Category: People of the Bible
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Lot’s Flight from Sodom
LOT’S FLIGHT FROM SODOM In Palestine, the land in which Jesus dwelt when He was upon earth, there is an inland sea, called the Dead Sea. Its waters are very salt, and no trees grow upon its shores. Many long years before the birth of Jesus Christ, two cities stood upon the plain which the…
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Abraham and Isaac
ABRAHAM AND ISAAC Abraham feared God and obeyed His commandments; and God promised to bless Abraham very greatly. He gave him riches in cattle, and silver, and gold; and said that the land of Canaan should belong to him and his descendants. God also gave him a son in his old age, whom he loved,…
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Cain and Abel
What a sad story the Bible tells us in the fourth chapter of Genesis! Cain and Abel were brothers, the sons of Adam and Eve. How they should have loved each other! Yet we find that Cain killed Abel. Why did he do this? Cain was a husbandman, who tilled the ground; Abel was a…
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Adam and Eve
ADAM AND EVE In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth He also made the sun, moon, and stars; trees, flowers, and all vegetable life; and all animals, birds, fishes, and insects. Then God made man. The name of the first man was Adam, and the first woman was Eve. Both were placed…
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THE STORY OF DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN
The lands which had been the Babylonian or Chaldean empire, now became the empire of Persia; and over these Darius was the king. King Darius gave to Daniel, who was now a very old man, a high place in honor and in power. Among all the rulers over the land, Daniel stood first, for the…
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The Story of Abraham and Isaac
You remember that in those times of which we are telling, when men worshipped God, they built an altar of earth or of stone, and laid an offering upon it as a gift to God. The offering was generally a sheep, or a goat, or a young ox—some animal that was used for food. Such…
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The Story of Noah and the Ark
After Abel was slain, and his brother Cain had gone into another land, again God gave a child to Adam and Eve. This child they named Seth; and other sons and daughters were given to them; for Adam and Eve lived many years. But at last they died, as God had said they must die,…
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The Birth and Life of Jesus Christ: Key Events and Prophecies
The Birth of Jesus Christ EVENTS OF THE BIRTH JESUS’ EARLY LIFE Prophecies concerning Jesus Christ Old Testament Prophecy New Testament Gen 3:15 “And I will putenmity between you and thewoman, and between youroffspring and hers, he will crushyour head, and you will strike hisheel.” Seed of Woman Mat 12:20 But after he had considered…
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Judgment of Mankind: Lessons from Noah’s Days
Jesus likens today’s world to Noah’s days, highlighting spiritual apathy, increasing wickedness, and the suddenness of impending judgment.
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Noah’s Ark: A Journey of Faith and Obedience
The Righteous Family Preserved Faith and Obedience Required One Plan of Escape The Place of Safety Noah Receives a Promise