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Numbers: 23

Numbers Chapter 23 1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on…

Moses

(Encyclopedia) MosesMosesmōˈzĭs [key], Hebrew lawgiver, probably b. Egypt. The prototype of the prophets, he led his people in the 13th cent. b.c. out of bondage in Egypt to the edge of Canaan. The…

Zephaniah: 2

Zephaniah Chapter 2 1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; 2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce…

The Book of Deuteronomy: Summary

Top of Page The Book of Deuteronomy was written during the Israelites' wanderings in the wilderness, just before they entered the Promised Land. The name "Deuteronomy" comes from the Greek word "…

1 Chronicles: 18

1 Chronicles Chapter 18 1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And…

2 Samuel: 8

2 Samuel Chapter 8 1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he…

Glossary of Military Terms

Alliance Axis of Evil – In President Bush's 2001 State of the Union Address, he identified Iran, Iraq, nad North Korea as an axis of evil, meaning these countries supported terrorist…

Ruth

The short biblical book of Ruth is about a foreigner who, out of loyalty to her mother-in-law, adopts the Hebrew culture as her own and becomes an ancestor of Israel's most famous king. The story…

Judith: 5

Judith Chapter 5 1 Then was it declared to Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, that the children of Israel had prepared for war, and had shut up the passages of the hill country…

Ruth Biography

Ruth Biblical figure The Hebrew Bible Book of Ruth tells the story of Ruth, a young widow from Moab (east of the Dead Sea), and her devotion to her mother-in-law, Naomi. When Naomi, also a…