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Ashes & sackcloth in the Bible – Expressions of extreme grief or great injustice : Article

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Sackcloth and ashes were worn/used by people in the Bible to signify times when they were undergoing extreme grief – this was punctuated by some great injustice that had occurred. It was also used to signify repentance and humbling of… Continue Reading

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Outline of Abraham’s life : Snippet

Abraham and Sarah

Outline of Abraham’s life 1. The introduction of Abraham – Genesis 11:26-32 2. God asks Abram to leave his father’s house in Ur – Genesis 12:1-5 3. God appears to Abram in the land of Canaan saying this land will… Continue Reading

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Let’s Learn : Inferring Customs from the Bible : Genesis – Article

1) Burying the dead While today we have the means of burial or cremation, it is from Abraham’s account of burying Sarah after her death and Isaac and Ishmael burying Abraham after his death we can infer that burial was… Continue Reading