diff --git a/bible/names/adonijah.md b/bible/names/adonijah.md index 142e7d22..080183ac 100644 --- a/bible/names/adonijah.md +++ b/bible/names/adonijah.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Adonijah -## Definition: +## Facts: Adonijah was the fourth son of King David. diff --git a/bible/names/ahaz.md b/bible/names/ahaz.md index 71f965bf..6521c65a 100644 --- a/bible/names/ahaz.md +++ b/bible/names/ahaz.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Ahaz -## Definition: +## Facts: Ahaz was a wicked king who ruled over the kingdom of Judah from 732 BC to 716 BC. This was about 140 years before the time when many people in Israel and Judah were taken as captives to Babylonia. diff --git a/bible/names/aram.md b/bible/names/aram.md index 17feeb1a..9e411b51 100644 --- a/bible/names/aram.md +++ b/bible/names/aram.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Aram of Damascus, Aramaic, Aramean -## Definition: +## Facts: "Aram" was the name of two men in the Old Testament. It was also the name of a region northeast of Canaan, where modern-day Syria is located. diff --git a/bible/names/asherim.md b/bible/names/asherim.md index 24f94221..cfdfaf76 100644 --- a/bible/names/asherim.md +++ b/bible/names/asherim.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Asherah pole, Ashtoreth -## Definition: +## Facts: Asherah was the name of a goddess that was worshiped by Canaanite people groups during Old Testament times. "Ashtoreth" may be another name for "Asherah," or it could be the name of a different goddess that was very similar. diff --git a/bible/names/benaiah.md b/bible/names/benaiah.md index 29b2fcfd..1dbabb26 100644 --- a/bible/names/benaiah.md +++ b/bible/names/benaiah.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Benaiah -## Definition: +## Facts: Benaiah was the name of several men in the Old Testament. diff --git a/bible/names/cana.md b/bible/names/cana.md index 37f6a166..4bd3cf80 100644 --- a/bible/names/cana.md +++ b/bible/names/cana.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Cana -## Definition: +## Facts: Cana was a village or town in the province of Galilee, located about nine miles north of Nazareth. diff --git a/bible/names/engedi.md b/bible/names/engedi.md index cb66b300..1d27aad3 100644 --- a/bible/names/engedi.md +++ b/bible/names/engedi.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # En Gedi -## Definition: +## Facts: En Gedi was the name of a city in the wilderness of Judah southeast of Jerusalem. diff --git a/bible/names/goshen.md b/bible/names/goshen.md index c15dfba2..24fd77ca 100644 --- a/bible/names/goshen.md +++ b/bible/names/goshen.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Goshen -## Definition: +## Facts: Goshen was the name of a fertile region of land located along the Nile River in the northern part of Egypt. diff --git a/bible/names/hezekiah.md b/bible/names/hezekiah.md index 03a4c621..d57f3252 100644 --- a/bible/names/hezekiah.md +++ b/bible/names/hezekiah.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Hezekiah -## Definition: +## Facts: Hezekiah was the 13th king over the kingdom of Judah. He was a king who trusted and obeyed God. diff --git a/bible/names/hittite.md b/bible/names/hittite.md index 3cd01f3e..f394b881 100644 --- a/bible/names/hittite.md +++ b/bible/names/hittite.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Hittite -## Definition: +## Facts: The Hittites were descendants of Ham through his son Canaan. They became a large empire located in what is now Turkey and northern Palestine. diff --git a/bible/names/horeb.md b/bible/names/horeb.md index a883082c..a78dab38 100644 --- a/bible/names/horeb.md +++ b/bible/names/horeb.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Horeb -## Definition: +## Facts: Mount Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai, where God gave Moses the stone tablets with the ten commandments. diff --git a/bible/names/jezreel.md b/bible/names/jezreel.md index 07a5ea2a..20ac2294 100644 --- a/bible/names/jezreel.md +++ b/bible/names/jezreel.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Related Words: Jezreelite -## Definition: +## Facts: Jezreel was an important Israelite city in the territory of the Issachar tribe, located southwest of the Salt Sea. A Jezreelite is a person from this city. diff --git a/bible/names/joab.md b/bible/names/joab.md index cd8cf909..8367c3a8 100644 --- a/bible/names/joab.md +++ b/bible/names/joab.