Nov 6, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1936 that Germany and Italy entered an alliance with one another which would lead, in part, to World War II. Later, Japan also entered this alliance, forming the Axis Powers. Unfortunately, this alliance would lead to the greatest conflict the...
Nov 5, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
We have all, at some point, witnessed very simple, yet profound moments. Imagine a small girl crawling into her grandfather’s lap so that he can read her a Bible story. It’s simple, it’s every day, but a tremendous example of what we, as believers, are supposed...
Nov 4, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
On this day in the year 539 B.C.E., King Cyrus of Persia formally occupied the city of Babylon. This marked the end of the empire that, 47 years before, had destroyed Jerusalem and conquered the land of Judea. The book of Daniel records the final night of this empire...
Nov 3, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1967 that the ancient Jewish settlement in the Middle Eastern country of Aden came to its end when its last Jew arrived in Israel. It is important to note that this immigration process began just after the close of the Six Day War in 1967 and the...
Nov 2, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the first day of the month called Cheshvan, also called marcheshvan, buy identified in the Bible as the month called Bul. It was on this day that, according to tradition, the plague of pestilence was poured out on Egypt. You can read about that in Exodus...
Nov 1, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1958 that the foundation stone of the Israeli Knesset was laid in Jerusalem. Knesset is a Hebrew word that means a place of assembly and this is where the people’s representatives assemble together and adopt laws much like our Congress. ...
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