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 […]
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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
Archangel Michael In Hebrew, Michael means “who is like God.” Michael is mentioned three times in the Book of Daniel. Daniel explains a vision he had of the glory of God: But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to
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Apostle Paul Paul had been known as Saul before he became a Christian. He was born in Tarsus of Cilicia in Asia Minor.His family was of the line of Benjamin. He grew up in Jerusalem and studied Jewish tradition under the elder Gamaliel, becoming a zealous Pharisee. Paul was at first an active opponent of
Apostle John John the Apostle was one of the original 12 apostles. He is the author of this book and four other in the New Testament. John, his brother James and their father Zebedee were Galilean fisherman. Jesus called John and James to leave their careers as fishermen and to become His apostles. Soon