Absalom called for Joab, but he would not come. The period of time between the events of the Old and New Testament is called the “Intertestamental Period.” It is generally considered to be a little over 400 years, and therefore called the “400 silent years” because there was no prophetic word from God during this time. Isaiah (Greek word Esaias) is quoted by name 21 times in the New Testament. After the destruction, Lot changed his mind and left Zoar to go live in the mountains (Gen 19:30). Ostriches are mentioned only twice in the Bible: (Job 39:13-18)(Lam 4:3). Lawyers are mentioned 8 times in the Bible. He seemed to know with certainty that Rachel would be his bride. Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb” (Gen 35:19-20). The Israelites left Egypt in the evening at sunset (Deut 16:6). Isaiah was married to a woman referred to only as “the prophetess” (Isa 8:3). Many scholars believe that the average life expectancy during Jesus’ time on Earth was about 30-40 years. David kept Goliath’s armor in his tent after defeating him (1 Sam 17:54). Young man, you remind me much of the teenager Daniel who was special to God and mightily used by Him. Pharaoh captured the city of Gezer, burned it with fire, killed all the Canaanites in the city, and then gave it to his daughter as a wedding present (1 Kin 9:16). I believe that God looks at the heart and not at church attendance records. Judges and leaders in the Old Testament often decided important legal matters at the gates of a city (Deut 16:18)(2 Sam 15:1-6)(Ruth 4:1-12)(Deut 21:18-21)(Deut 25:7-10). There was a tower in Siloam (located in the southern part of Jerusalem) that fell and killed 18 people (Lk 13:4). Two Hebrew words are used for the word “ark” in the Old Testament: tebah and aron. “Bayith” is the Hebrew word for “house.” When combined with another Hebrew word, it is used to describe over 50 places in the Bible (i.e. God said to “be fruitful and multiply” three times in the Bible: (Gen 1:28 – To Adam and Eve) (Gen 9:1,7 – To Noah and his sons) (Gen 35:11 – To Jacob). Apple trees are also mentioned 3 times: (Song 2:3)(Song 8:5)(Joel 1:12). The Bible never says that there were only 3 wise men, however, tradition says that their names were Gaspar, Balthazar, and Melchior. Solomon gave his friend Hiram 20 cities in Galilee. I hope this helps Dereck. I have been waiting since more than a month and will keep on waiting just like Jacob waited for 14 years. There were 8 weapons used in the Bible to fight with: Ax, Bow & Arrow, Club, Dagger, Mace, Sling, Spear, Sword. 2200 B.C.. About 1440 years later (app. A “shophar” (translated as “trumpet” 68 times and “cornet” 4 times in the KJV), which was a curved ram’s horn, is the most often mentioned instrument in the Bible. Read them in the archive below. It was Joseph of Arimathea who took the body of Jesus off the cross after He died (Mk 15:46)(Lk 23:53). Sarah died when she was 127 years old (Gen 23:1), 37 years after she had given birth to Isaac (Gen 17:17). Only Andrew called Jesus “the Messiah” (Jn 1:40-41). There are approximately 33 different birds listed in the Bible. During the simultaneous reigns of Uzziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel, there was a very destructive earthquake (Amos 1:1). (Saul may also be a part of this group [Acts 13:21], but this is controversial [1 Sam 13:1].). Approximately 6 of the false gods were female: (Annammelech: 2 Kin 7:31), (Asherah: Judg 6:25,26,28,30), (Ashtoreth: 1 Kin 11:5,33), (Diana/Artemis: Acts 19:24,27-28,34-35), (Queen of Heaven/Ishtar: Jer 7:18, Jer 44:17-19,25), (Succoth Benoth: 2 Kin 17:30). They were to stay “about two thousand cubits” (app. You certainly don’t strike me as arrogant. Jesus healed 10 men who had leprosy, but only one returned to thank Him (Lk 17:12-19). Modern translations make this a “turban.”. God miraculously caused the sun to stand still in the sky, providing light for 24 hours straight (Josh 10:12-14). The king threw a great feast and then sent them on their way. I sense that in you Matheus. I did not get very far because I forgot my glasses. The term “son of man” is used 81 times in the Gospels. I have heard this century reffered to as the new millennium. All books of the New Testament contain the word “amen” except for Acts, James, and 3rd John. Paul also gives “thanks” in the 1st chapter of 11 of his 13 books. The east gate to the Temple was called “Beautiful” (Acts 3:2,10). Why does the Bible say that people were always “going up” to Jerusalem? When the Israelites entered the Promised Land and planted a fruit tree, they were forbidden to eat its fruit for 4 years (Lev 19:23-25). After Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, all of his disciples “forsook Him and fled” (Mt 26:56)(Mk 14:50). When Jacob and Rachel’s family moved on from Bethel, “Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty….and as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.” As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. Sheep are mentioned more than any other animal in the Bible: 187 times. 