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55. From Malta to Rome After spending the winter in Malta, the crew and passengers who had been stranded on the island three months earlier embarked on the ship "the Castor and Pollux", bound for Pozzuoli, in the Gulf of Naples. They stop for three days in Syracuse. From there, after a stopover...

54. From Caesarea to Malta After the meeting with the Sanhedrin, the procurator Festus decided to send Paul to Rome before the “closed sea season”, before navigation was prohibited. Paul and other prisoners were placed in the custody of Centurion Julius, of the Augusta Cohort, one of the five...

Paul's imprisonment in Jerusalem, Caesarea and Rome. 53 - “Caesarem appello!” - “I appeal to Caesar!” The new prosecutor Porcius Festus, who arrived in Caesarea in early autumn 60, was descended from a family from Tusculum near Rome and was part of the ancient nobility. His firmness, his...

52. Captivity at Caesarea The port of Caesarea, where Paul would be imprisoned, had a long history. In the 4th century BC, the king of Sidon built a very modest first port and a small village which took the name of Strabo's Tower. In 63, Pompey granted autonomy to the village and, seven years...

51. Paul before the Sanhedrin The day after Paul's arrest, the tribune Lysias wanted to know what the Jews were accusing the prisoner of and he had him appear before the Sanhedrin. At the start of the meeting, forgetful of his dignity and the respect he should have towards the accused, “the...

50- Fatal advice Paul and his companions probably arrived in Jerusalem shortly before Pentecost in the year 57. They brought offerings from the brothers in Galatia, Macedonia and Greece to the Christians of the Mother Church. Paul's reception in Jerusalem seems to have been cold and unbrotherly...

49 - The last journey to Jerusalem Before returning to Jerusalem, Paul admits that he fears the dangers of this visit: "I ask you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, contend with me in the prayers which you pray to God for me, so that I may escape the unbelievers...

16) About women in the Bible Genesis Chapter 21 - Sarah gets pregnant! - In Chapter 17, Yah.weh makes the promise to Abraham that he will get a son from Sarah, his wife! - It makes Abraham laugh! - He can’t believe it because he is 100 and Sarah is 90! - In Chapter 18, Yah.weh repeats his...

79) Cold or Hot Anger? 1 Samuel - Coming back to King Saul! - Yah.weh puts him to the test! - He is waiting for Samuel to make an offering to Yah.weh before fighting the Philistines to get Yah.weh’s approval! - But he can’t wait so he offers himself the offering! - It is forbidden! - It...

15) About women in the Bible Genesis Chapter 20 - Abimelech gets Abraham’s wife, Sarah! - Abraham tells him she is his sister! - In fact, she is his half sister! - She is beautiful and Abraham is afraid of being killed because of her! - Kings have always tried to get beautiful women! -...

78) Cold or Hot Anger? 1 Samuel - Coming back to Eli’s sons! - They were priests working in Yah.weh’s house! - They behaved badly in front of all Israel! - Everybody could see them! - Eli didn’t do anything! - Yah.weh decided the right time for them (Eli’s sons and Eli) to die! - In the...

Exodus Exodus 4:1 = The LORD (Yah.weh) Exodus 4:2 = The LORD (Yah.weh) Exodus 4:4 = The LORD (Yah.weh) Exodus 4:5 = The LORD (Yah.weh) / the God (’ĕ·lō·hê) / God (’ĕ·lō·hê) / the God (’ĕ·lō·hê) / the God (wê·lō·hê) Exodus 4:6 = The LORD (Yah.weh) Exodus 4:10 = Lord (adonay) Exodus 4:11 = The...

Paul's third missionary journey 48 - The great collection Since his conversion in Damascus, Paul has traveled extensively and visited the mother Church in Jerusalem five times. During the meeting with Peter, James and John, at the first council, he had the idea of a large collection in favor of...

135) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL Ezekiel 7:22 I will turn וַהֲסִבּוֹתִ֤י (wa·hă·sib·bō·w·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround My face פָנַי֙ (p̄ā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person...

134) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL Ezekiel 7:21 And I will hand these things over וּנְתַתִּ֤יו (ū·nə·ṯat·tîw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set as plunder לָבַ֔ז (lā·ḇaz) Preposition-l |...

154) Looking for Isaiah Isaiah 8:17 I will wait וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ (wə·ḥik·kî·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2442: To adhere to, to await for the LORD, לַיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's...

174) Looking for Jeremiah Jeremiah 6:23 They grasp יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ (ya·ḥă·zî·qū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the bow קֶ֣שֶׁת (qe·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7198: A...

Nehemiah 7:24 the descendants בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Hariph, חָרִ֔יף (ḥā·rîp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2756: Hariph -- an Israelite 112; מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 3967: A hundred - And more...

Ezra 9:14 shall we again הֲנָשׁוּב֙ (hă·nā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again break לְהָפֵ֣ר (lə·hā·p̄êr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate Your...

Who were the Ammonites? https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ammonite Ammonite, any member of an ancient Semitic people whose principal city was Rabbath Ammon, in Palestine. The “sons of Ammon” were in perennial, though sporadic, conflict with the Israelites. After a long period of seminomadic...