An inscription discovered in 1967 about twenty-five miles north of the plains of Moab mentions Balaam, son of Beor by name. While the text was written centuries later than the incident described in the Book of Numbers, it confirms that there were people who believed a prophet named Balaam was a historical character.Continue Reading
DAVID’S FLIGHT from Saul led both men to take desperate action: David sought refuge among Israel’s mortal enemies, first the Philistines and then the Moabites, while Saul ordered the slaughter of the priests of the tabernacle because they unknowingly helped David escape.Continue Reading
STRONG WOMEN rose to the occasion when Israel fell under the oppressive hand of Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor.Continue Reading
THE REPHAIM were remembered by Israel as giants, or at least as people who venerated the giants of the pre-Flood world. That’s why God marked them for destruction before Israel entered the Promised Land.Continue Reading
THE THREE most important things when considering real estate are location, location, and location.Continue Reading
BALAAM WAS unable to curse Israel, but the people were lured into worshiping a god called Baal-Peor—with disastrous consequences.