Aaron ( derivation uncertain, possibly an Egyptian name; Greek Aaron G2). The Oldest son of AMRAM and JOCHEBED, of the tribe of LEVI, and the brother MOSES and MIRIAM ( Exodus 6:20, Numbers 26:59). He was born during the Captivity in Egypt, before PHAROAH’S edict that all male infants should be destroyed and was three […]

                                                ABBREVIATIONS GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS AKK —————————- AKKADIAN ANE—————————–  ANCIENT NEAR EAST ANET—————————- ANCIENT NEAR EAST TEXT  RELATING TO THE OLD TESTAMENT , ed. J.B. Pritchard, 3rd. Edition ( 1969 ). AOR —————————— […]

Robert A Millikan, American Physicist and Nobel Price winner, Once said that aknowledge of the bible is an indispensable qualification of a well educated man. No other single book in the history of literature has been so widely distributed or read, or has exercised so powerful an influence on Civilization. It is the fountainhead of […]

For More than two decades the Zondervan Pictorial Dictionary  has been a best seller. During that period however more background information have become available. Archaeological excavations have been carried out on biblical sites. New books have been written to enhance our understanding of the bible. A further dimension was added with the publication of the […]

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Tribulation TRIBULATION (צַר֒, H7639, צָרָה֒, H7650, straits, distress, affliction; θλίβω, G2567, to press together, to oppress; θλῖψις, G2568, pressure, oppression, tribulation). Generally, tribulation in the Bible is affliction of one person by another. Clarity requires distinction of the source and object. 1. Judgmental tribulation. God may afflict His people for their unfaithfulness. Should Israel sin like the nations it drove out of Canaan, it too would be driven out and scattered […]