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The Elusive Queen of Sheba: Gold and Spices
And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones; there never were any spices such as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon (2 Chron....
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The Elusive Queen of Sheba: Harems, Incense and Perfume
But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites — from the nations of whom the LORD had said to the...
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The Elusive Queen of Sheba: Conclusions of the Matter
First impressions Model of Solomon’s Temple Museum fur Hamburgische Geshichte, Hamburg, Germany She must have marveled as her entourage finally reached the outskirts of Jerusalem, home of the famed...
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Locusts
After 400 silent years, God was speaking through a new prophet who called people to repentance and promised someone greater to come.[1] Before John the Baptist was born, an angel told his father...
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Hair
And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him...
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Reference Guide for David and the Women
One of my favorite Bible personalities is David, King of Israel. Each year when I start my Read the Bible in a Year program, I especially look forward to the books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles when...
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Deborah: Judge/Deliverer
Wanted: Administrator/Judge for Israel Duties: Adjudicate disputes, give counsel, defeat Canaanites Qualifications: Confident, wise, visionary, dedicated Term limits: 40 years In the calamitous times...
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The Story of Ruth: The Beginning
“Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two...
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The Story of Ruth: Choices
Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there...
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The Story of Ruth: New Beginnings
But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your...
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The Story of Ruth: The Kinsman Redeemer
Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? Now Boaz, whose young women you were with, is he not our relative? In fact, he...
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Jael: Perplexing Participant in the Dark Side of History
Map of ancient Palestine/Israel (Photo credit: cod_gabriel) When the tribes of Israel settled in Canaan, they failed to evict the resident peoples as God had commanded. This failure was a costly...
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Solomon’s Feminine Metaphor for Wisdom
When Solomon succeeded David as king of Israel, he asked God for wisdom to rule the nation. Solomon’s humility pleased God, and by God’s beneficent endowment his request was granted. And God said...
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Life as a Shepherdess 1
In ancient Israel it was not unusual for women to work outside the home, young women at least. When a girl was eight to ten years old, she began leading the family herd out to nearby pasture. At the...
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Sarah: Life with Abraham 1
A familiar example The name Sarah resonates with Bible readers, women of faith, feminists, and historians. More space is devoted to her than any other woman in the Bible. One of the most quoted...
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Rebekah Leaves Home 2
When Abraham’s servant met Rebekah, she was drawing water from the well. The shepherds of Nahor watered their flocks in the troughs adjacent to the well. Whether Rebekah intended to water Laban’s flock...
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Sarah: Life with Abraham 2
Before continuing: gathering some strands As is often the case when pursuing a Bible topic or figure, information is found in several sources, and it requires careful investigation to locate and...
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The Enduring Olive Tree and its Precious Fruit: From Modern Day to Ancient Past1
While it is near impossible to coax out a distinct image for a specific woman from the Bible, there is at least one staple that was common to them all—the ever-present olive. In fact, as we shall see,...
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Sarah: Life with Abraham 3
The journeys begin Sarai’s life story became one punctuated with journeys. First there were the physical relocations. While she grew up in one place—Ur—once she married Abram she found herself...
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