Posts Tagged ‘ bible ’

The number ten is the start of a whole new order of numbers and the culmination of the numbers that come before it. This may seem to be merely a distinction given to ten under our decimal numbering system. However the numbering systems in use in the time that the Bible was written were also based...
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If you have started to read the Bible, you have begun a great thing. Unfortunately, it is easy to get frustrated or defeated while reading the Bible if you don't know where to get started. Logically, the beginning seems like the right place to start, but that would be a mistake. Today I will...
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Who were the twelve apostles in the Bible? When and how did they die? The Bible only mentions the deaths of two apostles, James who was put to death by Herod Agrippa I in 44 AD and Judas Iscariot who committed suicide shortly after the death of Christ. What...
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A group called the "Masoretes" (often dated to the ninth century C.E.) recorded and annotated what has become the "authentic" version of the Hebrew Scriptures. Their work is recognized today by Jewish religious leaders as being authentic. This group's name comes from Hebrew word "MESORAH" which is ultimately from the verb "MASAR", meaning "to...
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