Who Was Thutmose III & How Did He Figure in the Story of Baby Moses?

royal sculpture, dyn18, Thutmose III, Deir el-Bahari, NK “Thutmose III (variously also spelt Tuthmosis or Thothmes), sometimes called Thutmose the Great,[3] was the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Officially, Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost 54 years and his reign is usually dated from 28 April 1479 BC to 11 March 1425 BC, from the…

Hippos in the Old Testament of the Bible

Much of the history of the Old Testament takes place in Egypt, and hippos are important in Ancient Egyptian mythology. Yet, the word “hippopotamus” does not occur in the Bible. Many scholars, however, agree that the behemoth mentioned in Job was a hippopotamus. But long before the time of Job, Baby Moses was born in Egypt,…

“The falcon-headed crocodile is here crowned with a sun disk, indicating its association with a solar god.” The Met Horus – Egyptian God with a Falcon Head “The god Horus, represented as a falcon or a human with a falcon head, was a sun god as well as the ancient Egyptian god of kingship, representing…

What is a Parable? A List of Parables in the Bible

A Parable is a story. Jesus told parables to help his followers understand various principles. A Parable is an illustration or comparison told to increase the listener’s understanding. In those cases, the stories usually symbolized something else. The following classification of parables is adapted from A. B. Bruce, The Parabolic Teaching of Christ (1904), pp. 8ff. Didactic…

Stars, Astronomy, The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi in the Bible

The Magi Visit the Messiah 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed,…

January 3- Genesis Books 8 – 11 #Bible365

Genesis 8 – The End of the Flood Genesis 9 – God’s Covenant and the Rainbow Genesis 10 – Many Nations Genesis 11 – Tower of  Babel _______________________________________ Genesis 8 –  The End of the Flood 8 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and…

January 2 – Day 2 of #ReadtoWrite

Daily Painting by Carol Marine pgs. 1 – 73 The Spider Weaver by Margaret Musgrove Calabash Cat by James Rumford Kente Cloth Patterns Sheep – A Chapter in Story of the Bible Animals by J.G. Wood pgs. 176-193. Create to Be More Creative – A Zen-Like Thought about the Importance of Getting Things Out Read…