Jeremy Ewing

Sennacherib’s Annals (Taylor Prism)

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Sennacherib’s Annals (Taylor Prism) Source: Wikipedia + Israel Museum + Biblical Archaeology Society URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennacherib%27s_Annals Artifact Summary Artifact: Hexagonal clay prisms inscribed with Akkadian annals Date: c. 691–689 B.C.E. Created: During the reign of Sennacherib, king of Assyria Known copies: Taylor Prism (British Museum), Chicago Prism (ISAC), Jerusalem Prism (Israel Museum) Language: Akkadian cuneiform Biblical … Read more

Daily Devotional — May 24, 2025

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Saturday, May 24, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Job 19-21 Secondary Reading: Psalms 60 Key Verse Job 20:18 — “That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.” Devotional Thought Job has lost everything—his oxen, his … Read more

Aphiah — A Name in the Bible

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Aphiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Aphiah was an ancestor of King Saul, mentioned in the genealogies. He appears in the opening verse of 1 Samuel, which introduces Saul’s father Kish and traces his lineage back through several generations. The text reads: … Read more

Daily Devotional — May 23, 2025

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Friday, May 23, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Job 16-18 Key Verse Job 17:8 — “Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.” Devotional Thought Job’s three friends have come to comfort him, but by this point in the book their comfort has curdled into accusation. … Read more

Nahamani — A Name in the Bible

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Nahamani is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Nahamani was one of the leaders of the Jewish people who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. He is named in Nehemiah 7:7 among the group of men who came back with Zerubbabel and Jeshua, the … Read more

Daily Devotional — May 22, 2025

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Thursday, May 22, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Job 13-15 Secondary Reading: Psalms 59 Key Verse Job 14:15 — “Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.” Devotional Thought Job has lost his children, his herds, and his health, and now he sits on … Read more

Shimrith — A Name in the Bible

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Shimrith is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Shimrith was the mother of Jehozabad, one of the two men who conspired against King Joash of Judah and assassinated him. She is identified in the text as “a Moabitess,” a detail the Chronicler records alongside … Read more

Daily Devotional — May 21, 2025

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Job 10-12 Key Verse Job 11:12 — “For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.” Devotional Thought Job has lost his children, his livestock, and his health, and now three friends sit with him and speak. In Job 10, he … Read more

Rephael — A Name in the Bible

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Rephael is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Rephael was a descendant of Gad, mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe in 1 Chronicles. He appears in a list of the sons of Shemaiah, a descendant of Obed-edom, who served as gatekeepers in the … Read more

Daily Devotional — May 20, 2025

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Job 7-9 Key Verse Job 8:19 — “Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.” Devotional Thought Job has lost his cattle, his servants, his ten children, and now sits scraping his sores with a potsherd while his wife … Read more

Dalphon — A Name in the Bible

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Dalphon is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Dalphon was one of the ten sons of Haman, the chief enemy of the Jews in the Book of Esther. Haman was an official in the court of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) of Persia who, enraged that … Read more