Andrew [ÔöÇ├®n’drew]…manliness. …Brother of Simon Peter, and one of the twelve apostles…Matt. 4:18…One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers-Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew-throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.…Matt.10:2…Here are the names of the twelve apostles:…first, Simon (also […]
Ahitub[ÔöÇ├®hÔöÇ┬¢’tub] brother of benevolence or father of goodness. A son of Phinehas and grandson of Eli (1 Sam. 14:322:9, 11, 12, 20). A son of Amariah and father of Zadok the priest (2 Sam. 8:171 Chron. 6:11, 12). Perhaps the same as No. 1. A priest and ruler of the House of God in Nehemiah's […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Levi?”……The patriarch, Jacob, gave each of his twelve sons a blessing just before he died. The twelve sons were the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel, and the blessings contained prophetic information about the future of each tribe. In the case of the tribe of Levi, […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Judah?”……Each of the twelve sons of Israel received a blessing from their father, Jacob, just before his death. The twelve sons were the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel, and the blessing contained prophetic information about the future of each tribe. In the case of the […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Reuben?”……Each of the twelve sons of Israel received a blessing from their father, Jacob, just before his death. The twelve sons were the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel, and the blessing contained prophetic information about the future of each tribe. In the case of the […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Manasseh?”……Israel's 12 tribes were named for Jacob's children or, in the case of Manasseh (and Ephraim), his grandchildren. After Jacob wrestled with Him all night, God renamed Jacob "Israel," which means "you have struggled with God and men and have overcome" (Genesis 32:22-30). The name Israel represents […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Joseph?”……Technically, there is no tribe of Joseph. Instead, Joseph received a "double blessing" and his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, each became their own tribe (Genesis 48; Joshua 14:4Ezekiel 47:13). The Bible does, on occasion, refer to a "tribe of Joseph" (Numbers 13:1136:5Revelation 7:8). However, in the […]