Today, I was curious about the meaning of a name - Bernice (Pherenike, Veronica). The name means "bearing victory." I was curious if there was a Hebrew version of this name. If not, I was at least curious to learn what the Hebrew translation would be for these Greek words ( Read more... )

Wow, this is exciting! :)

I was reading from the Scriptures this evening, and stumbled on this verse: "And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high." Luke 24:49 ( Read more... )

The Lord Jesus calls us to look like Him! (Of course He does :) 2 Corinthians 3:18, 1 John 3:2, 1 Corinthians 13:12 ( Read more... )

Jesus identifies Himself in this way to Paul: "I am Jesus of Nazareth ( Read more... )

I had a thought this evening about the three women in the Scriptures who were named "the oath of God" - Elisheba, Jehoshabeath, and Elizabeth. I've noticed before that all three were married to the priest in their day (Elisheba was the wife of Aaron, Jehoshabeath was the wife of Jehoiada, and Elizabeth was the wife of Zachariah) and that they each ( Read more... )

I need study.

It's just something that God has placed on my heart. While others are called to careers or families, I'm called to a life of study. I've always known that, but I didn't think it could be, since of course, people are supposed to have goals toward work that they love or raising children or leading social organizations or such things ( Read more... )

SCALES

pelec - scales (n) - Provers 16:11, Isaiah 40:12

palac - to balance, ponder, weigh, make flat (v) - 6 verses, including Proverbs 4:26, 5:21

BALANCE

mo'zen - balance (n) - 15 verses, including Leviticus 19:36, Provers 16:11, Isaiah 40:12

'azan - to weigh, prove, consider (v) - Ecclesiastes 12:9

'azan - to give ear, heed, hearken (v) - ( Read more... )

Today we finished studying the account of Abraham in Genesis. I spent some time this afternoon drawing out some notes to help me understand the relationships between Abraham and his brother's family. I thought I'd post them, in case anyone else might find them interesting. The map is not to scale and the shapes of the lands/waters are not ( Read more... )

"For if God did not spare ... the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness..." -2 Peter 2:5

This verse caught my attention last night. In particular, the word "eight" and the fact that my Bible noted the surrounding phrase in italics. The original Greek says, "Noah, the eighth." Here's what came to mind ( Read more... )

There's a verse in Ezekiel that lists a lot of different stones - Ezekiel 28:13. I wrote them out today and compared them to the order of the stones in the High Priest's breastplate. The order wasn't the same, but there was something interesting about it...


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