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Which man is mentioned most often in the Bible? Jesus, Moses, Abraham or David?

Answered by . August 17, 2011 - 12:53 pm

Jesus or Jesus Christ is mentioned approximately 968 times.  Christ (without Jesus) is mentioned an additional 286 times (approx).  Making a total of  approximately 1254 times Moses is mentioned 852 times. Abraham is mentioned 250 times and Abram 62 times making a total of  312 times. David is mentioned 1141 times. So Jesus/Jesus Christ/Christ occurs […]

What does Romans 4:8 mean when it says, “blessed is the man to whom God will not impute sin”?

Answered by . February 16, 2011 - 5:59 am 2

The word “impute” means “count” or “take account of”. So, “blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin” (ESV). Paul here is using Old Testament examples to explanation how we can appear before righteous before God. He cites the example of Abraham, who “believed God and it was counted to […]

How many years passed between Abraham and Moses?

Answered by . November 27, 2010 - 6:38 pm 3

There was approximately 420 years between their births. Abraham was born in about 1946 BC and died in about 1771 BC. Moses was born in about 1526 BC and died in about 1406 BC. Consequently, there was about 245 years between the death of Abraham and the birth of Moses. See “The Times: a chronology […]

Who is the Lord in Genesis 18:1?

Answered by . February 27, 2010 - 8:44 pm 3

The word ‘LORD’ in Genesis 18:1 is referring to God. Here is a quote from a previous answer on BibleQ: In the Old Testament, it is common to see LORD in upper case letters (actually in small caps). In these cases, the Hebrew word is יהוה (Yahweh). This is the personal name of God (see […]

Why is Israel important to God?

Answered by . February 5, 2010 - 6:24 am

Israel is important to God because he made a promise about it to a man called Abraham: God promises that he would give that area of the world to Abraham and his descendants, the Jews (the Children of Israel). {18} “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great […]

Was Ishmael the father of the Midian nation?

Answered by . January 28, 2010 - 8:12 pm 1

Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah’s handmaid (Genesis 16:15), and the Ishmaelites were his descendants. Midian was the fourth of the six sons of Abraham and his wife, Keturah (Genesis 25:2), and the Midianites descended from him. Ishmael was not the father of the Midianite nation, but the Ishmaelites and Midianites are […]

What is faith?

Answered by . December 18, 2009 - 11:23 pm

In essence, faith is trusting someone or something. In Gen. 15 God tells Abram that he will give him a child and that Abram’s descendants will grow in number to become a nation: …the word of the Lord came to him: “…your very own son shall be your heir.” And he brought him outside and […]