In Matthew 1:1–6 and Luke 3:31–34 of the New Testament, Jesus is described as a member of thetribe of Judahby lineage. Is Judah and Israel the same? Judah, one of the 12 tribes of Israel, descended from Judah, who was the fourth son born to Jacob and his first wife, Leah. ...
Who are the 12 sons of Abraham?Jacob, through his two wives and his two concubines had 12 biological sons; Reuben (Genesis 29:32), Simeon (Genesis 29:33), Levi (Genesis 29:34), Judah (Genesis 29:35), Dan (Genesis 30:5), Naphtali (Genesis 30:7), Gad (Genesis 30:10), Asher (...
and the tradition which they embody cannot be so safe a guide as that of the earlier histories. It is in Chronicles that we learn of the attempt which was made by one of the good kings of Judah, Jehoshaphat, to have certain princes, priests, and Levites appointed to teach the law; th...
It is interesting when we survey the NT text, looking for the major themes; the one overarching theme is hope. Hope is the confident expectation of God’s promises and the assurance of His presence and power. Hope is not wishful thinking or blind optimism, but a solid conviction base...
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阿摩司书 1:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY) 1The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. ...
Berean Study Bible“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”...
6 Kish had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with King Jeconiah of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried away. 以斯帖记 2:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB) 6 who was deported from Jerusalem with the exiles who were deported with Jeconiah...
Judas Iscariot, the traitor, was the son of Simon who lived in Kerioth of Judah. He betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver and afterwards hanged himself (Matthew 26:14,16). Judas, the man who became the traitor, is the supreme enigma of the New Testament because it is so hard to...
For example, the beginning of the `BBE-Dan.txs` file looks like this (parts of the text are omitted in the sample): \begtt #1:1 In the third year of the rule of Jehoiakim, king of Judah ... with his forces. #1:2 And the Lord gave into his hands Jehoiakim, king of Judah .....