated that God ...
WHAT IS A “FEMALE SLAVE”? CONTEXT AND COMPARISON ---— 36 —1.1 THE AMAH AND THE SHIFḤAH: BREEDER, DRUDGE, CONCUBINE OR WIFE?The terms אמהamah and שפחהshifḥah, found throughout the biblical text (as well as extra-biblical and post-biblical Hebrew texts), are...
[stextbox id=”custom”]This article is from the “What does the Bible say about” series. Here are some others (1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th,6th,7th,8th,9th).[/stextbox] Few things can so adequately reveal thecharacterof a person than the words that come out of their mouth (or that they...
During the recent Diamond Jubilee celebrations, my daughters, Imogen and Melissa, got in the spirit of things for their school Jubilee dinner. Their mum applied the appropriate colours… PFF is the creation ofLeah J. Utas. Have a great weekend folks!
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What is the fourth month of the Jewish calendar? The Jewish Calendar: The Jewish calendar originated in the Middle East thousands of years ago. For centuries, it was used by the Jewish people for various purposes. Today, though, it is mostly used in order to determine the dates of Jewish...