“Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him just as Jacob’s sons were coming in from the field. When they heard what had happened, the men were saddened and were very angry at the outrage this man had committed against Isra’el by raping Jacob’s daughter, something that is simply not done.“-Genesis […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 34. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Bible, click here. “One time Dinah the daughter of Le’ah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the local girls; and Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the local ruler, saw her, grabbed her, […]

 “After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in Canaan and camped within sight of the city.”-Genesis 33:18 So once again history repeats itself. We are told that Jacob transports himself and all his camp to an area called Shechem. Let’s take a look back to Genesis 12:6. “Abram traveled through […]

What I love about interacting with other believers online or otherwise is the variety of opinions I’m exposed to. Just when I have my mind set on a certain interpretation of a given Scriptural event, a different viewpoint will be thrown my way and I’ll be darned if their reasoning doesn’t make quite good sense. […]

I believe many of us have a tendency to overlook the fact that the Scriptures originated in the East and each of the Bible writers were actually “Easterners”. Far more than we realize, we read into the Bible stories our own cultural manners and customs instead of viewing them through the proper Eastern perspective. You […]