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…
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The Book of Daniel in the Bible – with Notes
The Book of Daniel begins with a discussion of Nebuchadnezzar. Who Was Nebuchadnezzar in the Bible? “1. Sources. In addition to 2 Kings 23-25, Jeremiah 22; 32-40; 2 Chronicles 36, Daniel and Ezra, a Babylonian Chronicle (BM 21946) outlines the events of his first eleven regnal years. Otherwise two brief historical inscrs., building texts and some 800 contracts are…
The Book of Acts in the Bible – with Notes
Who Wrote the Book of Acts? Most scholars believe that Luke wrote the Book of Acts Who Was Luke in the Bible? LUKE, THE EVANGELIST 1. Identity. Luke is mentioned by name only three times in the NT—all by Paul while in prison (Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:11; Philem 24). He never mentions his own name in…