30:1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. Caleb had a younger brother named Kenaz. Thank you Rachel. If an unclean animal fell into a container, the container was to be broken (Lev 11:33). Green is the 1st color mentioned in the Bible (Gen 1:30). Another question, why do you think God had a lot of mysteries which were hidden from the Jewish faith and later revealed to people like Paul who then spoke them to believers in Jesus? In all of the Bible, there is not one place that shows a conversation between Adam and Eve. The prophet said that because he refused, a lion would kill him when he left. But, did you know that the next sentence says if you do, God promises to prolong your days? 22), his evil wife Jezebel lived 10 more years until she was killed when King Jehu of Israel had her thrown out of the palace window (2 Kin 9:30-37). They worked in shifts, 10,000 worked for one month, then they had 2 months off (1 Kin 5:13-14). Copyright © JesusAlive.cc All rights reserved. As I mention above, Job at one time had 7000 sheep, 3000 camels, 500 oxen, and 500 female donkeys (Job 1:3). )(add up the numbers of Gen 5:26-28 & Gen 7:6). That servant was named Malchus (Jn 18:10). Unlike today, people who died during Bible times were almost always buried the same day they died. I just wanted to let you know that I have and will continue to pray for you and your church. For those who are still alive when Christ returns, they too will be with the Lord, meeting Him in the air and being with Him forever. In the genealogy of Jesus (Mt 1:1-16: the “royal line” through Joseph) are 4 women. I praise God. The word “beatitude” means “supreme blessedness.”. I believe that when you date you become great friends and, later, if God wills, you will marry your best friend. Jabin, the king of Canaan, had 900 iron chariots (Judg 4:2-3,13). You can tell that Jacob didn’t take long before he knew that he loved Rachel as recorded in Genesis 29:10-11: “When Jacob saw Rachel, daughter of his uncle Laban, and Laban’s sheep, he went over and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep. There were 3 primary ways that God revealed His will in the Old Testament: 1. Apparently, two prominent women in the Philippian church, Euodia and Syntyche, did not get along very well. I find 7 wells in the Bible that were given names: Beerlahairoi (Gen 16:14)(Gen 25:11), Beersheba (Gen 21:30-33)(Gen 26:32-33), Esek (Gen 26:20), Sitnah (Gen 26:21), Rehoboth (Gen 26:22), Beer (Num 21:16-18), and Jacob’s Well (Jn 4:6). When they left Egypt, Moses was 80 and Aaron was 83 (Ex 7:7). Zedekiah, the last king of Judah was actually named “Mattaniah” (2 Kin 24:17). According to Jewish tradition, Isaiah was killed during the reign of the evil Manasseh, when he was put into a hollow log and sawn in half. You know the term “apple of his eye” (i.e. Seven people committed suicide in the Bible: (Zimri: 1 Kin 16:18) (Judas: Mt 27:3-5)(Abimelech: Judg 9:53-54)(Ahithophel: 2 Sam 17:23) (Samson: Judg 16:25-30)(Saul: 1 Sam 31:4-5, 1 Chr 10:4-5) (Saul’s armorbearer: 1 Sam 31:5, 1 Chr 10:5). Both King Ahaz (2 Kin 16:3)(1 Chr 28:3), and King Manasseh (2 Kin 21:6)(2 Chr 33:6), sacrificed their sons by fire. No one knows for sure where his head ended up (although there are a number of theories and supposed burial places). Several places in the Bible compare God’s Word to “honey” (Rev 10:9-10) (Ezek 3:1-3)(Ps 19:10)(Ps 119:103). Love Story from the Bible, Jack Wellman is a father and grandfather and a Christian author and pastor of Heritage Evangelical Free Church in Udall, KS & also a Prison Minister. You show by your comments that you are putting obedience to God first so truly you have my blessing, (if you even needed it) and may God richly bless your dating experience that you develop a close friendship and that the story ends in such a way that you bring glory to God. It had previously been called Luz (Gen 28:19). (Prov 30:24-28) says four animals are exceedingly wise: ants, coneys, locusts, and lizards. Technically, the word “Sabbath” means “STOP” in both Hebrew and Greek. Please know that God never gives up on us even when we are unfaithful to Him like I have been. The Bible was written over a period of 1500 years by approximately 40 different authors. Did you know that in Bible times, dogs were despised? (see: Heb 11:37). Two men in the Old Testament were known for their hair: Samson and Absalom. When the kings servants came and found the door locked, they said, “He is only relieving himself in the cool room.” This was likely because they smelled the odor. The greatest love letter ever written was the one from God to humans. Jack has written 1126 articles on What Christians Want To Know! You could hire a professional mourner (Jer 9:17-18)(Amos 5:16). All Rights Reserved. The well called “Jacob’s Well” (Jn 4:6), where Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman (Jn 4:1-26) was, according to tradition, built by Jacob centuries earlier (possibly after he bought that land in Gen 33:18-19). King Herod and Pontus Pilate, who had been enemies, became friends during their persecution of Jesus (Lk 23:12). Zimri was the shortest reigning king at 7 days (1 Kin 16:15). The spies that Moses sent into Canaan returned with grapes, figs, and pomegranates (Num 13:23). He was burned to death (along with a false prophet named Zedekiah) by King Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 29:21-23). Only two nuts are mentioned by name in the Bible: almonds and pistachios. The word “Genesis” means “origin.” The Hebrew word for this is bereshith, and it is also used for “In the beginning” (Gen 1:1). Well said Dereck, especially that last line. Can you explain that for me. James was the first apostle martyred (Acts 12:1-2). When Jesus cast the demons out of a demon possessed man into a herd of pigs, they went into about 2000 pigs (Mk 5:13). Paul was a Roman citizen, so he could not legally be flogged (Acts 16:37-38)(Acts 22:24-29). The Canaanites were descended from Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah (Gen 9:18). God said that when a new house was built, it must have a parapet for the roof to prevent anyone from falling off, and bringing bloodguilt on the house (Deut 22:8). 