Jacob-Isaiah Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebekah and the twin brother to Esau (Gen 25:23-26). Jacob means “grabber,” at birth he was holding onto Esau’s heel. With the help of his mother, he received his father’s blessing that was meant for Esau. Cheated by his brother, Esau vowed to kill Jacob (Gen 27:41). Jacob […]
Isaiah Isaiah (sometimes spelled as Esaias), was the son of Amoz (Isa 1:1), was married and had two children. God called for him in the year King Uzziah died (740 BC). His ministry was a long one, during the reign of four kings of Judah: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (Isa 1:1). Isaiah means “Yah is
Isaac Isaac was, the second patriarch of Israel (Moses was the first), son of Abraham and Sara, and father to Jacob and Esau. He was born to when Abraham and Sara were in their old age and his name means “to laugh.” After he was weaned, his half-brother, Ishmael, was banished with his Egyptian mother, Hagar
Hosea Hosea, according to the Bible’s book of Hosea, Hosea prophesied about 2750 years ago, during the reigns of the last two kings of Israel, shortly before Israel was conquered and destroyed by the Assyrian Empire. Hosea’s prophecies spoke of the desolations that would result from being unfaithful to God, and of God’s promise to
Herodotus Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria (modern day Bodrum, Turkey) and lived in the fifth century BC (c. 484–425 BC). He has been called the “The Father of History” (firstly conferred by Cicero), and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to