April 18 383: The Roman Emperors ended the exemption Jewish religious leaders enjoyed from compulsory public service. "The order which Jewish men...
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This Day, May 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 20 68(3rd of Sivan, 3828): During the Great Revolt, Vespasian captured Jericho and slaughtered the Jewish inhabitants. 325: The First Council...
This Week in AG History — Oct. 4, 1959
Thomas F. Zimmerman was not only the longest tenured general superintendent in AG history, he is also credited for some of the greatest advancements...
This Week in AG History — Sept. 15, 1945
Missionary Oren Monger died at the age of 25 of typhoid, but not before he impacted Nicaragua for Christ.
This Day, March 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 12 515 BCE: On the secular calendar the construction of the Second Temple was completed. (Book of Ezra, 6:15 “And this house was finished on...
This Week in AG History — March 18, 1950
Revival on college campuses has a long history, including on the campus of Central Bible Institute where an extended revival took place in 1950.
This Week in AG History — May 5, 1974
Don and Virginia Corbin served decades as AG missionaries to Africa and in missionary leadership, but they can trace their success to what God did...
This Day, February 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 25 161 BCE: Jewish soldiers led by Judah Maccabee defeated Nicanor, the Syrian general who had boasted that he would destroy the Temple...
This Day, December 21, In Jewish History Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 21 69: The Senate acknowledged Vespasian as emperor. This marked the end of the so-called The Year of the Four Emperors during which four...