Tag: Hebrew

Welcome to our Bible History post on "The Eternal City" - Rome, a captivating destination that holds profound significance in both Hebrew history and the biblical narrative. In this post, we embark on a journey to explore Rome's connections to Hebrew heritage, tracing its role in shaping the early C...

The Gathering of Hebrews into the Land "And I will give you the Land of Israel" Ezekiel 11:17 The Lord promised the Hebrews that He would gather them again to the Land of Israel. After the Romans removed the Hebrews from the land, they did not settle there again until after World War 1 when Britain ...

The Captivity of the Hebrews "them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon" 2 Chronicles 36:20 The captivity of the Hebrews came when the king of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. 2 Chronicles 36:17-20 17 - Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew th...

The Disobedience of the Hebrews "they mocked the messengers of God and despised His words" 2 Chronicles 36:16 The Hebrews disobeyed God continually, despised His Temple, mocked His messengers, and forsook His words until there was no remedy 2 Chronicles 36:14-16 14 - Moreover all the chief of the pr...

The Return of the Hebrews "and let him go up to Jerusalem" Ezra 1:3 Shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem, Babylon was conquered by the Persians. Cyrus, the king of Persia obeyed God by letting the Hebrews return to rebuild the House of God in Jerusalem Ezra 1:2-3 2 - Thus saith Cyrus king of P...

The Rejection of the Hebrew Messiah "We have no king but Caesar" John 19:15 The Hebrews rejected their Messiah as was foretold by their prophets. The rejection was God's plan to save the whole world. The King became the Passover lamb so that death would "pass over" anyone who believes. Isaiah 53:7 ...

Ancient Judaism was the religious practice of the Israelites and their descendants during the time period of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament, and the Second Temple period, which lasted from the 6th century BCE to the 1st century CE. Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religio...

The House and Throne of the Hebrews "thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever" 2 Samuel 7:16 God promised the Hebrews that the house of David and the throne of David would be established forever 2 Samuel 7:16-17 16 - And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever befor...

The Great Promise to the First Hebrew "in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed" Genesis 12:3 God promised Abraham (The first Hebrew) great blessings to his descendants and to the whole world Genesis 12:1-3 1 - Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kin...

Among the many proofs available for the divine inspiration of the Bible, the most unexpected would seem to be the field of mathematics. Yet as will be easily seen herein, the Holy Bible yields such an astounding mathematical pattern as to persuade even the most ardent Bible objector. The foundation ...

The Hebrew Messiah "I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren" Deuteronomy 18:18 The Lord promised the Hebrews throughout their history that one day He would bring a Messiah. This Hebrew messiah would speak the Word of God, and if any Hebrew would not obey, he would be treated as an u...

The Hebrew Diaspora "And they shall be wanderers among the nations" Hosea 9:17 The Hebrews were scattered by the Romans and refused re-entrance into the Land of Israel. The Roman Emperor Hadrian renamed the city of Jerusalem "Colonia Aelia Capitolina" in 131 A.D. and erected a temple to Jupiter on t...