What does "Jehovah shalom" mean?
What does it mean? Jehovah Shalom means something approximating, “the Lord is Peace”, and is sometimes used more loosely to mean, “the Lord is my peace” or that the Lord gives peace. Where is Jehovah Shalom in the bible? The ph...
What is the meaning of an owl in the Bible?
Owl in the bible verse There are a variety of verses in the Bible that refer to owls, though how many depends on the translation. For example, the New King James version refers to owls explicitly in Leviticus 11 verses 16, 17,...
Where were Gerasenes in the Bible?
What was Gerasenes in the bible? The country of the Gerasenes (also known as Gergesenes or simply as Gergasa or Gergesa) was a land to the south or southeast of the Sea of Galilee, though it isn’t clear where exactly it was. T...
How long is a generation in the Bible?
What is a generation in the bible? The word “generation” is used in a variety of ways in the Bible. It is not a precise technical term or a standardized unit of measure. Sometimes the Biblical authors use the word to mean every...
Bestiality and other deviant sexual practices in the Bible
Do not sleep with animals: bible verses like Leviticus 18:22-23 and Exodus 22:19 The Bible lists many prohibitions on various kinds of sexual behavior. Leviticus puts the main ones in a short list together, and includes adulter...
Predestination vs. Free Will
What is the doctrine of predestination? It depends on who you ask, but the general idea of predestination is that, because God is all-knowing and all-powerful, he pre-orders all events in the cosmos. That means that the only th...
What is the Month of Abib?
While you won’t find the word “Abib” in English translations of the Bible, it was the Hebrew name for the first month of the year. In our modern Gregorian calendar, it corresponds roughly to April. The Hebrew calendar is more c...
The Best Order to Read the Bible for the First Time?
The Bible is not a single book. It’s a collection of books by many different authors across thousands of years. Where to begin reading, therefore, depends on your goals. If you’re a new reader of the Bible, I would suggest a re...