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Signs in Joppa

Posted on August 28, 2013 by vanbraman

Tonight I am thinking about a few signs that I saw in Joppa when I was in Israel last year. In this first sign you see one of the alternate spellings of the name. In an English Bible we usually … Continue reading →

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The Final Link?

Posted on August 27, 2013 by vanbraman

Most of us have heard the story of the Golden Spike. The last spike of the Transcontinental Railroad was driven on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit in Utah. This joined the railheads of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific … Continue reading →

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