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The Bible isn’t just a religious text - it’s a time machine that transports us to the day-to-day lives of ordinary people who married, had kids, toiled the land, experienced seasons of bounty and hunger, and withstood years of warfare. Much like you and I, these biblical heroes loved, loathed, coveted, and knew the gut-wrenching pangs of heartbreak. The ”Biblical Times Podcast,” is your portal into the past. We aim to guide listeners on a journey back thousands of years, right into the era o ...
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The Book of Ruth is considered the most beautiful story in the Bible and one of the most beautiful short stories ever written. Ruth's story takes place around 1100 BCE when Israeli society was still tribal. A tribe was a cluster of extended families living in the tribe's territory, maintaining mutual responsibility and protecting their people. Duri…
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The Book of Ruth is considered the most beautiful story in the Bible and one of the most beautiful short stories ever written. Ruth's story takes place around 1100 BCE when Israeli society was still tribal. A tribe was a cluster of extended families living in the tribe's territory, maintaining mutual responsibility and protecting their people. Duri…
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The Book of Ruth is considered the most beautiful story in the Bible and one of the most beautiful short stories ever written. Ruth's story takes place around 1100 BCE when Israeli society was still tribal. A tribe was a cluster of extended families living in the tribe's territory, maintaining mutual responsibility and protecting their people. Duri…
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Part III Tamar was about 11 years old when she married Er, Judah's firstborn son. Shortly after their marriage, God put Er to death. As required by the levirate marriage law, Judah married her to Onan, his second son, whom God also put to death. According to this law, Judah was supposed to marry her to Shelah, his third son, when he reached marriag…
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Part II Tamar was about 11 years old when she married Er, Judah's firstborn son. Shortly after their marriage, God put Er to death. As required by the levirate marriage law, Judah married her to Onan, his second son, whom God also put to death. According to this law, Judah was supposed to marry her to Shelah, his third son, when he reached marriage…
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Genesis Chapter 38 Tamar was about 11 years old when she married Er, Judah's firstborn son. Shortly after their marriage, God put Er to death. As required by the levirate marriage law, Judah married her to Onan, his second son, whom God also put to death. According to this law, Judah was supposed to marry her to Shelah, his third son, when he reach…
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The stories of the Bible, especially those in the Book of Genesis, are very concise, and we discussed the reason for this in episode 5. For the stories to convey more than the words written in them, the writers of the Bible used puns and words with multiple meanings numerous times (synergy). Each meaning plays a crucial role in the story. However, …
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In this episode, we tell the story of Jacob and his two wives from two different perspectives: historical and theological. The historical part focuses on the marriage practices that were common in the ancient world and explains the reason why Jacob had to work for many years to pay the bride price for Rachel. It also explains why Rachel was conside…
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Episode 7: The World of Women in the Bible
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The story of Sarah belongs to her – yet, it also sheds light on the world of other women from four thousand years ago, who are mentioned in the Bible. The story of Sarah’s journey opens a door to the world of women in the Bible, why girls got married when they were eleven or twelve years old, why at the age when our daughters are still studying in …
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Episode 6: The Birth of Isaac and Hagar’s Expulsion
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One day, against all expectations Sarah conceived and gave birth to Isaac. As expected, she took back the special rights of the firstborn from Ishmael and transferred them to her own son. The Old Testament says that one day Sarah saw Ishmael “making merry.” The meaning of the word “making merry” has never been completely clarified. Still, something…
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When Sarah lost all hope of having her own child, she gave Abraham her servant Hagar, so that Abraham would have a son through her. Sarah intended to recognize Hagar's son Ishmael as her own son, and to give him the special status that ancient society reserved for the oldest son. She intended for him to be Abraham’s successor, the one who would con…
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According to the biblical story, God gave Abraham the mission to go on the journey, and so Abraham is the hero of the journey. God didn’t give Sarah any mission, so she was relegated to the sidelines. The main thing we remember about her is that she was barren. Abraham was righteous, and Sarah was barren! But although God didn’t give Sarah any miss…
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Episode 3: The Journey to the Land of Canaan – Part 3
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Twenty years is a very long time to be on the roads – but they fit into one lifetime, just as the Bible says. As soon as we’ve proved that the journey passes the feasibility test, we can rule out the argument that it’s an unfounded myth. A myth can’t pass the feasibility test that we specified as a condition for the solution to our biblical riddle.…
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Episode 2: The Journey to the Land of Canaan – Part 2
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Our goal in episode 2 is to understand what hides behind the names of settlements through which Abraham and Sarah and their family traveled? In order to answer these questions, we opened atlases and calculated the distance between the places that Abraham and Sarah, passed through on the journey, from beginning to end. According to our calculations,…
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Episode 1: The Journey of Abraham and Sarah to the Land of Canaan – Part 1
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According to the book of Genesis, the journey was divided into two parts. The first part was led by Terach, Abraham's father, but he died in Haran. After his death, Abraham, Sarah, and Lot, continued their journey to the Land of Israel, which in 1800 BCE was called Canaan. In Episode 1, we ask what might have motivated Terach to leave Ur of the Cha…
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Welcome to the Biblical Times Podcast! In the enthralling world of the Biblical Times Podcast, listeners embark on a journey through the rich tapestry of biblical history and its profound impact on contemporary faith and society. At the helm of this enlightening series is Dr. Liora Ravid, a distinguished scholar with a Ph.D. in biblical studies. Dr…
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