What is the Zondervan study Bible?
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What is the covenant with Abram?
12:1 – 3 God’s covenant with Abram targets the most essential elements of identity in the value system of the ancient Near East . Land was connected to one’s survival, livelihood and political identity. Family linked the past, present and future, offering one’s most basic sense of identity (more so than self).
How high was the Nile in 1800 BC?
It might also be noted that during the reign of Amenemhet III around 1800 BC, a number of years show record high levels of the Nile dur- ing the inundation (reaching as high as 16 feet [5 meters]), but in succeeding years it declined markedly so that ten years later it was only 1.5 feet (0.5 meters).
How many miles would Jacob travel in a day?
If Jacob is traveling 12 or 13 miles (20 or 21 kilometers) per day, and Laban is traveling 17 miles (27 kilometers), Laban would catch Jacob after about seven days (as the text seems to suggest), but they would only be about 110 miles (175 kilometers) from Harran.
Was the Bible written forus?
to the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. “Even though the Bible was written forus, it wasn’t written tous. When we take our Western, modern culture and impose it on the text, we’re putting in meaning that wasn’t there, and we’re missing the meaning that the text has.”. — Dr. John H. Walton.