A 16-YEAR-OLD girl that we will call Emily listed her reasons for wanting to die. ‘I feel as if I have no future, I feel really inferior to those bullying me in school, and I am extremely lonely.’ A 17-YEAR-OLD boy that we will call James listed his reason for wanting to die. ‘Alone, no... Continue Reading →
Genesis 11:28 BDC: Was Abraham’s family from Ur of the Chaldeans or Haran?
At Genesis 11:28, we are told that “Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans.” However, Genesis 29:4 says of Jacob, who is enquiring about his relatives, “My brothers [polite address to shepherds], where do you come from?" They said, "We are from... Continue Reading →
Genesis 11:26, 32; 12:1, 4 BDC: Was Abraham 135 or 75-years-old when he was called to leave Haran?
Genesis 12:1 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 12 Now Jehovah said to Abram, “Go out from your land and from your relatives, and from the house of your father, to the land that I will show you. After Terah, Abram’s father, died, Abram is commanded to leave Haran. Genesis 11:26 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 26 When Terah had... Continue Reading →