Interestingly, Melchizedek suddenly appeared, not prefaced in the preceding verse: “After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet ...

Jesus taught His disciples on the Emmaus Road that the Old Testament was actually about Him. As Augustine said, the New Covenant is hidden in the Old Covenant and the Old Covenant is only fully ...

Genesis chapter fourteen reveals hostility among the kings of Canaan. In verses 1–12, the battle of nine kings is described, but it is the tenth king who does not take part in the rebellion, who ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

Why is “behind the curtain” a key phrase? Within the Jerusalem temple, a heavy curtain separated humans from God, where God dwelt in the “Holy of Holies.” Once a year, on Yom Kippur, the high priest ...