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Joab -## Definition: +## Facts: Joab was an important military leader for King David throughout David's entire reign. diff --git a/bible/names/jonah.md b/bible/names/jonah.md index f06e7721..466f0839 100644 --- a/bible/names/jonah.md +++ b/bible/names/jonah.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Jonah -## Definition: +## Facts: Jonah was a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament. diff --git a/bible/names/jotham.md b/bible/names/jotham.md index 65349a55..5b2e725d 100644 --- a/bible/names/jotham.md +++ b/bible/names/jotham.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Jotham -## Definition: +## Facts: In the Old Testament, there were three men with the name Jotham. diff --git a/bible/names/korah.md b/bible/names/korah.md index 5039a9b3..79f865e7 100644 --- a/bible/names/korah.md +++ b/bible/names/korah.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Korah -## Definition: +## Facts: Korah was the name of three men in the Old Testament. diff --git a/bible/names/levite.md b/bible/names/levite.md index 3458d54a..12897c4f 100644 --- a/bible/names/levite.md +++ b/bible/names/levite.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Levi -## Definition: +## Facts: Levi was one of the twelve sons of Jacob, or Israel. The term "Levite" refers to a person who is a member of the Israelite tribe whose ancestor was Levi. diff --git a/bible/names/memphis.md b/bible/names/memphis.md index ad46c741..c41ee025 100644 --- a/bible/names/memphis.md +++ b/bible/names/memphis.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Memphis -## Definition: +## Facts: Memphis was an ancient capital city in Egypt, along the Nile River. diff --git a/bible/names/mountofolives.md b/bible/names/mountofolives.md index b4be5f06..2aa0a546 100644 --- a/bible/names/mountofolives.md +++ b/bible/names/mountofolives.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Mount of Olives -## Definition: +## Facts: The Mount of Olives is a mountain or large hill located near the east side of the city of Jerusalem. It is about 787 meters high. diff --git a/bible/names/peor.md b/bible/names/peor.md index a0d4bb3e..a2817d1e 100644 --- a/bible/names/peor.md +++ b/bible/names/peor.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Baal Peor, Beth Peor, Mount Peor -## Definition: +## Facts: The terms "Peor" and "Mount Peor" refer to a mountain located northeast of the Salt Sea, in the region of Moab. diff --git a/bible/names/persia.md b/bible/names/persia.md index d0e3bc65..5b292572 100644 --- a/bible/names/persia.md +++ b/bible/names/persia.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Persia -## Definition: +## Facts: Persia was a country that also became a powerful empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. The country of Persia was located southeast of Babylonia and Assyria in a region that is now the modern-day country of Iran. diff --git a/bible/names/philistia.md b/bible/names/philistia.md index f74ab112..334e41c3 100644 --- a/bible/names/philistia.md +++ b/bible/names/philistia.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Philistia -## Definition: +## Facts: Philistia is the name of a large region in the land of Canaan, located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. diff --git a/bible/names/rabbah.md b/bible/names/rabbah.md index c9826488..949a6c85 100644 --- a/bible/names/rabbah.md +++ b/bible/names/rabbah.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Rabbah -## Definition: +## Facts: Rabbah was the most important city of the Ammonite people. diff --git a/bible/names/shimei.md b/bible/names/shimei.md index cd905a08..0dcb84ea 100644 --- a/bible/names/shimei.md +++ b/bible/names/shimei.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Shimei -## Definition: +## Facts: Shimei was the name of several men in the Old Testament. The descendants of Shimei were called Shemeites. diff --git a/bible/names/sodom.md b/bible/names/sodom.md index f3bb7e88..732d5878 100644 --- a/bible/names/sodom.md +++ b/bible/names/sodom.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Sodom -## Definition: +## Facts: Sodom was a city in the southern part of Canaan where Abraham's nephew Lot lived with his wife and children. diff --git a/bible/names/succoth.md b/bible/names/succoth.md index bee60cc7..b754b111 100644 --- a/bible/names/succoth.md +++ b/bible/names/succoth.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Sukkoth -## Definition: +## Facts: Sukkoth was the name of two Old Testament cities. The word "sukkoth" (some English versions say "succoth" or "Succoth") means "shelters."