女英雄以斯帖

Esther was a queen of ancient Persia in the mid-5th century BC, a beautiful, kind, and courageous Jewish heroine. She belonged to the tribe of Benjamin and her original name was Hadassah (meaning “myrtle” or “guava”). Because her parents died, her cousin Mordecai adopted her, and she was renamed “Esther” (meaning “star”). To save the […]

大祭司亚希米勒

Ahimelech (Hebrew for “my brother is king”) was the great-grandson of Eli and the father of Abiathar the high priest. Ahimelech was the 12th high priest and lived in Nob. David and his men fled there while being pursued by Saul. Ahimelech trembled as he came out to meet David and offered to help him, […]

波斯王后瓦实提

Vashti (Hebrew: וַשְׁתִּי; Persian: وَشتی آ) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Esther. She was the wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia. Her father, Otanes, was one of the seven noblemen who helped Darius I secure the throne, and her mother was the sister of Darius I. With her prominent family background, […]

《以斯帖记》背景介绍

The Hebrew name for the Book of Esther is “Esther” (אֶסְתֵר / Estēr). This book, along with the Book of Ruth, is unique in the Bible for being named after a woman. It recounts how, after the Temple was rebuilt and before Ezra’s return, Queen Esther of Persia and her adoptive father Mordecai, under God’s […]

亚希多弗

Ahithophel was born in Giloh, a town in the hill country of Judah (2 Samuel 15:12). He was the father of Eliam, one of David’s mighty warriors, and possibly the grandfather of Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:3; 23:34). Ahithophel’s name means “brother of foolishness.” His actions, which he considered wise, were seen as foolish in God’s […]

《传道书》背景及简介

The Hebrew name for the Book of Ecclesiastes is “Qohelet” (קֹהֶלֶת), meaning “assembler of a gathering, speaker.” The Chinese Union Version translates it as “Preacher.” The Greek Septuagint title (Ἐκκλησιαστής / Ekklēsiastēs) is derived from the Hebrew, and the English title (Ecclesiastes) is a Latin transliteration of the Greek title. The Preacher identifies himself as […]

《耶利米哀歌》背景及简介

The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew: איכה‎) is listed as the third of the Five Megillot in the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh (תנ״ך‎‎). In the original Hebrew, the book’s title comes from its first word, “Eichah!” (‘Eh-khah’), meaning “How!” The title “How!” aptly conveys the book’s theme: everyone should seriously consider how the holy people, holy […]

 从《路得记》看希伯来习俗

There are several customs in the Book of Ruth that might be unfamiliar to us. The first is the practice of a widow marrying her deceased husband’s brother. According to Genesis 38, this custom of a brother taking his brother’s widow was a Canaanite tradition for centuries. God later confirmed this custom in Deuteronomy 25 […]

波阿斯

Boaz (Hebrew: בועז) is a major figure in the Old Testament Book of Ruth, belonging to the tribe of Judah. Boaz was a relative of Naomi’s late husband, Elimelech. As recorded in Scripture, he was a wealthy and devout man. We can see from the Bible that his very first words when meeting his servants […]

路得

Ruth (Hebrew: רוּת) was a Moabite woman who lived around 1100 BC. She is an ancestral figure of King David, one of Israel’s greatest heroes. Ruth was originally the daughter-in-law of Naomi, a Jewish woman. Naomi and her husband, Elimelech, were from Bethlehem in the tribe of Judah. During a famine in Israel, they took […]