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Royal Annals of Judah: King Abijam (r. 913-910 BC)

Posted By eBrandMe 9 days ago on History

https://www.linkedin.com - In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of King Abijam (r. 913-910 BC), son of Rehoboam and Maacah. When King Abijam died, he was buried in the City of David, then his son Asa (r. 910-869 BC) became king of Judah. https://shorturl.at/0doBN

Royal Annals of Israel: King Rehoboam (r. 931-913 BC)

Posted By eBrandMe 23 days ago on History

https://www.linkedin.com - King Rehoboam remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns for the defense of Judah. He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron.

Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem

Posted By eBrandMe 33 days ago on History

https://lawrencejeanlouis.medium.com - Jesus was born in Bethlehem during the reign of King Herod. King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers, and a private meeting with the three wise men.

Present-day Bethlehem is a city in the West Bank located about six miles south of Jerusalem. Bethlehem was a Canaanite settlement.

Artemisia I of Caria: Xerxes' Ally in the Naval Battle of Salamis

Posted By eBrandMe 100 days ago on History

https://www.beyouteous.com - Queen Artemisia I was of Carian-Greek ethnicity by her father Lygdamis I (r. 520-484 BC), and half-Cretan by her mother. She took the throne after the death of her husband.

Pharaoh Khakaure Senusret III: 7 Years of Abundance, 7 Years of Famine

Posted By eBrandMe 149 days ago on History

https://www.linkedin.com - In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Pharaoh Khakaure Senusret III, likely the pharaoh whose dreams were interpreted by Joseph, foreshadowing seven years of abundance, followed by seven years of famine throughout the land of Egypt.

Menelik: Son of Axumite Queen Makeda & Solomon, King of Israel

Posted By eBrandMe 163 days ago on History

https://www.linkedin.com - In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Menelik I, son of King Solomon and Queen Makeda… the first king of the Axumite Kingdom.

Champagne Fairs: An Important Center for European Trade

Posted By eBrandMe 441 days ago on History

https://www.linkedin.com - The Champagne Fairs were important in the spread and exchange of cultural influences and operated as the fulcrum of international exchange in Europe for much of the thirteenth century.

Muḥammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi: Scientific Pioneer of the Islamic Golden Age

Posted By eBrandMe 471 days ago on History

https://www.linkedin.com - In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Al-Khwarzimi. His contributions to mathematics, cartography, geography, and astronomy are considered revolutionary both in the past and today.

Martin Luther King: The Walk Towards Freedom & Equal Rights

Posted By eBrandMe 1017 days ago on History

https://www.linkedin.com - Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929, the middle child born in their grandfather William’s house on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. There were a few black-owned businesses; a bank, two insurance companies, a drugstore that grew into a chain of five drugstores throughout the city. He became the second African American to have won the Nobel Peace Prize.