Noah, Noe[NÔö╝├¼’ah] rest. 1. The son of Lamech of the posterity of Seth-the tenth from Adam. He died at the age of 950 years (Gen. 5:29, 30, 326:8). The LXX version says that the name is a play on the statement, "This same shall give us rest." The Man Who Built the Ark Nothing is […]
Noah Found Grace by Henry Morris III, D.Min. * But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.…Genesis 6:8…But Noah found favor with the Lord. The word "grace" (Or favour)appears for the first time in the Bible in this verse. Noah lived in the midst of the most heinously evil society the world had […]
Nimrod [NÔöÇ┬ím’rÔö╝├àd] VALIANT, STRONG or HE THAT RULES. A son of Cush, son of Ham. Nimrod was a mighty hunter and a potent monarch whose land bore his name (Gen. 10:8, 9; 1 Chron. 1:10; Micah 5:6).
Who are the Nicolaitans mentioned in Revelation 2:6, 14-15?……The exact origin of the Nicolaitans is unclear. Some Bible commentators believe they were a heretical sect who followed the teachings of Nicolas-whose name means "one who conquers the people"-who was possibly one of the deacons of the early church mentioned in Acts 6:5. It is possible […]
Philip [PhÔöÇ┬íl’ÔöÇ┬íp]-warrior or a lover of horses. 1. One of the twelve apostles, a native of Bethsaida in Galilee (Matt. 10:3Mark 3:18). Tradition has it that he was the one who requested of Jesus that he might first go and bury his father (Matt. 8:21, 22). The Man of a Timid, Retiring Disposition Unlike Andrew […]
Pontius Pilate His name means: “One Armed with a Javelin” His work: He was the Roman governor over the region of Judea. …His character: Pilate had all the trappings of power and leadership but was unwilling to exercise that influence for good. …His sorrow: He failed to stand for what was right and allowed an […]
Quartus[QuÔö£├▒r’tus]-the fourth. This name is associated with a quarternion of soldiers, that is, a file of four, the usual number for a night watch. Peter was placed under the guard of four quarternions of soldiers, or sixteen soldiers, in order that each might guard him three hours at a time (Acts 12:4). It may be […]