by Dr. Mike Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog
Today’s name is ‘Shim•on,’ the second son of Leah and Jacob. You may remember what happened before the births of Shimeon and Reuben, his older brother. Jacob, who wanted to marry Rachel and worked for 7 years to win her, was cheated by her father, Laban, who gave him...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog
Today’s name is ‘Reuben,’ the first son of Leah and Jacob. You may remember what happened before the birth of Reuben. Jacob, who wanted to marry Rachel and worked for 7 years to win her, was cheated by her father, Laban, who gave him at the wedding night his other...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog
Many English first names are odd to the language or they are borrowed from remote languages with long-forgotten meanings, leaving us with a wealth of mostly meaningless names. Some of us believe or are aware of the connection between our given names and our journey...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog
The core word ‘shem’ means ‘a name.’ If you ever need to introduce yourself to a Hebrew speaker, start with: ‘shalom, sh’•mi …’ ‘Hi, my name is…’ and say your name. As an informal nation, Israelis introduce themselves mostly by first name only. Mentioning...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog
First, the transliteration ‘cha’ is the correct sound for the phonetic expression written in English as ‘ha,’ such as in the name ‘ha•mas’. It should be pronounced: ‘cha•mas’. It is amazing how one of the most derogatory words in the Hebrew Bible became the name of...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog
As entities who are responsible for executing divine duties and missions that are beyond the power of all men, including prophets, angels appear frequently in the Bible: 119 times in the Old Testament and 93 times in the New Testament. Just like human beings, angels...
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