Adam [ÔöÇ├®d’ÔöÇ├óm]…–of the ground or taken out of the red earth. The first human son of God (Luke 3:38), and God's masterpiece and crowning work of creation. The Man God Made All men should be interested in the history of the first man who ever breathed, man's great ancestor, the head of the human family, […]
Achan, Achar, Achor…[ÔöÇ├ç’chÔöÇ├ón,ÔöÇ├ç’chÔö£├▒r, ÔöÇ├ç’chÔö£Ôöñr]-TROUBLE. The son of Carmi of the tribe of Judah …Josh. 7(Ai Defeats the Israelites) 1 Chron. 2:7.…The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan,(Hebrew Achar compare Josh 7:1. Achar means "disaster.")who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the Lord. (The Hebrew term […]
Abram, Abraham [ÔöÇ├ç’brÔöÇ├óm,ÔöÇ├ç’brÔöÇ├óhÔöÇ├óm]…THE FATHER OF A MULTITUDE. The original name of the youngest son of Terah was Abram, meaning "father of height." Abraham was given to him when the promise of a numerous progeny was renewed to him by God …Gen. 11:26…AfterTerah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. […]
Apollos [ÔöÇ├®pÔö╝├àl’los] a destroyer or youthful god of music. An eloquent and learned Jew born at Alexandria and deeply versed in Old Testament Scriptures (Acts 18:2419:11 Cor. 1:123:4-6, 224:616:12Titus 3:13). The Man Whose Influence Was Enriched This educated, cultured Alexandrian Jew was an orator and an efficient worker in the Church who knew only the […]
“Who was Asherah?”……Asherah, or Ashtoreth, was the name of the chief female deity worshiped in ancient Syria, Phoenicia, and Canaan. The Phoenicians called her Astarte, the Assyrians worshiped her as Ishtar, and the Philistines had a temple of Asherah (1 Samuel 31:10). Because of Israel's incomplete conquest of the land of Canaan, Asherah-worship survived and […]
Aquila [ÔöÇ├®q’uÔöÇ┬ílÔöÇ├ó]…–eagle. A Jew whom Paul found at Corinth on his arrival from Athens (Acts 18:2, 18, 26Rom. 16:31 Cor. 16:192 Tim. 4:19). The Man Who Is Always Linked with His Wife A characteristic feature of Aquila and Priscilla is that their names are always mentioned together. In the truest sense they were "no more […]
Asa [ÔöÇ├ç'sÔöÇ├ó]-PHYSICIAN. 1. The third king of Judah who succeeded Abijah. He was the great-grandson of Solomon (1 Kings 15; 2 Chron. 14-16). He was an ancestor of Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:7, 8). The Man Who Was Good and Right Asa is a marvel. In spite of the fact that his father was a sinful […]