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Nebuchadnezzar
As the leader of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar conquered Judah and sent the nation into exile. Read about the role that this king played in shaping Judah’s future. The Babylonian king described in the Bible is Nebuchadnezzar II, the longest reigning and most successful king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He ruled from 605-562 B.C. during the time when the Babylonian kingdom reached the…
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Nomads (Wandering Herders)
Nomads moved from place to place without a permanent home. Read about the significance of nomads in the Bible. The term “nomad” comes from the Greek form of a Latin word meaning “to graze.” Nomads were wandering shepherds who moved their families and their flocks of sheep and goats from place to place looking for good pasture land and water.…
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Papias of Hierapolis
He was a disciple of John and leader in the early church. Read about the importance of Papias’s work and writings. Papias, along with Ignatius and Polycarp, was considered among the disciples of John, perhaps even his scribe. He later became bishop of Hierapolis in Asia Minor. The tradition that he was John's scribe may have come from the fact…
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Paul (Saul) of Tarsus
He experienced a dramatic conversion, wrote more books in the New Testament than any other individual, and witnessed to kings and prisoners. Find out more about this important New Testament figure. Thirteen books, nearly half of the books in the New Testament, name Paul as their author, and another one (Acts) devotes more than half its pages to describing how…
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Polycarp of Smyrna
This disciple of John was an important leader in the early church. Read more about his life and faith. In the second and third chapters of the Book of Revelation, there are seven letters addressed to the "angel" of each of seven churches. The second letter is addressed to the angel of the church in Smyrna. One can't help but…
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Pontius Pilate
Who ordered Jesus’ death? Why did he do it? Read more about Pontius Pilate’s life and legacy to find out. Pontius Pilate was governor (prefect) of Judea from A.D. 26 to 36, during the time that Tiberius was the Roman emperor (A.D. 14–37), and Herod Antipas was governor (tetrarch) of Galilee (4 B.C. to A.D. 39). Pilate is mentioned by…
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