In 1549, the Jesuit priest and missionary Francis Xavier landed in Kagoshima on the island of Kyushu. With him were two Jesuit missionaries, three Japanese converts (including their translator Anjiro), and one Chinese convert. Despite the danger of evangelizing in a war-torn country and the language barrier, it was not long before this small yet […]
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Alexander I Reigns 1801
Alexander I of Russia started his reign after the botched coup and assassination of his father in 1801. He was born in 1777 and was raised by his formidable grandmother, Catherine the Great. He spent most of his years as Russia’s Emperor fighting (and occasionally befriending) Napoleon Bonaparte between the Second and Seventh Coalition Wars. […]
La Salle Explored the Mississippi River 1682
The French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, was the first known European to explore the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico in 1682. La Salle’s parents intended him to serve as a Jesuit priest, but his personality made him unsuitable for the job. He left the Jesuits and followed his […]
Dutch Colonized the Cape Peninsula 1652
The Khoi and San peoples were some of Cape Peninsula’s earliest settlers. During the early years of the Age of Discovery, European ships used the Cape as a way-station to replenish their supplies. Europeans (mostly Dutch and English) often docked near the Cape, and traded iron, copper, and other products for cattle owned by the […]
Read Your Bible In A Year – Recommendations from Our Readers
We recently asked our list, “What app/Bible/website would you recommend to a person new to Bible reading who wants to read it in a year?” We’ve recently updated this resource with a more up to date list of resources and suggestions for studying the Bible. Here is the list in the order we received them […]
The end of the Berlin Wall A result of Prayer?
November 9, 1989, is recorded in history as the moment when the Berlin Wall was taken down. However, the prayer meeting that took place precisely one month before contributed greatly to its demise. Despite the danger of death and in the face of armed police, thousands came together at the St Nicholas Church in the East […]
Scythians and Cimmerians
According to scholars, the Scythians and Cimmerians were identified with a large population of the Lost Israelites tribes that were once in exile. They are located on the Bible Timeline Chart with History during 200 BC. There are accounts from the Assyrians that the Cimmerians were partly Israelite. The Cimmerians, in particular, were a group of […]
How did the Ancient Israelites make bread?
As a woman in ancient Israel, it was her duty to prepare the meals. Bread was such a common part of their diet that it was often referred to as food in general. Thus milling and preparing the wheat or flour was also a major responsibility. Each house made their own, and it took possibly […]
Was Christmas a Pagan Holiday and Is It Again?
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Should Christians celebrate Christmas? As always, the heart of the matter is the heart. Why do you celebrate it? Is it to celebrate with fellow Christians the birth of our Savior? If so, what does it matter why other people do it or what other peoples and cultures might have […]
Bible Timeline As a Gift
The darling Ashley (we don’t know her but we think she’s adorable) is not showing our Bible World History Timeline but we still like her video. This is a great gift for Father’s Day and birthdays as well as Christmas – and for dads, husbands and good friends not just grandfathers. The advantages of the […]