The Origins and Spread of Christianity “Christianity was founded by Jesus, a man who lived from about 6 B.C.E to about 30 C.E. “The New Testament of the Christian Bible tells that Jesus was put to death by crucifixion, a form of execution in which a person is tied or nailed to a cross. “Christians…
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Islam – Ancient Religions
Image Credit: History Alive Textbook “Muhammad was born around 570 C.E. He taught the faith called Islam, which became one of the major religions of the world.” History Alive Textbook But Islam began centuries before that, when Abraham rejected and expelled his older son Ishmael, who relocated west of the Israelits. His descendants became the…
Judaism – Ancient Religions
“The people who became the Jews originally lived in Mesopotamia. Image Credit: History Alive Textbook [Sumer was in the area shaded yellow–down in the southern part of Mesopotamia. The Father of the Israelites, Abraham, was born in the City of Ur–which is located in the yellow section on the above map. The people in Ur…
The Sons of Abraham: Looking at Ancient Bible History to Try to Understand the Conflict with Israel – Over the Land of Canaan – The Gaza Strip
Most scholars agree that God created the Garden of Eden in Mesopotamia — the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers–and that he placed the first people there–Adam and Eve. Image Credit: Detail of a Map from the Student Bible Atlas by Tim Dowley: On the above map, Mesopotamia is the upper area that is colored dark…
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…
Mesopotamia – Between the Tigris and Euprates Rivers – The Cradle of Civilization
The area between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers is called Mesopotamia. Most Biblical scholars believe that this is the region where the Garden of Eden was–the land of Adam and Eve. But most scholars of Chaldean Paganism also believe that this area is where the Chaldean Pagan Story of Creation began. “Like the Egyptian…
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…
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,…
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…
Timeline: The Lineage of Jesus
From Adam unto Noah’s flood are years 1656. From Adam unto Christ, are 3974 years, six months, The following record is from Houston Christian University The Lineage of Jesus For when Adam was 130 years old he begat Seth. Seth being 105 years, begat Enos. Enos, being 90 years, begat Cainan. Cainan, being 70 years,…