According to the Hebrew Bible Dictionary, this word is only used for... “Then Jacob made a vow , saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.” Genesis 28.20-22 In the English Bible we see

Sinasabi pa ninyong kayoʼy mga mamamayan ng banal na lungsod, at nagtitiwala kayo sa Dios ng Israel, na ang pangalan ay Panginoong...

For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name: “I have declared the former things from the beginning; They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it. Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. (Isaiah 48:2 - 3 ) God told His people that He created all things with His Word and that He chose the Holy City to reveal salvation there through His Son. However, many do not accept Him as their Savior. They jus

Bakit pinili ng Diyos si Jacob? Dahil wala siyang kahit na anumang karapatan. Siya ay pangalawa, hindi ang panganay. Pagdating sa...

Why did God choose Jacob? Because he had no right. He was the second, not the first. When it comes to being the first, it is already expected that you will receive. This is something so strong in people's minds, because, even though God told Rebeca that the second would be bigger than the first, Isaac wanted to bless the first, because it was the right thing to do. However, if God had blessed the first, what would become of us today? We were the last in our family, the proble