The Judean historian Flavius Josephus describes how the Idumeans (Edomites) became known as “Judeans” through a forced conversion imposed by John Hyrcanus, who was the ruler of Judea around 130 BC: Hyrcanus took also Dora and Marissa, cities of Idumea, and subdued all the Idumeans [Edomites...
Necho sent messengers to him, saying, "Why are you opposing me, O king of Judah? I am not attacking you today, but the kingdom with which I am at war. God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God, who is with me, or else he will destroy you."New Heart English BibleBut he sent ...
Fr. Stephen:And there are still, I guess, some related words in Arabic that are used for “husband” kind of thing. But I’m not qualified to give you the details of that, but I’ve had some conversations recently. It also came to be used in various forms of late Hebrew and Aramai...
Μήπωγεννηθέντων, when they were not yet born) Carnal descent profiteth nothing, John 1:13.—μηδὲ πραξάντων, and when they had done nothing) This is added, because some one might think as to Ishmael, that he was driven out, not so much ...