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Joseph was the son of Jacob and Rachel. He was a favored son, and his brothers were jealous of him. They sold him into slavery in Egypt. Joseph was taken to Egypt and sold to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh. Potiphar was impressed by Joseph's character and abilities, and he put him in charge of his...

The Bible is filled with a variety of objects that play important roles in the stories and lessons it conveys. Some of the most notable objects in the Bible include: The Ark of the Covenant - This was a sacred chest built by the Israelites according to the instructions given to Moses by God. It was ...

Every so often, someone writes to ask me about some obscure Bible translation, and invariably they add, ‘it is supposed to be a literal translation.’ For me, this is a red flag. Let me explain. New Testament Greek is quite a different language from English, and a strictly literal translation is impo...

There are many books today that claim to be the Word of God. The Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Mormon, and other religious works all claim to be divinely inspired. The Bible claims to be the only book that is divinely inspired and that all other claims of inspiration from other works should ...

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You decide to buy yourself or someone else a Bible, so you run down to the nearest bookstore—but they have so many different translations, you don’t know where to begin. Here is something that might help: a list of modern translations that you are likely to find in a bookstore, with a description of...

Below is a list of some historical events that are important to the study of the Bible and its prophecies. The research for this Biblical history timeline was done by George Konig and Ray Konig, authors of the book, 100 Prophecies: Ancient Biblical prophecies that foretold the future. Scholars vary ...

The goal of this translation is missionary activity. The language is designed for Christians who have read the Scriptures for many years and for people who may never have read the Bible. In 1934, Dr. William F. Beck began The Holy Bible: An American Translation. The New Evangelical Translation is t...

The story of the destruction of Sodom and its sister city of Gomorrah is of compelling interest today because of the current debate in the churches over homosexuality. In the course of this debate, these two chapters of Genesis have been degraded from a story of God’s justice and providence to a dia...

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Introduction to the ISBE The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) was edited by James Orr, John Nuelsen, Edgar Mullins, Morris Evans, and Melvin Grove Kyle and was published complete in 1939. This web site includes the complete text. The ISBE is a classic Bible reference compiled from ne...