Biblical history - events and characters of the Bible
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Queen of heaven in the Scripture
Jeremiah 7.18
King James Version "The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger."
New International Version "The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger."
Jeremiah 44.17-19
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Did Eve in the Garden of Eden eat an apple or other fruit
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil grew in the Garden of Eden, it is mentioned in the First Book of Moses in chapters two and three.
2.9 "And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."
2.16-17 "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
Read more: What forbidden fruit did Eve and Adam eat - an apple?
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Moses' life is an example of humility and modesty
We can divide Moses' life into 3 stages.
Moses in Egypt at Pharaoh's court
Stage 1 (40 years) - birth, growing up, life in Pharaoh's court (pride).
The very birth and his growing up can be called a miracle. While the Egyptians were killing newborn Israelites (which reminds us of the murder of children in and around Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus), Moses not only survived, but was raised by his own mother until he reached adulthood. It is assumed that Moses, while staying with the Egyptians for so many years, sat in the position of commander of the army, but whether we can confirm this or not, it doesn't change the fact that as the son of Pharaoh's daughter he had great privileges. Living almost 40 years in splendor, being so close to power changes a person.
Read more: Three stages of Moses' life, 3x40 years, Egypt, the desert and the Israelites
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Jesus multiplies bread and fish
The feeding of five thousand husbands in addition to women and children is the first miracle described in each of the four Gospels.
Descriptions of the miracle can be found in Matthew 14.15-23, Mark 6.35-45, Luke 9.12-17 and John 6.5-15.
John 6.5-15 "When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Read more: Miracles of the Lord Jesus - Feeding the five thousand
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Did Herod really give the order to kill the children
Did the murder of children as young as two years old on Herod's orders really happen? But let's first read what the Scriptures state:
Matthew 2.1-23 "[1] Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, [2] Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. [3] When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. [4] And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. [5] And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, [6] And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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Salvation of the villain on the cross
Along with Jesus, two villains were crucified:
John 19.18 "Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst."
At first, they mocked Jesus together:
Matthew 27.38,44 "Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.", "The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth."
