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When you need to use the euphemism

King Saul wasn’t pleased with David’s success; he decided to chase after him in order to kill him. In 1 Samuel 24 David and his people hid in a cave in the wilderness of En Gedi. The cave in the history of the world is a place where miracles happens, the place where the man [...]

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The dogs in the Old Testament

The function of dogs in the Old Testament is varied. If someone from the people of Israel wanted to give an offering to The Lord, and the meat is not good enough, he should give it to the dogs, as we can read in Exodus 22:30- ” וְאַנְשֵׁי-קֹדֶשׁ, תִּהְיוּן לִי; וּבָשָׂר בַּשָּׂדֶה טְרֵפָה לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ, [...]

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The city of Nob

One of the first places that David escaped to from King Saul to, was the city of Nob; this was a city of priests, as we can read in 1 Samuel 21:2 – “וַיָּבֹא דָוִד נֹבֶה, אֶל-אֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַכֹּהֵן; וַיֶּחֱרַד אֲחִימֶלֶךְ לִקְרַאת דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מַדּוּעַ אַתָּה לְבַדֶּךָ וְאִישׁ אֵין אִתָּךְ.” “Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech [...]

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Peace or war in the Solomon’s kingdom? – Part 2

In 1 Kings 11, we meet a different Solomon. In this chapter, we are aware of the obvious fact, that even the wisest king on earth could do sins as written in 1Kings 11:4- וַיְהִי, לְעֵת זִקְנַת שְׁלֹמֹה, נָשָׁיו הִטּוּ אֶת-לְבָבוֹ, אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים;” “ וְלֹא-הָיָה לְבָבוֹ שָׁלֵם עִם-יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו, כִּלְבַב דָּוִיד אָבִיו “For it came [...]

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