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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (EZER)

May 23, 2022Uncategorized1 Chronicles, Christ, David, definition, definition of the day, definitions, Edom, Egypt, Ephraim, ezer, Gad, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Hebrew, Holy Bible, Horite, Jacob, jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew, nehemiah, new testament, Old Testament, Palestine, political, Seir, templeabarkley8

English spelling of two Hebrew names with different spelling and meanings. The first Hebrew meaning is “gathering” or “pile.” Ezer was a leader in Edom and a descendant of Esau (Gen 36:21,27,30). He was a Horite and lived in Seir or Edom. The second Hebrew meaning is “help” or “hero.” 1. Descendant of Judah (1 Chron 4:4) in the clan of Caleb. 2. Son of Ephraim and

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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (CIRCUMCISE PT 1)

May 14, 2021Uncategorizedabraham, Ammon, amputation, bible signs and symbols, blood, circumcise, circumcision, city, clan, community, Deuteronomy, Edom, egyptian, everyday life in bible times, female, female circumcision, flint knife, foreskin, Genesis, household, Israelities, Jacob, jeremiah, Joshua, Leviticus, Lord's statement, male circumcision, male member, Mesopotamian, Moab, new testament, Old Testament, theologians, theological, theologically, theology, Western Semitic, wildernessabarkley8

Male circumcision requires the amputation of the foreskin in order to expose the glans of the penis. The Bible mentions that this procedure was common not only among the Israelites but also in Egypt, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and among “all who live in the wilderness” (Jer 9:25-26); conspicuous by its absence is any mention within Mesopotamian cultures. Consequently, when the Lord spoke with Abraham about circumcision (Gen 17:1-14), any familiarity he had with the procedure probably was gleaned during his Egyptian stay rather than from his experience in his former homeland.

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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY “MAL 1:1-5” (GOD LOVES HIS PEOPLE)

March 18, 2016UncategorizedBible, Edom, Esau, Israel, Jacob, Lord, Malachi, scripture of the dayabarkley8

Here is the Lord’s message to Israel, given through the prophet Malachi:
“I have loved you very deeply,” says the Lord. But you retort, “Really? When was this?” And the Lord replies, “I showed my love for you by loving your father, Jacob. I didn’t need to.
I even rejected his very own brother, Esau, and destroyed Esau’s mountains and inheritance, to give it to the jackals of the desert.
And if his descendants should say, ‘We will rebuild the ruins,’ then the Lord Almighty will say, ‘Try to if you like, but I will destroy it again,’ for their country is named ‘The Land of Wickness,’ and their people are called ‘Those Whom God Does Not Forgive.”
O Israel, lift your eyes to see what God is doing all around the world; then you will say, “Truly, the Lord’s great power goes far beyond our borders!”

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