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Iraq’s marshlands, which lie in the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, has been named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as being of special cultural or physical significance.
Read about the Garden of Eden in Smith’s Bible Names Dictionary on Bible Gateway and read Genesis 2 on Bible Gateway.
See Biblical Archaeology resources in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Vast 20-feet thick fortress walls and huge towers uncovered at Bethsaida, Galilee show the might of the biblical Geshurite kingdom.
Read about Geshur and Geshurites in Easton's Bible Dictionary on Bible Gateway. Also read Joshua 13:13 on Bible Gateway.
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See more Bible-related articles in this week's Bible News Roundup.
See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.
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Small beginnings. Detours along the way. Questions about how and when God is going to fulfill his purposes. We know the end of King David’s story in the Bible, but David only knew it step by step. Like us, he had to follow God’s path even when it seemed too slow. He had to believe that realizing our life’s purpose is only the beginning of our calling, not the culmination of it. Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. Chris Hill about his book, Walking to Jerusalem: Discovering Your Divine Life Purpose (David C. Cook, 2016).
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Bible Gateway, Tyndale House Publishers, and Joni and Friends are partnering together for the Facebook Live Event
“Finding Hope in Suffering – Joni Answers Your Tough Questions”
Friday, July 22, at 5pm EDT / 4pm MDT / 3pm CDT / 2pm PDT
on the Facebook pages of Bible Gateway, Tyndale House Publishers,
New Living Translation, Joni Eareckson Tada, and Joni and Friends.
Joni is the general editor of the forthcoming Beyond Suffering Bible (Tyndale House, October 2016).
The event is a 30-minute live interview with bestselling author, broadcaster, singer, and artist Joni Eareckson Tada. Submit your questions for Joni at the Facebook Event Page or by Tweeting, Facebooking, or Instagramming your question with the hashtag #BeyondSufferingBible. Tell your friends to join and share the event on your Facebook page.
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We've now added the Filipino Standard Version (FSV) to Bible Gateway's library of more than 200 versions in more than 70 languages. The FSV is the first ever "literary-liturgical" version of the New Testament in the Filipino language.
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What city had an altar with an inscription dedicated "To The Unknown God"? What pagan installation did Gideon deface? Jesus instructed his followers to eat bread and drink wine in remembrance of what event from his life?
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The annual Justice Conference was held in Chicago, Illinois in June, at which a commissioning service was held for the new NIV God's Justice: The Holy Bible (Zondervan, 2016).
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This feature in Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of one of several practices explained in our Scripture Engagement section.
This week:
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It’s not hard to determine how the early church celebrated baptism. If someone wanted to be baptized, they first underwent a period of instruction and moral examination.
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In his book Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery: How God Can Heal Your Life (Zondervan, 2016), John Baker offers helpful prayers to overcome temptation, including, "Dear God, I’ve tried hard to fix and control my life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits. I admit that, by myself, I’m powerless to change. I need to begin to believe and receive Your power to help me recover...."
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