“Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them.” – Genesis 31:34. Under Hebrew law, a female child could only inherit her father’s estate if there were no sons. Rachel had brothers and therefore would not qualify as heir. The household gods, or images, may have represented a…
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“…It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” – Matthew 19:24. Eastern walled cities had carefully guarded gates that were closed at night and not reopened until sunrise. When a person had to be admitted or was allowed…