25 Encouraging Bible Verses About Strength, Words of Encouragement: 30 Uplifting Quotes, What Scripture Says About God’s Call On Your Life, Why Failure Helps Christians Learn and Grow, How God is Making You Into His Masterpiece, Ephesians 6 and the Armor of God: A Bible Study and Commentary, Biblical Teachings: Christian Education in the Church, Ice Dragon: Legend of the Blue Daisies – Movie Review, Phoenix Wilder And The Great Elephant Adventure – Movie Review, The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island – Movie Review. Jacob took the idols of everyone who was traveling with him and hid them under a terebinth tree (Gen 35:2-4). I forget where but sometimes ago I read that Paul read Greek and other literatures. “The gold of that land is (was) good” (Gen 2:11-12). Joab became David’s commander and chief because he killed the first person when David took over Jerusalem (1 Chr 11:6). Jesus used “fish” to perform a miracle 4 times in His earthly ministry:1. He died at 110 years old (Gen 50:22). Now I don’t know whether God will send her back or not but I will keep on waiting. After he died, she later married Boaz (Ruth 4:13). I hope this helps. Rahab was a prostitute (Josh 2:1). He had 6 children with her (Gen 25:1-2). When Jesus returns to earth and sets up his Kingdom, what will happen to those people who were believers and past away before His return? Thanks Pam. Every quote Jesus used against Satan was from the book of Deuteronomy. Ants are mentioned twice in the Bible: (Prov 6:6) “Go to the ant thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise,” and (Prov 30:25) “The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer (NASB).”. (Some versions say 100 pounds, but a Roman pound [Gr word: “litra“] was 12 oz, not 16 oz.). After hearing the parable, David became angry and said the man in it should die, and make restitution “fourfold.” It turned out David was the man in the parable, and the “fourfold” restitution he “prophesied” about himself sadly came true. The name “Dead Sea” is not used in the Bible. In fact, it is one of the greatest love stories of all time. Jephthah, the 9th judge of Israel, was the son of a prostitute (Judg 11:1). Each time (but one) the word “bad” is used in the Bible, it is contrasted with the word “good” in the same sentence. God said that “anyone who misleads a blind person on the road” is “cursed” (Deut 27:18). When moving the Ark Of The Covenant, it was to be covered with 3 coverings (Num 4:5-6). The summer begins with Florence Adler returning home from Wellesley College to prepare herself to swim the English Channel. Thanks friend. Under Roman law, a Roman citizen could not be flogged or crucified. The Rapture is not a belief that all Christians hold too. When God’s Temple was dedicated, 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep were sacrificed by Solomon (1 Kin 8:62-63). Dereck, I wrote an article that goes into more depth than I can here. hey jack thanks for all the work you do it is greatly appreciated. In order to marry her, Rachel’s father convinced Jacob to work for him for seven years and he could marry Rachel. Aaron was 3 years older than his brother Moses (Ex 7:7). Maybe I don’t know the Bible and should resign as a writer. Ehud then locked the door and ran away. Can you find a place in the Bible where it says angels sing? When the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, they did so at night, with a “pillar of cloud” providing light for them to see (Ex 14:19-22). Only Joseph is said to have been placed in a “coffin” (Gen 50:26). Now it was Jacob turn to be tricked. When Philip told Nathanael to come and meet Jesus of Nazareth, Nathanael replied, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” (Jn 1:45-46). Hazael, the king’s servant, killed his master and king Ben-Hadad, and became king in his place (2 Kin 8:14-15). He was also an important member of the Sanhedrin (Acts 5:34). Nobah captured a city and then named it after himself (Num 32:42). Her determination not to get sick and die makes her speech and walk stronger. (Gen 38:6-26). Also, thank you for praying for me and the church. How many of you, like me, have always heard that when Noah sent the dove from the Ark to see if the water had receded from the Earth, it returned with an olive branch in its beak? No one was sorry when King Jehoram died (2 Chr 21:18-20). Jehiel the Gershonite was the first person put in charge of the Temple treasury (1 Chr 29:8). The term “God of peace” is used 5 times in the Bible (Rom 15:23)(Rom 16:20)(Phil 4:9)(1 Th 5:23)(Heb 13:20). The Bible never says Mary was riding a donkey (she may have walked). Esau is the father of the Arabic speaking peoples today. 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