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King of Egypt (Pharaoh)
Egypt played an important role in Israel’s history. Check out the different Egyptian rulers who guided the nation during these years. Pharaoh is the title for the chief ruler of Egypt and comes from two Egyptian words that mean “great house.” To the pharaoh’s name was added other titles of honor, such as “Son of Re” (the Egyptian sun god)…
READ MOREMoses
He parted the Red Sea, received the Ten Commandments and saw the face of God. Learn more about this leader and his faith.Moses was born in Egypt to Hebrew parents but later was adopted by the Egyptian king’s daughter (Exod 2:1-10). Growing up in Egypt, Moses saw how cruelly the Egyptians treated the Hebrew people. One day Moses killed an…
READ MORENebuchadnezzar
As the leader of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar conquered Judah and sent the nation into exile. Read about the role that this king played in shaping Judah’s future. The Babylonian king described in the Bible is Nebuchadnezzar II, the longest reigning and most successful king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He ruled from 605-562 B.C. during the time when the Babylonian kingdom reached the…
READ MORENomads (Wandering Herders)
Nomads moved from place to place without a permanent home. Read about the significance of nomads in the Bible. The term “nomad” comes from the Greek form of a Latin word meaning “to graze.” Nomads were wandering shepherds who moved their families and their flocks of sheep and goats from place to place looking for good pasture land and water.…
READ MOREPapias of Hierapolis
He was a disciple of John and leader in the early church. Read about the importance of Papias’s work and writings. Papias, along with Ignatius and Polycarp, was considered among the disciples of John, perhaps even his scribe. He later became bishop of Hierapolis in Asia Minor. The tradition that he was John's scribe may have come from the fact…
READ MOREPaul (Saul) of Tarsus
He experienced a dramatic conversion, wrote more books in the New Testament than any other individual, and witnessed to kings and prisoners. Find out more about this important New Testament figure. Thirteen books, nearly half of the books in the New Testament, name Paul as their author, and another one (Acts) devotes more than half its pages to describing how…
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