Accordion

Elijah The name means “Yah is my God.”  He was a Tishbite from the region of Gilead, was a prophet in Israel during the reign of Ahab, Ahaziah, and Jehoram.  All his life Elijah was active in the defense of God.  His teachings brought him into constant conflict with the Kings of Israel and on […]

Diodorus Siculus Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian, who wrote works of history between 60 and 30 B.C. He is known for the monumental universal history Bibliotheca. According to Diodorus’ own work, he was born at Agyrium in Sicily (now called Agira). With one exception, antiquity affords no further information about Diodorus’ life and doings

Daniel   Daniel was among the Jews who were carried off into captivity in Babylon about 2600 years ago. Even though he was  a captive, he received an education and rose to a high position in the Babylonian government.  He later rose to a high position in the Persian government after the Persians conquered Babylon.

Cain and Abel Cain, the eldest son of Adam and Eve, was born after they were banished from the Garden of Eden.  He was a farmer, a tiller of the soil.  Abel was a shepherd. Cain and his brother Abel brought offerings before God. God accepted the offering of Abel, but rejected Cain’s. This rejection

Aristotle Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. in a small town called Stagira.  His parents died when he was still young, and he was raised as an orphan.  Though little is known about Aristotle’s early years, the occupation of his father, Nicomachus, did have a significant influence on his development. Nicomachus was a physician, and