Esther Esther (or Ester) (492-460 B.C.) was the daughter of Abihail of the tribe of Benjamin. She was the cousin and the adopted daughter of Mordecai. The Persian Queen, Vashti, disobeyed King Ahasuerus’s orders so he divorced her and he called for all the young virgins to be brought to him (Est 2:2-4) and he […]
Elisha Elisha, son of Shaphat, was a prophet from Abel Meholah in Gilead. He lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jehoram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, and Jehoash. Elisha was Elijah’s student (1 Kgs 19:19) and when Elijah was taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot (2 Kgs 2:11).Elisha picked up Elijah’s mantle (2 Kgs 2:13),
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
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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.