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The vineyard of Naboth
March 29th, 201103:09 PM ETOne of the most famous expressions of the Hebrew language from the old ages until today appears in 1 Kings 21- this is the story about the vineyard of Naboth. The expression speaks about the one who commits a sin and continues with another one, as we can read in1 Kings 21:19- "וְדִבַּרְתָּ אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר, כֹּה אָמַר... -
Jacob- the father who grasped the heel.
March 29th, 201103:07 PM ETIn Genesis 25 we learn about the birth of the third father, Jacob. One of the beautiful and amazing things in the Biblical Hebrew is that you can understand the connection between the name and his meaning. This connection is by the letters of the root, the three basic letters that create for us words in Hebrew, as we can see in Genesis 25:26- "ו... -
The dogs in the Old Testament
March 29th, 201103:05 PM ETThe 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 לֹ... -
The daughter of Yiftach - Judges 11-part 2
March 29th, 201103:02 PM ETThough Yiftach had the Lord's spirit with him, he decided to make a vow that can maybe tell us one or two things about his lack of confidence, as we can read in Judges 11:29-31- " וַתְּהִי עַל-יִפְתָּח רוּחַ יְהוָה, וַיַּעֲבֹר אֶת-הַגִּלְעָד וְאֶת-מְנַשֶּׁה; וַיַּעֲבֹר, ... -
The daughter of Yiftach- Judges 11-part 1
March 21st, 201112:16 AM ETThe story of the daughter of Yiftach( also: Jephthah) is a story of sacrifice. Yiftach was one of the judges, a son of a prostitute, whom was removed of his house due to that reason, as we can read in Judges 11:1-2- "וְיִפְתָּח הַגִּלְעָדִי, הָיָה גִּבּוֹר חַיִל, וְהוּא, בֶּן-אִשָּׁה זוֹ... -
8 things you need to know about Queen Esther
March 21st, 201112:13 AM ET1. Esther's original name is Hadassah. Hadassah means "myrtle" in Hebrew. 2. "The Book of Esther" is named after her. It is also known as the Megillah, and it is the basis for the Jewish celebration of Purim. 3. Esther's parents died while she was a young girl and she was raised by her uncle Mordecai as mentioned in the Book of Esther 2: " וַ... -
Psalm 105- a different number of the plagues in Egypt- part 2
March 21st, 201112:10 AM ETPsalm 105 is a psalm which praises The Lord in the world in order for the rest of the nations to figure out that this is a G-d that you don't want to mess with as we can read in Psalm 105:1-2- " הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה, קִרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹ; הוֹדִיעוּ בָעַמִּים, עֲלִילוֹתָיו. שִׁירוּ-לוֹ, זַ... -
Psalm105- a different number of the plagues in Egypt- part 1
March 21st, 201112:07 AM ETWe all know the famous story of the exile from Egypt. This story that appears in the book of Exodus describes how Moses, who was chosen by G-d, led his people out of Egypt, used his staff in order to show the Egyptian the power of The Lord, as we can read in Exodus 7:19-21- "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, אֱמֹר אֶל-א... -
The first complaint of the Israelites
March 21st, 201112:03 AM ETAfter the exile out of Egypt, The Lord saved the people of Israel from the Egyptian in the desert as we can read in Exodus 14:30-31- " וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל--מִיַּד מִצְרָיִם; וַיַּרְא יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-מִצְרַיִם, מֵת עַל-שְׂפ... -
The death of Saul- part 2
March 21st, 201112:00 AM ETIn 1 Samuel 31 it is clear that Saul killed himself because he was afraid of the Philistines. However, if we are reading 2 Samuel 1, we can learn a different story about Saul's death. Some will say that the story in the 2 Samuel 1 is very ironic, because according to the verses that you will read, the person that killed Saul is not him. The one who...
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