Torah (hebrew Insight)
The word תּורָה – Torah most often refers to the Five Books of Moses. Although the Torah contains many stories, such as those of Cain and Abel, the Exodus from Egypt, as…
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Anointing Of Jesus: The End Is Near (john 12:1-19)
1Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus…
Rainbow (hebrew Insight)
The Hebrew word for Rainbow is קֶשֶׁת – Qeshet . Interestingly enough Keshet, other than Rainbow, also means a war bow. We can easily see the connection between Rainbow and a bow in…
Holy (hebrew Insight)
Various people in the Bible encountered manifestations of God’s Holiness. One key text that always comes to mind is the experience of Isaiah the prophet when he saw the vision of Israel…
Yahad (hebrew Insight)
In Ps.133:1 we read (and often times sing!) – הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד – (Pronounced: hiney ma tov u’ma-nayim Shevet ach-im gam ya-chad), which translated means “How…