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Who was Agur son of Jakeh in the Bible?
Proverbs chapter 30 begins by saying that the following text is “sayings of Agur, son of Jakeh” and – depending on which translation – that it is “an inspired utterance” (NIV), a “prophecy” (KJV), that he is “the oracle” (ESV),...
Who was Amoz father of Isaiah in the Bible?
Who was Isaiah's father? Amoz is one of those Biblical figures that is connected to prominent figures in the Bible, but himself is someone that we know very little about. Explicitly he is only mentioned a handful of times – thi...
What is Gilgal in the Bible?
Gilgal, like many locations mentioned in the Old Testament, is difficult to pin down. It’s mentioned all throughout the history of ancient Israel. Books of the Bible that mention Gilgal: Book of Joshua, chapters 4 and 5 Book o...
Who were Jannes and Jambres in the Bible?
The 7th chapter in the Book of Exodus records something like a “wizard battle”. When Moses and Aaron appeared before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, he asked them to perform a “sign” or miracle in order to validate the truth of their c...
Where is Mazzaroth and the Zodiac in the Bible?
Mazzaroth (or mazaroth) is a weird word that occurs exactly one time in the Bible. It appears in the Book of Job when God is chastising Job about his lack of knowledge of the true, inner workings of the world, and is translated...