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The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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Stairway to Heaven by Daniel B. Wallace
Meteora is one of the most stunningly beautiful and other-worldly places on earth. Over a millennium ago, monks traveled throughout Greece i...
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Daniel commentary by Ernest C. Lucas is up on Scribd
Daniel - Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testament ...
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Thoughts for Thanksgiving: Vows and Thank Offerings in the ANE
"I am under vows to you, O God;I will present my thank offerings to you.For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling...
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Win a Free ZIBBCOT Volume to Review!
We are interested in sparking some conversations on the recently-released Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testamen...
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Azazel and the “Scapegoat” (Leviticus 16)
Often we encounter sections and practices in the Old Testament that seem very strange to us. It should not be surprising that some of these...
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Tower of Babel (Genesis 11)
The account of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 offers numerous points for comparison with the ancient world. The narrative is set in the La...
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The Creation of Humankind in the Ancient Near East
We are all familiar with the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis two and their creation stands in contrast to the scientific theories of human...
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