Did you know Paul got angry with his best friend for a disagreement? Paul had many friends but his best friend was Barnabas. Paul always gave new disciples a chance and took them with him on missionary journeys. Barnabas wanted to go with Paul because he was Paul’s best friend. But one time Paul took…
Jonathan was from a royal family. His father’s name was Saul and his mother’s name was Ahinoam. Jonathan was a close friend of David. He was from a region called Gibeah and his father was a king. Jonathan was loyal to David’s friendship more than the kingdom. Verse “Saul chose three thousand men from Israel;…
Abraham is the ancestor of Israelites. He had a very deep faith and a very strong relationship with God. God gave them many trials to test His faith. It also founded a nation of Abraham known as the Israelites. Abraham is a personality who is given a very sacred place in Christianity, Judaism and Islam….
Introduction of Isaac Abraham and Sarah were childless and had reached old age. Sarah was about 90 years old and Abraham was 100 years old when God gave them Isaac. The birth of Isaac was a miracle because at that time both Abraham and Sarah were very old. They were very happy at the birth…
Did you know that Saul was the first person to summon the spirit of a prophet through magic? When Saul did not understand and thought of Israel being attacked by the Philistines, he asked God for help, but God did not help him. So he summoned Samuel‘s spirit through witchcraft. No one had ever done…
Why did Naomi change her name after her husband’s death? Naomi’s original name was ‘Naomi”. When she lost her family, she changed her name from ‘’Naomi’’ to ‘’Mara”. The meaning of Naomi was happiness while the meaning of Mara was bitterness. She considered her life useless and bored after her family lost. So she changed…
Did you know that Mary Magdalene was called the “Sinner” Woman? People called Mary the Sinner woman because there were so many rumors against her. And people thought that she was the woman who had a romantic relationship with Jesus, but she was not. Those traditions are not proven by the Bible. She was actually…
Did you know The Angel of the Lord was God’s Advocate? The Angel of the Lord is a very special angel. He acts as God’s advocate. He conveys God’s message to the people and goes only on very special occasions while other angels go and deliver the message of God on common occasions and in…
Do you know why Sarah kicked Hagar and Ismail out of the house? In fact, Sarah was afraid that when these two children will grow up, the share of the inheritance will be divided. Sarah wanted her son Isaac to be given the inheritance. Also, Sarah and Hagar had a fight when Isaac and Ishmael…
Do you know that when Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt for help, why did they not recognize Joseph? The first thing is that when they sold Joseph, he was very young and now he was a young man. The second thing is that when Joseph was made the minister of Egypt, he was renamed. He…
Do you know that while living in Midian Moses married a non-Jewish woman? Moses came out of Egypt with the Israelites and had to live in Midian, during that time Moses married a Kushite woman. Moses’ sister and brother Aaron were very opposed to the marriage, but still Moses married a non-Jewish woman. This was…
Moses’ wife’s name was Zipporah. Zipporah was Jethro’s daughter. Therefore, Jethro was the father-in-law of Moses. In this sense, Moses and Jethro had a deep father-in-law and son-in-law relationship. Jethro also has an importance in the Holy Bible. He was the priest of Midian. Moses lived with his father-in-law for a long time after his…