Luke – Book in the New Testament of the Bible

John’s Birth Announced to Zacharias 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was…

Flowers – Plants: Ancient Peoples

“The application of flowers and plants to ceremonial purposes is of the highest antiquity. From the earliest periods, man, after he had discovered “What drops the Myrrh and what the balmy Reed,” offered up on primitive altars, as incense to the Deity, the choicest and most fragrant woods, the aromatic gums from trees, and the subtle…

Ancient Greece: Its Civilization and Stories

Geography and the Settlement of Greece This remarkable culture flourished between 750 and 338 B.C.E. [But the Anicent Greek Civilization Began Before That:Geography and the S             ” Ancient Greek civilization began around 800 BCE, and its history can be divided into several periods:  Minoan civilization: The first great Greek civilization,…

Flowers from Shakespeare’s Garden – Walter Crane

“O,PROSERPINA, For the flowers now, that, frighted, thou lett’st fall From Dis’s wagon! 3. daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; 4. violets, dim But sweeter than the lids of Juno’s eyes 5 Or Cytherea’s breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phœbus in his strength, a malady Most…

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…

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      

Tuck Everlasting Chapter 8 – Winnie Experiences Freedom

Winnie did not believe in fairy tales. She had never longed for a magic wand, did not expect to marry a prince, and was scornful—most of the time—of her grandmother’s elves. So now she sat, mouth open, wide-eyed, not knowing what to make of this extraordinary story. It couldn’t—not a bit of it—be true. And…