Samson Samson (means “Little Sun”), a member of the tribe of Dan, was the 13th Judge of Israel. He judged Israel for 20 years. Samson’s mother received a visit from an angel (Jud 13:3-7) who told her she would give birth to an unusual son, a Nazirite, and not to cut his hair. Samson had great […]
Ruth and Boaz Back when judges ruled the land, rather than kings, during a famine, a man named Elimelech and his wife, Naomi, and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, moved from Bethlehem to Moab. After the death of Elimelech his sons married two Moabite women named Orpah and Ruth. But their husbands died and the
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Plato Plato (427-347 B.C.) was Greek philosopher. In 407 B.C. he became a pupil and friend of Socrates. After living for a time at the Syracuse court, Plato founded (c.387 B.C.) near Athens, the most influential school of the ancient world, the Academy, where he taught until his death. His most famous pupil there was Aristotle.
Peter Peter the apostle is one of the most prominent characters in the Gospels, a rough and tumble man whose emotions often got him into trouble, and yet he was clearly one of the favorites of Jesus Christ, who loved him for his big heart. Peter’s true name was Simon. With his brother Andrew, Simon was a follower of John
Obadiah Obadiah, which means “Servant of Yah”, made his predictions sometime after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., and before the conquest of Edom. His book is the shortest book in the Old Testament, consisting of only one chapter with 21 verses. It concerns the destruction of Edom, a nation who participated in the