Phoenicia and it’s Historical – Biblical Significance Where is Phoenicia? Phoenicia, from the Greek word phoinix, “a palm”, the land of palm-trees, was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan. With its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon, coastal Syria, and northern Israel. Date-palm abundantly grew in the region […]
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Nahor: biblical figure, grandfather of Abraham
Name and Genealogy: Hebrew Bible. Nahor means a Snort or a Snorting (Job 39:20, Jeremiah 8:6, Job 41:12) and Charred or Scorched (Psalm 69:3, Jeremiah 6:29 and Ezekiel 15:4 ) Book of Genesis. Nahor is the son of Serug. [This article continues after a message from the authors] These Articles are Written by the Publishers […]
Serug: biblical figure, great-grandfather of Abraham
Hebrew: S’rugh ; “branch” was the son of Reu, also the father of Nahor and great-grandfather of Abraham. He is called Saruch in the Greek version. [This article continues after a message from the authors] These Articles are Written by the Publishers of The Amazing Bible Timeline Quickly See 6000 Years of Bible and World […]
Reu or Ragau: biblical figure
Reu or Ragau (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Peleg. [This article continues after a message from the authors] These Articles are Written by the Publishers of The Amazing Bible Timeline Quickly See 6000 Years of Bible and World History Together Unique Circular Format – see more in less space. Learn facts […]
Peleg: biblical figure, ‘when the earth was divided’
Peleg or Phalec (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Eber. At the age of thirty-four, Eber begat Peleg, brother of Joktan. The name Peleg means “division”, as Genesis 10:25 KJV reads “…for in his (Peleg) days was the earth divided…” The phrase “was the earth divided” is a little bit vague. [This […]
Eber: biblical figure
Eber or Heber (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Salah (Genesis 11:14-15). He was born when Salah was thirty years old. The name Eber in Hebrew means “to cross over” or “beyond”. At the age of thirty-four, Eber begat Peleg, brother of Joktan. Eber lived another four hundred and thirty years and […]
Salah: biblical figure, son of Arphaxad
Salah or Sala (Luke 3:35 KJV) is the only son of Arphaxad mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 11:13 KJV). Salah may mean send out, branch or javelin. He was born when Arphaxad was thirty five years old (Genesis 11:12 KJV). [This article continues after a message from the authors] These Articles are Written by the […]
Arphaxad: biblical figure, son of Shem & Noah’s Grandson
Arphaxad is one of the sons of Shem and grandson of Noah (Genesis 10:22 KJV). He was born when Shem was a hundred years old or two years after the flood (Genesis 11:10 KJV). Given this case, we can assume that Shem was born 2 years after Noah reached five hundred years old which was […]
Noah’s Flood: biblical event
Genesis 6:1-7 tells us why God decided to destroy all creation with the flood. The Bible reads “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:6 KJV). Man’s “wickedness” was not profoundly explained in the […]
Japheth: biblical figure, son of Noah
Japheth is one of Noah‘s sons. He was one of the eight people who boarded the ark and survived the great flood (Genesis 7:13 KJV). It is believed that the name Japheth means “wide spreading” or “enlargement.” This may also explain why Noah said that “God shall enlarge Japheth” (Genesis 9:27 KJV). Japheth is the […]