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Gula the Goddess of Healing

While in Israel the nation began to understand that Yahweh was the one true God with all the qualities and powers to heal and protect his people, the world at large did not hold to this viewpoint. In Mesopotamia (the area of Iraq and Iran today) lived great nations that had a plethora of deities [...]

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How did Jerusalem become Holy?

Jerusalem’s Origins We know that from the beginning when Abraham, Isaac and Jacob entered and dwelt in Canaan, Jerusalem did not feature on their religious map. It was other places such as Bethel that became important places where the presence of God was felt, be it in a dream with angels and a ladder, or [...]

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The Philistines – Giant Oafs or Cultured Gentlemen?

The greatest Philistine was of course Goliath. We hear of his great height and strength when we read the story of his fatal confrontation with a fearless young Israelite boy by the name of David. However Goliath, also assumed to be a bit boorish and stupid, does not represent the regular Philistine. In fact the [...]

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The Angel of Death and Yahweh

The Festival of Passover There exists a very strong and powerful Jewish tradition remembered and enacted every year, called the Festival of Passover. This Festival is bittersweet because by remembering it one recalls that as a nation they were enslaved, but also as a nation they were freed through the miracle of God! The miracle [...]