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By: Janet Aslin, BFP Writer
There are words that convey important concepts in Scripture that aren’t used commonly today. “Abide” is just such a word—rich and full of spiritual meaning.
The word “abide” has been a part of the English language since before the 12th century. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, “one of abide’s former meanings was ‘to stop,’” while today, “abide by” means “to accept and be guided by (something).” Terms like “abiding” mean “continuing for a long time,” for instance “an abiding friendship.”
What about the biblical concept of the word? What did Jesus (Yeshua) mean when He spoke to His disciples, saying, “Abide in Me, and I in you…
By: Janet Aslin, BFP Staff Writer
In the rugged, mountainous region spreading over parts of northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran and northernSyria lies Kurdistan, the home of an ancient Iranic people group. Dwelling among them in isolated communities were Jews who had lived there since the Assyrians brought them from the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BC. Over the centuries, the Kurdish Jews retained the faith and traditions of their ancestors, and they never forgot their homeland. When the modern State of Israel was born, those prayers and longings were answered as the Kurdish Jews returned to the Land they had left over 2,500 years before.
Carried Away from Israel
How did these Jews end up in Kurdistan? The earliest written record occurs in Scripture where the biblical account tells us that Shalmaneser V “carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes” (2 Kings 17:6). These landmarks are all located in northern Iraq among the Kurdish people.
National Director of Bridges for Peace USA, Patrick Verbeten and Planned Giving Manager, Andy Benedick talk through recent Israel events and how your year-end donations and planned gifts can sustain our impact in 2025.
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