In 490 BC, the Persians invaded Greece. The Greeks fought back and defeated them in a battle at a place called Marathon. A runner carried the good news approximately twenty-six miles to Athens, where he died of exhaustion. The modern marathon races are named after this event. In 480 BC, Read more…
You can read about the fall of Israel and Judah in the Bible just as you can read it in modern history books drawn from a variety of sources. We read the story of the Israelites in the Old Testament of the Bible. The Israelites were the people from whom Read more…
Around 2000 BC, the lands of Sumer and Akkad were invaded by tribes called Amorites. Around 1800 BC, Hammurabi became King of Babylon. He fought the other Amorite kings and conquered the whole of Sumer and Akkad, creating the first Babylonian Empire. He is famous for his Babylonian Law Code. Read more…
A number of things happened around the year 2000 BC. The empire of Sargon arose. Sargon came from Akkad (see map). He was a skilled soldier who built a huge army. He conquered the whole of Sumer and Akkad, possibly creating the world’s first empire. Abraham was born around Read more…
Noah was 500 years old when he had a son named Japheth (Genesis 5:32). Around this time, God instructed Noah to make an ark: “Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms and shall cover it inside and out with pitch. This Read more…
We have much history written by various historians such as the Greek Herodotus, Thucydides from Athens, Eusebius of Caesarea, the Egyptian priest Manetho, Josephus of Jerusalem, and others. It is difficult, however, to put all the events they write about into a timeline. Historians struggle to count the years back Read more…
Sometimes animals bring out the best in us. We love them; they love us back. They do not seem capable of malice, anger, and bitterness which often afflict us. Look at the sweet face of this ferret, a pet of my grandsons. How can we rid ourselves of those negative Read more…
My latest book is now available at Amazon.com. We have much history written by various historians such as Herodotus, Thucydides, Eusebius, and others. It is difficult, however, to put all the events they write about into a timeline. Historians struggle to count the years back from known events to piece Read more…
Fear seems to be rising among many people. The events of the last two years, as we struggle with Covid, have alarmed many of us. What should we do if fear overwhelms us. Perhaps the purpose of fear is to motivate us or propel us into action. Sometimes our Read more…
I have a new book coming soon. It is called Ancient History at a Glance, How the Bible Connects History. Some of my grandchildren helped me to illustrate the book by their drawings and photos. I tried to choose events and other bits and pieces of information that give Read more…