Prophetic parents: Who was Amoz father of Isaiah?
Amoz is one of those Biblical figures connected to prominent people in the Bible, but whom we know very little about. He is explicitly mentioned only thirteen times, all in reference to Isaiah: “Isaiah, Son of Amoz.” We only kn...
What is Gilgal in the Bible? Crossing the river Jordan
Gilgal, like many locations mentioned in the Old Testament, is difficult to pin down. It’s mentioned all throughout the history of ancient Israel. Here are the passages in the Bible that mention Gilgal: Book of Joshua, chapter...
Pharaonic Magi: Who were Jannes and Jambres in the Bible?
The seventh 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 the...
Where are 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...