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The following article is part of the "Biblical Obscurities" blog series by Mike Velthouse, author of Journey Through the Psalms. For years, Mike has been writing articles for his church's monthly newsletter on a number of "obscurities" within the Bible. We will be reprinting many of those articles h
Sargon II (721–705) completes the siege and destruction of Samaria (Isaiah 20). After scattering the citizens of Samaria throughout the Assyrian empire, he refills Samaria with other captives from areas such as Syria and Babylon. This dispersal and repopulation provides the background for the people
Assyria was known for its ruthless war tactics and became extremely great and powerful especially with Nineveh as its capital. The city had connections with Nimrod the mighty hunter and the tower of Babel (Gen. 10:8-11) and represents a man-centered glory and the best that man has to offer.
On Sunday morning, July 22, we arrived at the port near Ephesus. This was another outstanding experience on our trip. A bus took us to the ruins of the former city, about the best-preserved ruins of any of the old cities. Here we could see ruins of the former Roman temple, library and the amphitheat
In ancient times Phoenicia was a narrow strip of land extending along the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea from the city of Laodicea to the borders of Egypt and forming a part of the country of Canaan. Tyra was the commercial center of Phoenicia and the mart of the civilized world. "It was the nu
The party travelling was: Paul, Luke, Aristarchus and a certain Julius, a centurion of the Augustan band. The chapter also speaks of soldiers and other prisoners. From Myra to Mileta, vss. 5-44. 1. Myra to Fair Havens. This time they are on another ship. They left the ship sailing for Adramitium at
From there the success-mad armies swept on into Persia, they soon conquered the religion of Zoroaster and sacked the Persian empire. Next their war steeds carried them over central Asia, headed now for another citadel of ancient religion, Egypt. After a year of offense and assault Alexandria fell an
Macedonia is one of the small countries which has been part of Yugoslavia, bordering on Albania, the Kara mountains, but in the South on the Gulf of Thessalonica. It has a long and dramatic history, part of which can be found in the New Testament, because after the conquest by Alexander the Great (3
Respecting what it is not known. This vow evidently terminated in Cenchrea and there Paul shaved his head. They sail for Ephesus. Silas and Timothy remain for the time being in Achaia. 2. In Ephesus there is a synagogue of the Jews. Paul enters and reasons with the Jews. He plans to leave via Jerusa