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…
Bible Stories about Enoch, the Son of Seth – The Grandson of Adam and Eve
“After Abel was slain, and his brother Cain had gone into another land, again God gave a child to Adam and Eve. This child they named Seth; and other sons and daughters were given to them; for Adam and Eve lived many years. But at last they died, as God had said they must die,…
The Tree of Life and the Cult of Sacred Trees in Irish Mythology and Other Mythologies
In a Norse tale, the god Odin went to Urda’s well to seek knowledge. The sacred water of Urda’s well was under the great root of Ygdrassil, and Ygdrassil was a sacred tree–the Tree of Life in Norse Mythology. The Tree of life. “Whatever may have been the site of the land of Eden or…
The Story of Connla’s Well – Sinend and the Well of Knowledge in Irish Mythology – Sacred Water Cult
Sinend and the Well of Knowledge “There is a singular myth which, while intended to account for the name of the river Shannon, expresses the Celtic veneration for poetry and science, combined with the warning that they may not be approached without danger. The goddess Sinend, it was said, daughter of Lodan son of Lir,…
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…
Bible Stories about Hagar, Ishmael, and the Well
THE STORY OF HAGAR AND ISHMAEL “After the great flood the family of Noah and those who came after him grew in number, until, as the years went on, the earth began to be full of people once more. But there was one great difference between the people who had lived before the flood and…
Turn A Tiny Memory from Your Past into A Picture Book – How to Write Memoir – #Memoir Mondays
The first ingredient of any picture book is a story. After we find our stories, we writers need to polish them a bit–but the effort begins with a story. I am an advocate of looking within for our stories–at looking at the memories from our pasts. I have recently studied the massive library of Tomie…
Map Building Tutorials
Map Effects Fantasy Map Kit Here’s What You’ll Get: 300+ Hand-illustrated brushes by Josh Stolarz 40x Mountain stamps for mountains, hills, and volcanoes 40x Forest stamps for coniferous or deciduous trees you can use separately or combine. 22x Vegetation stamps for marshes, grasslands, and deserts 40x Terrain stamps for dunes, rocks & boulders, crevasses,…
An Atlas of Lost Kingdoms
written by Emily Hawkins, illustrated by Lauren Mark Baldo Contents Europe Atlantis Camelot My Brasil The Lost City of Ys Yggdrasil Cockaigne The Fortunate Isles: Paradise Islands from Greek Mythology Buyan: Vanishing Island from Slavic Folklore Sholomance Africa Central & South America Australasia & Oceania Lost Continents
Chronology of the Stories of the Bible
The Creation of the World Adam and Eve Cain and Abel Seth Noah The Tower of Babel Terah and Pagans at Ur Abram [Abraham] Sarai [Sarah] Hagar Ishmael Isaac Esau and Jacob Jacob and His Sons Joseph’s Coat of Man Colors