This article is adapted from the detailed verse-by-verse commentary on Genesis 21–23 available at the Interpreter Foundation website. Readers may also consult the commentary for the Book of Moses and Genesis at Bible Central or within the ScripturePlus app. See also “Abraham’s Hebron: Then and Now, part 5: Mamre,”. Among
On today’s daf, the question is: Which came first? But the subject here is not the chicken or the egg. It is: heaven or earth? Beit Shammaisays: The heavens were created first and afterward the earth was created, as it is stated: “In the beginning God created the heaven and
The metal Iridium is extremely rare in the crust of the Earth, but abundant in comets and asteroids. Scientists have found that a thin layer of this element was deposited across the globe about 66 million years ago. It is thought that this geological signal records the impact of a
In the language of flowers paperwhite daffodils symbolize forgiveness I have found that many Christians as disciples of Jesus are not as well acquainted with his teaching and example as one would think that they might be. While it is tempting to blame pastors—“They are not teaching what Jesus taught
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February 11: Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of the Sick. These two commemorations have coincided for thirty years now. In 1992 Pope John Paul II chose the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes to be World Day of the Sick. He made his reason for
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. God’s ways are not our ways. God’s thoughts are not our thoughts. The Scripture reading for this Sunday is Luke 6: 17-26 Happiness and Sorrow. The homily is
Even if you’ve never been to an Outback Steakhouse (confession: I have not), you know what a bloom’ onion is, and you know it’s delicious. The onion is cut all down the sides, while keeping the bottom intact, breaded and deep fried, allowing all those individual little onion”petals” to get