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When the apostles of Christ, after His resurrection and ascension, traveled and sought to establish the Christian church, they performed numerous renowned miracles of healing while preaching the gospe...
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After the Angel Gabriel appears to Mary and tells her she will give birth to the "Son of the Most High", Mary goes to Elizabeth who was carrying John the Baptist in her womb....
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This is a summary of the Biblical account of Queen Esther. Read a summary of this Bible story and learn about its meaning and significance....
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Read the Bible story of Jacob and Rachel with the full scripture text and commentary of its deeper meaning....
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Read the biblical timeline of Holy Week, from Jesus triumphantly entering Jerusalem to His crucifixion and burial in the tomb. Discover the scripture accounts of the seven days that led up to His glor...
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The crucifixion of Jesus is recorded in the New Testament books, known as the Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The crucifixion of Jesus was a part of God's plan from the very beginning of the b...
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The Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot in Hebrew, is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals in the Bible, alongside Passover and the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)....
Connor Salter
Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab who ruled the kingdom of Israel. By opposing the worship of the Hebrew god Yahweh, neglecting the rights and well-being of her subjects, and challenging the great pro...
G. Connor Salter
The Bible story of Elijah is from the first book of Kings, describing his miraculous feats and redemption of the people of Israel from the evil king Ahab. Similar to the life of Jesus, Elijah performs...
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The Bible story of Lazarus and the rich man is a well-known parable of Jesus found in the Gospel of Luke. This Bible story teaches us much about the consequences of our actions on earth and the import...
Lisa Loraine Baker
The raising of Lazarus or the resurrection of Lazarus, found only in the Gospel of John (John 11:1–44), is a miracle of Jesus in which Jesus brings Lazarus of Bethany back to life four days after his ...
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When Moses goes to Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments, the Israelites create a Golden Calf to worship from their impatience of his absence. Upon returning, Moses is very angered by the false...
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The Bible story of Jesus cleansing the temple directly follows His triumphal entry into Jerusalem when He purged the house of prayer from a den of thieves....
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Gideon was the fifth judge over Israel in the book of Judges. He is introduced in chapter 6 of the book while he was harvesting wheat and hiding from the Midianites. An angel came to him and called ...
Annette Griffin
The "Promised Land" was the geographic area God declared to give to His people, the children of Abraham. The promised land was placed in ancient Canaan, on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea....
Mary Oelerich-Meyer
Abraham, originally known as Abram, is a prominent Bible figure and is considered one of the most important patriarchs. His story is primarily found in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament of the ...
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The baptism of Jesus is recorded in the Gospel Bible Books and serves as the symbol of Jesus starting giving His will over to God the Father, and being filled with the Spirit of God as he begins his e...
Annette Griffin
The story of the Tower of Babel is explained in Genesis 11 in just a few verses. This is a summary of the Biblical account of the Tower of Babel....
John the Baptist, well-known for baptizing Jesus in the river Jordan, is commonly referred to as the precursor or forerunner of Jesus. There are many parallels to the lives of John the Baptist and Je...