Hebrew Word for Bread The Hebrew word for bread is “lechem” (לָ֫חֶם). It may sound familiar because of the name Bethlehem - or Beit Lechem, meaning "House of Bread". But is it connected to the meaning of the Bread of...

The Last Supper and Passover Jesus shared a Passover meal with his disciples in what Christians call “the last supper”. It was an important holiday on the Jewish calendar, so it was natural for the Messiah and His disciples to...

This year, 2024, as Christians mark Holy Week to prepare for Easter (Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday), Jews are celebrating Purim. Calendar convergence of the two holidays is quite rare. Yet prophetic parallels do exist in this highly unusual overlap....

The story of Queen Esther, recorded in the book named after her, revolves around the deliverance of Israel while in Persia. Many are familiar with the story of Purim, the holiday commemorating the salvation. But there is also an underlying...

Ancient Biblical Hebrew Alphabet The depth of the Hebrew language is stunning. The ancient biblical Hebrew alphabet, sometimes referred to as Paleo Hebrew, was more of a pictographic script. Archeology has shown that each letter was a picture and had...

The Significance of Samaria Judea and Samaria seem to be the Biblical heartland. Surrounding the mountains of Jerusalem, near the Jordan River and spreading over the plains and the desert, this historical land has had many names over the years....