Luke Luke was a physician and traveling companion of Paul. Luke is mentioned in three of Paul’s books as “Luke the beloved physician.” Luke wrote the third Gospel, which is often called the Gospel of Luke or the book of Luke. He also wrote the book of Acts (3rd and 5th books of the New […]
King Solomon King Solomon, the son of King David and Bathsheba, succeeded hisfather to the throne of Israel and reigned for 40 years. After his death, the northern tribes seceded and the country was split into two, often hostile, kingdoms: Judah in the south under King Rehoboam, the son of Solomon; and Israel in the north, whose
King Saul King Saul was the first king of the Israelites (1 Sam 9:16) and was the son of a Benjamite called Kish, who was a man of substance and had a reputation for being a mighty man of valor. Saul was taller than most, was handsome and before he became king he was shy, modest,
King Nebuchadnezzar King Nebuchadnezzar (also known as Nebuchadrezzar) was the sonof Nabopolassar and King of Babylon from 605 to 562 BC. The name means “Nabu, protect my boundary”. Nebuchadnezzar expanded the neo-Babylonian empire so that it extended from Egypt in the west to Elam in the east. He rebuilt temples and public buildings throughout
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King Hammurabi King Hammurabi was a First Dynasty king of Babylon and inherited the powerfrom his father Sin-Muballit, in c. 1792. Babylon was one of the many ancient city-states that dotted the Mesopotamian plain and waged war on each other for control of fertile agricultural land. The kings who came before Hammurabi had begun to
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