Non-Levite Priests?
Non-Levite Priests? Melchizedek (14:17–21) and Jesus Christ are the only approved priests in the Bible who were not Levites. The NT book of Hebrews explains… Read More »Non-Levite Priests?
Non-Levite Priests? Melchizedek (14:17–21) and Jesus Christ are the only approved priests in the Bible who were not Levites. The NT book of Hebrews explains… Read More »Non-Levite Priests?
Abram believed the Lord, and that was the basis for God counting him as righteous. Such faith remains the basis for God’s justification of Christians… Read More »Believed the Lord
Altars were tables or platforms used for presenting sacrifices to God. They could be built of stone, mud-brick, or dirt mounds. The first altar mentioned… Read More »Altars
What did the Tower of Babel look like? The Tower of Babel (11:1–9) probably resembled the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia. The most famous of these… Read More »What did the Tower of Babel look like?
Sinful pride and rebellion against God brought negative consequences to the builders of the Tower of Babel, introducing the many languages that now exist around… Read More »Sinful pride and rebellion
Extending an olive branch. The universal symbol for peace—a dove with an olive branch—is based on the Bible story of the flood (8:11).
Why did Noah take seven pairs of each clean animal but only one pair of each unclean animal? After the flood, some clean animals were… Read More »Why did Noah take seven pairs of each clean animal but only one pair of each unclean animal?
Favor in the eyes of the Lord. “Favor” (6:8) is another word for God’s grace. Of all the people living at the time of the… Read More »Favor in the eyes of the Lord
Two men who never died. Enoch and Elijah are the only people in the Bible who did not die a natural death. Instead, they were… Read More »Two men who never died
Cherubim (3:24) are angels who guard holy places. They appear in various places in the Bible. “Cherubim” is the Hebrew plural form of “cherub.”
The Euphrates (2:14) is the longest and most important river in southwest Asia. Early settlers depended on the river for commerce and agriculture. The Euphrates… Read More »The Euphrates
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God said, “Let us make man” (1:26). This phrase could be the Bible’s earliest indication that God exists as three… Read More »Father, Son, and Holy Spirit