The Hebrew calendar is the official calendar of Israel and the religious calendar for Judaism. The Hebrew Calendar begins with the year of creation as 3761 BC while Ussher’s Chronology (the basis for our Bible Timeline Chart and the dates in the King James Bible) starts with Adam in 4004 BC. Various helpful links for […]
Margaret Hunter
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Did It Rain Before Noah’s Flood?
Did it ever rain before the Flood? The story of the great flood is one of the most studied events on the Bible Timeline. Some people are skeptical that rain took place on Earth before Noah’s flood, others are just as strongly convinced that there was rain even before the rain that caused the great […]
Why are there two different genealogies of Jesus in the Bible.
The two genealogies of Jesus Christ are found in Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3: 23-38 How are the two genealogies of Jesus Christ different? Matthew’s gospel was written for the convincing of the Jewish people that Jesus was the prophesied Messianic king of the Jews. His line traces through Joseph, Christ’s legal father, his line […]
Bible Facts and Statistics
Amazing Bible Facts And Statistics – compiled from various sites and sources Read all the facts from our Bible history timeline poster. Based on statistics, these will help you understand so many things that weren’t clear after reading the Bible. We have compiled these Bible facts and statistics after much research from various places to […]
Historical Proof of the Bible: Archaeology, Inscriptions, and Ancient Sources
Archaeology, inscriptions, ancient sources, and careful claims Is there historical proof of the Bible? The best answer is: there is strong historical evidence for many people, places, events, cultures, and political settings described in the Bible. Archaeology cannot prove every spiritual claim, miracle, or theological meaning of Scripture. But ancient inscriptions, artifacts, manuscripts, and non-biblical […]
Are there any scientific proofs of the Bible?
What do we mean by scientific proof of the Bible? For this issue, we are going to look at the creation only. The creation is covered in 31 verses in the first chapter of Genesis. It is obvious we aren’t looking at a detailed step by step instructions on how to create a universe, but […]
When and how did the Twelve Apostles die?
Bible history, early church tradition, and what we can say with confidence People often ask, “How did the twelve apostles die?” The honest answer is that the New Testament directly records the deaths of only two of the original Twelve: James the son of Zebedee and Judas Iscariot. For Peter, there is strong early Christian […]
Why doesn’t the Bible mention the Dinosaurs?
(Note: We like to present both sides to every question here. Since the “evolutionists” have plenty of sites explaining that side, this short excerpt will present the side of creationists. The answer to this question is taken directly from the book In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood by Walt Brown, Ph.D. Here’s […]
History of the English Bible
How did we get our English version of the Bible and how accurate is it? What is the difference between the Catholic and Protestant versions? When were the Apocrypha removed from the Protestant version of the Bible? How many people worked on the King James Version, the most widely used Protestant version today? How long […]
Are the books of the Bible in the order they were written? Did John really write John 1 and 2 after Revelation?
Summary: The books of the Bible are organized according to the topic rather than in the order in which they were written. Yes, John wrote the book of Revelation before writing the letters we know as John 1 and 2. The books of the Hebrew scriptures were organized slightly differently than our King James Old […]