Writing
2026
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Beelzebul or Baalzebub?
Perhaps I am the only person alive who find’s amusing passages in the Bible. I hope not. But there is one particular play on words that seems almost …
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Christians and Israel
Unrest in the Middle East has existed for thousands of years, but our current escalation has given rise to unusual levels of emphasis among the natio…
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Who Was This Person Named Melchizedek?
Both the Old Testament and the New Testament salute Melchizedek. He has been discussed by scholars for many centuries. He was a shadowy figure simply…
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Miriam, Powerful and Tragic
Miriam was an older sister of Moses, the leader of the Children of Israel, a Priestess to the hordes of people along with another brother, Aaron, the…
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What Happened to the Tribes of Dan—and Ephraim?
In seventh chapter of John’s Book of Revelation, he tells of representatives from the twelve sons of Israel (formerly named Jacob) being inducted int…
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Who Were All Those Herods?
The New Testament is well provisioned with the name Herod. This family was an almost dysfunctional set of rulers over Judea and other nearby regions …