In our ASL translation, Jacob, who was hairless and smooth-skinned, has a name sign that can be back-translated literally to English as “smooth arm skin,” whereas his twin, Esau, who was notoriously ...
Rabbi Akiva felt that since the Bible is a word-for-word and letter-for-letter revelation from God and God ... Seventy persons mentioned in Genesis 1:5 Although the Torah asserts that Jacob’s ...
Questioning the Bible leads the questioner to consider possible solutions. This, in turn, can lead to learning, prompting the questioner to act. Action is the goal. It leads to self-improvement, which ...
Joseph can no longer handle the display of fraternal loyalty and continue his charade. He commands for every person except the brothers to leave his presence, and then, in a cry that reverberates ...
Is the Bible too "sexually explicit" for minors? The Canyon Independent School District in Texas was apparently concerned that it might be. The district pulled the Bible from school library ...