On the seventh day of the second banquet, Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti be brought to him, wearing her royal crown, “in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at” (Esther 1:11). The general consensus among biblical scholars is King Xerxes ...
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Paul was actually born as Saul. He was born in Tarsus in Cilicia around AD 1–5 in a province in the southeastern corner of modern-day Tersous, Turkey. He was of Benjamite lineage and Hebrew ancestry (Philippians 3:5–6). His parents were Pharisees—fervent Jewish nationalists who adhere...
Paul saw Christians (who were predominantly Jewish at the time) as a scourge against Judaism. From Paul’s perspective, these people were blaspheming about God and leading his people astray. He believed that Jesus was a mere man, and was therefore rightfully executed for claiming to be God....
根据“A sword was brought, and the crowd waited to see what the King would do. ….she said, "divide it as the King has ordered."”可知,国王让人们取来一把剑,然后打算把这个孩子劈成两半,结果孩子真正的母亲不让这样做,而另一个妇女让这样做;由此可以推知,国王是想看看她们两个谁真正关心这个...
The experiment of anAmerican republicbegan at a time when most of the world was still ruled by kings, sultans, emperors, czars, and chieftains. Nearly a century before Europe's "Age of Enlightenment,"PilgrimsandPuritansfled from the ...
Who was the first person to go to heaven alive? Enoch and Elijahare said in scripture to have been taken into heaven while still alive and not experiencing physical death. What is 144000 in the Bible? One understanding is that the 144,000 arerecently converted Jewish evangelists sent out to...
Isaiah was from a royal family according to Jewish history. Well-educated in general, he was also knowledgeable in Jewish law and traditions. He was intelligent and gifted in natural abilities. The LORD utilizes individual traits and personalities of people from all walks of life for His divine...
The Seljuks called themselves a dynasty (dawla), sultanate (saltana), or kingdom (mulk); it was only the central Asian branch who grew to empire status. Origins of Seljuk The Seljuk family has its origins with the Oghuz (Turkish Ghuzz) who lived in 8th century Mongolia during the Gok ...
Flavius Josephus (Joseph Ben Matthias) was a first-century Jewish historian whose writing includesHistory of the Jewish War(75 – 79) andAntiquities of the Jews(93), which includes references to a man named Jesus. Livy Sallust and Livy Woodcut.Clipart.com ...