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What the Bible and history tell us about the claim that God gave the land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants.

Esau, the first-born, sells his birth-right to Jacob, and later Jacob tricks Isaac into giving him the priestly blessing. (cf. Genesis 27:27-29). We know that Jacob was accustomed to offer ...

As Jacob lay there one evening, his life flashed before him. He had deceived his dying father into believing he was passing on the family blessing to his oldest, Esau, when it was actually Jacob.

The New York Giants legend was seen at a restaurant in New Orleans leading a rendition of "God Bless America." Cooper Manning, Eli’s brother, started the song and everybody at the restaurant got ...

Jacob Bogage covers economic policy in Congress for The Washington Post, where he's worked since 2015. He's previously covered business and technology and wrote for the Sports section. Before ...

R. Bless and purify your Church. After the prayer of blessing, the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water, as a suitable song is sung; as circumstances suggest, he may first say the ...

Every year WBOC works to make the holiday season brighter for Delmarva's less fortunate children with the Bless Our Children campaign. For more than a decade, WBOC has teamed up with local ...

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni thanked Jesus on national television moments after his team clinched the Super Bowl, saying, “Thank you, God, thank you, Jesus.” ...

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