a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC) officers who formed part of David's guard an island country located in the Mediterranean Sea midway between ...
cretan, n. & adj. --n. a native of Crete, an island SE of the Greek mainland. --adj. of or relating to Crete or the Cretans. Etymology. L Cretanus f. Creta f.
Cretans had been present in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost, where they heard the disciples speak in their language of the mighty deeds of God (Acts 2:11).
A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” ( ...
calls it an "island"; there is evidence of ancient connection between Crete and Philistia; and the Philistines are called Cherethites, which may mean Cretans ( ...
Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God." NLT ©. Cretans, and Arabians. And we all hear these people speaking ...
Jun 6, 2024 · In addition, Paul emphasized that the Cretans needed to be zealous to do good works. Good works are mentioned six times in the epistle and is ...
258) writes, “The Cretans were notoriously turbulent and quarrelsome and impatient of all authority. Polybius, the Greek historian, said of them that they ...
Apr 24, 2012 · Paul and Titus taught the people, called Cretans, about their need for God and the good news about Jesus (Titus 1:4-5). Soon there were enough ...
... Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” NIV ©. Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.".