Category Archives: History

Map of Amish Counties 2020

Posted on January 23, 2021 by vanbraman

Each year I look forward to the release of new statistics on Amish Population from the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. This year they included a document that showed Amish settlements by county in each state. Back in … Continue reading →

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A Quick Tour of Samaria

Posted on January 20, 2021 by vanbraman

Tonight I covered I Kings 16 in my class on Old Testament History, so thought about Samaria. King Omri moved the seat of government from Tirzah when he bought the Hill of Samaria. Samaria later became known as Sebaste when … Continue reading →

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