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Abraham’s sacrifice of his son, Isaac, in the Book of Genesis is a story of surrender and great faith.
Jeroboam was the first king of Israel when the single monarchy was divided into two kingdoms.
Before Jesus’ sudden arrest, unlawful trial, and gruesome death, he said some things that upset the wrong people. The Pharisees debated with Jesus on Tuesday, when he delivered his Olivet Discourse.
The Moravian Bethlehem Church Settlement of Pennsylvania was recently added to the World Heritage List because of its history and legacy of communal living.
The Bible only mentions two children of Moses.
None of the four Gospels identifies their authors, yet they are known as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Did these biblical characters really write them?
Despite tracing their origins to the same ancestor, Israel’s relationship with the Midianites in the Bible is fraught with conflict.
Jesus’s followers have hoped for the return of Christ since the 1st century. But some have gone so far as to predict the day itself.
