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 […]
David[DÔöÇ├╝’vid]…–beloved.…The youngest son of the eight sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite, the second and greatest of Israel's kings, the eloquent poet and one of the most prominent figures in the history of the world (Ruth 4:17, 221 Sam. 16:13). The Man After God's Own Heart Volumes have been written on the trials and triumphs of […]
“Does the Bible record the death of the apostles? How did each of the apostles die?”……The only apostle whose death the Bible records is James (Acts 12:2). King Herod had James "put to death with the sword," likely a reference to beheading. The circumstances of the deaths of the other apostles are related through church […]
Balak, Balac [BÔöÇ├╝’lÔöÇ├ók,BÔöÇ├╝’lÔöÇ├óc]……waster, emptying or destroys. …The King of Moab, and son of Zipper who hired Balaam to curse Israel when, toward the end of their wilderness journeyings they were in Balak's territory (Num. 222324Judg. 11:25Micah 6:5). Like Balaam, Balak also lives to the end of the Bible. Balac is the Greek form of Balak […]
Bildad [BÔöÇ┬íl’dÔöÇ├ód] SON OF CONTENTION, LORD ADAD or OLD FRIENDSHIP. One of Job's three friends, a Shuhite, descended from Shuah, Abraham's son by Keturah (Job 2:11; 8:1; 18:1; 25:1; 42:9). The Man Who Made a Speech Bildad's name is an interesting study. One meaning of it is "Lord of Hadad" and "Hadad" means to shout. […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Benjamin?”……In Genesis 49 the patriarch Jacob, sensing his impending death, gathers his sons to his bedside to bless them. Each son became the progenitor of the twelve tribes of Israel. Benjamin, as the youngest, receives his father's blessing last: "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning […]