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Jacob. What's in a name?

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Rebekah, sister of Laban the Aramean, set out from Paddan Aram and went with her nurse, Deborah, to marry Isaac, son of Abraham. Genesis 24 59 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men. The LORD foretold Abraham that his descendants will be enslaved in a land for four hundred years even before Isaac was born. In the same way, the LORD foretold Rebekah what would happen to the two nations that would descend from the twin boys who will be born to her.  Genesis 25 23 And the LORD said to her:  Two nations are in your womb;  two people will come from you and be separated.  One people will be stronger than the other,  and the older will serve the younger. The names Abraham, Sarah and Isaac were given by the LORD Himself, but He did not tell Rebekah to name them Esau and Jacob. Rebekah had a nurse, Deborah who came from Paddan Aram; they named the twins Esau and Jacob because at ...
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Israelite, Jew, Gentile

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Who is an Israelite? An Israelite is a descendant of Jacob who belongs to any of the twelve tribes of Israel. What does the word Jew mean? Israel was divided into two nations after the death of Solomon: Israel - The northern kingdom of Israel comprised the ten tribes of Israel except the tribe of Judah and Benjamin. Judah - The southern kingdom of Judah comprised the tribe of Judah and Benjamin. 1 Kings 12:15–20 Assyria invaded the northern kingdom of Israel and the Israelites were carried into exile. 2 Kings 17:6 Babylon invaded Judah and the inhabitants were carried into exile. 2 Kings 25:11 The word Jew is derived from the word Judah. In Scriptures, it is used to refer to the inhabitants of Judah who returned from the seventy years of exile in Babylon. The word Jew occurs in these verses in Scriptures: Ezra 5:1 Now Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. Est...
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The Temple of Yahweh

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The Branch It is imperative to understand that Zerubbabel or Joshua is not the Branch, but the  LORD's servant—The Anointed One, The Messiah  is the Branch mentioned in Zechariah 3:8 and Zechariah 6:12,13. The Branch shall build the temple of the LORD described in the book of Ezekiel, when He establishes the kingdom of God on earth. He shall be both king and priest in the   order of Melchizedek, and He shall sit and rule on His throne. Zechariah 3 8 Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch. Zechariah 6 12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the LORD. 13 It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the t...
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