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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 i
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
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations” (Gen 10:2–5) . Gomer settled first to the north of the Black sea, and as with most of the families who wandered out into the new world after Babel, competition for the
By the grace and direction of God, Paul established some of the first Christian churches in Asia Minor. Some of the letters that he wrote to these churches (at Ephesus, Collosse, and in Galatia) we have today as a part of our Holy Scriptures. This area, modern-day Turkey, which at one point in histo
This famous gate was built by master builders from Byzantium (Constantinople, nowadays called Istanbul), which in 330 became the capital of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperor Constantine the Great. They traveled to many countries and had great influence on the architecture of many building
The many pictures are in mosaic, the dome is made up of gold nuggets, and the high altar is solid bronze, designed by one of Italy’s most famous sculptors. Behind the high altar is a structure in gold, centered with a translucent marble window. Enroute to the catacombs we traveled on the Appian Way.
We visited the catacombs on the old Appian Way just outside of Rome and saw where the early Christians hid and worshipped and where many died and were buried. As we traveled south from Rome to Sorrento along the beautiful shores of the Mediterranean Sea, my mind went back to the Apostle Paul. I had
They travel from Antioch of Syria to Seleucia (seaport on the Mediterranean Sea). 2. From there they embark to the Island, Cyprus. They stop at Salamis, the eastern seaport of the Island; and from there they go to Paphos situated on the western tip of the island. B. The following particulars we are