Sun and Moon Deities in Ancient Roman Mythology

Fortuna “…Fortuna has not only been conjectured to be a deity of the dawn; she has been made out to be both a moon-goddess and a sun-goddess. For her origin in the moon there 169is really nothing of any weight to be urged; the advocate of this view is one of the least judicious of…

Bible Stories about Jacob

THE STORY OF JACOB “After Abraham died, his son Isaac lived in the land of Canaan. Like his father, Isaac had his home in a tent; around him were the tents of his people, and many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle feeding wherever they could find grass to eat and water to drink….

Bible Stories about Rebekah

HOW REBEKAH BECAME THE WIFE OF ISAAC ‘When Abraham was very old and Jehovah had blessed him in every way, Abraham said to the eldest of his household servants, who had charge of all his affairs, “Put your hand under my hip,[16] while I make you promise by Jehovah, the God of heaven and earth, that…

The Chaldean Story of the Deluge or the Great Flood

Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from an intaglio in the British Museum. “After the death of Alôros, his son Alaparos ruled for three sari, after which Amillaros, of the city of Pantibibla, reigned thirteen sari. It was under him that there issued from the Bed Sea a second Annedôtos, resembling Oannes in his semi-divine shape, half man…

Bible Stories about Methuselah – Grandfather of Noah – In the Family Tree of Jesus

METHUSELAH mĭ thōō’ zə lə (מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח, LXX Μαθουσάλα, meaning man of the javelin). A descendant of Seth. In the antedeluvian age of unusual longevity this man lived 969 years, longer than any other (Gen 5:27). He was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah (Gen 5:21, 25, 28, 29; 1 Chron 1:3). Some have felt his name…

The Norse God Odin and Urda’s Well – The Well of Wisdom

Urda’s Well THE ALL-FATHER’S FOREBODINGS: HOW HE LEAVES ASGARD In Norse Mythology, we read about Odin, His Ravens, and Urda’s Well: “Two ravens had Odin All-Father; Hugin and Munin were their names; they flew through all the worlds every day, and coming back to Asgard they would light on Odin’s shoulders and tell him of…