At first, Ananias hesitated because he knew of the terrible things that Saul had done to the Lord's saints in Jerusalem. However, he was commanded by God, and would never disobey. ... He told them the whole story of how the light of God's voice blinded him so his men guided him to Damascus, where he stayed with Judas. Then Ananias came to him and told him what God had planned for him and then he restored his vision. ... Paul basically started out as a non-important evil man, and, after changing, started a small revolution that worried many people. ...

• Word Count: 3159
• Approx Pages: 13
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• Grade Level: High School

Return to Jerusalem After fifty years of exile in Babylon, a small group of devoted Jews, probably fewer than 50,000, returned to their holy city. ... The priestly class, under the leadership of Ezra, a priest and a scribe, also undertook to revise, or rewrite the stories of the people, editing the Pentateuch to reveal the hand of God. Some scholars think that it was these priestly editors who wrote the creation account in Genisis 1, glorifying the greatness and omnipotence of their God as creator of the universe (Fisher, 2002). ... The information of Antiochus IV conquest can be found in ...

• Word Count: 5561
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School