Gershom [GÔö£Ôòùr'shÔö╝├àm]-A STRANGER THERE. The first-born son of Moses and Zipporah. He was born in Midian Exod. 2:22…Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,(Gershom sounds like a Hebrew term that means "a foreigner there.") for he explained, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land." Exod. 18:3 (Moses' first […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Gad?”……Answer: Israel's 12 tribes, of which Gad was one, were named for Jacob's children (or grandchildren, in the cases of Ephraim and Manasseh). "Israel" was God's name for Jacob (Genesis 32:22-30); therefore, the phrase "children of Israel" is a way of referring to Jacob's descendants. Jacob's son […]
Gaius Gaius [GÔöÇ├╝’ius]-I AM GLAD. This common Roman name is shared by four men, and some writers find it difficult to differentiate between them. A companion of Paul and native of Macedonia. He was seized in the riot at Ephesus (Acts 19:29). A man of Derbe in Lycaonia and likewise a companion of Paul. This […]
Ezra, Ezrah [ÔöÇ├Âz’rÔöÇ├ó] –help or my helper. The head of one of the twenty-two courses of priests that came up from exile with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Neh. 10:2-812:1, 13). Probably the Azariah of Ezra 7:1. A descendant of Judah through Caleb (1 Chron. 4:17). The famous scribe and priest descended from Hilkiah the high priest […]
Eliam [ÔöÇ├ÂlÔöÇ┬¢’am] –god is one of the family or god's founder of the people. The father of Bath-sheba, wife of David (2 Sam. 11:3).Called also Ammiel.
Caleb Caleb [CÔöÇ├╝’leb]-BOLD, IMPETUOUS (also an animal name, meaning "dog"). 1. A son of Jephunneh, usually so designated to distinguish him from other persons bearing the same name. Num. 13:6, 30…Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh ……. … But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. "Let's go at once to take […]
“What should we learn from the account of David and Goliath?”……The story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17) is a factual account from biblical history that demonstrates how the Lord intercedes for His people. David was a shepherd, the youngest of the eight sons of Jesse of Bethlehem. King Saul and his men were […]