The Twelve Apostles (Early Disciples Of Jesus)

The Gospel of John does not offer a formal list of apostles, although it refers to "the twelve" in a single scene (John 6:67-71). However, the gospel does not present any elaboration of who "the twelve" actually were. There is also no separation of "apostles" and "disciples" in John. Only the following disciples are mentioned:

• Peter
• Andrew (identified as Peter's brother)
• "the sons of Zebedee" (presumably meaning John and James, although they are not named)
• Philip
• Nathanael
• Thomas (also called Didymus)^{[11:16] [20:24] [21:2]}
• Judas Iscariot
• "Judas (not Iscariot)"^[14:22](probably Thaddeus/Jude)

Matthew [Mt 10:1-4]	Mark [Mk 3:13-19]	Luke [Lk 6:12-16]
Simon, called Peter	Simon, surnamed Peter	Simon, who he named Peter
Andrew, his brother	Andrew	Andrew, his brother
James, son of Zebedee	James, son of Zebedee	James
John, his brother	John the brother of James (called Boanerges)	John
Philip	Philip	Philip
Bartholomew	Bartholomew	Bartholomew
Thomas	Thomas	Thomas
Matthew, the tax collector	Matthew	Matthew
James, son of Alphaeus	James, son of Alphaeus	James, son of Alphaeus
Thaddeus (also called Lebbaeus)	Thaddeus	Judas the son of James
Simon the Cananaean	Simon the Cananaean	Simon the Zealot
Judas Iscariot	Judas Iscariot	Judas Iscariot

Find the man in the coffee beans

Doctors have concluded that if you find the man in the coffee beans in 3 seconds, the right half of your brain is better developed than most people. If you find the man between 3 seconds and 1 minute, the right half of the brain is developed normally. If you find the man between 1 minute and 3 minutes, then the right half of your brain is functioning slowly and you need to eat more protein. If you have not found the man after 3 minutes, the advice is to look for more of this type of exercise to make that part of the brain stronger!!!
And, yes, the man is really there!!!

References of prayer times in Quran

Surah Hud/11: 114; And establish prayers at two ends of the day and at the approach of the night,......Fadjr, Maghrib, Isha
Surah Bani Israel/ 17: 78-79; Establish prayer at the sun's decline till the darkness of night.And at night pray Tahazzud which is Nwafel for you...Maghrib, Tahazzud

Surah Taha/ 20: 130; ...and glorify and praise your lord before the rising of the sun and before it sets and from part of the night and glorify at the ends of the day...Fadjr, Asr, Isha, Maghrib.

Sura Rum (the Romans)/ 30: 17-18; So glorify Allah when you enter the night and enter the morning. And for him is the praise in heaven and earth at the noon and at the decline of the sun...Maghrib, Fadjr, Dhuhr, Asr

Cheap domestic flights

1. Magic window to book flights - 18 to 28 days prior to your trip
2. Book your hotel when you book airfare
3. Mid-day Tuesday to late-day Tuesday or early Wednesday is a good 24-hour sweet spot where you can find the latest sales.
4.Wednesday is the best day to depart, followed by Tuesday and Saturday
5. Very early morning flights, particularly if you’re going on a leisure vacation, they tend to be less expensive
6. Flights from smaller airports can be cheaper
7. One-stop flight in a city that’s a hub for the airline can generate some dramatic savings and lower fares
American Airlines (AA): Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW)Continental Airlines (CO): Cleveland (CLE)Delta Airlines (DL): Atlanta (ATL)Northwest Airlines (NW): Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP)Southwest Airlines (WN):USAir (US): Pittsburgh(PIT)United Airlines (UA): Chicago

8. Continue to check fares after you book. If fares drop the day after you bought your ticket, you can cancel tickets within 24 hours of purchase without paying a fee or penalty

The New Testament

45- 95 A.D. The New Testament was written in Greek. The Pauline Epistles, 
the Gospel of Mark 
the Gospel of Matthew
the Gospel of Luke 
the Gospel of John and the Revelation may have been written as late as 95 A.D.
The book of Acts are all dated from 45-63 A.D.

Constantine I  was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 

First Council of Nicaea 325 AD  settlement of the Trinitarian issue of the nature of The Son and his relationship to God the Father

The 10 Commandments, Deuteronomy 5:7-21

⁷ “‘Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

⁸ Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth.

⁹ Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me,

¹⁰ and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me and keep My commandments.

¹¹ “‘Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.

¹² “‘Keep the Sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

¹³ Six days thou shalt labor and do all thy work,

¹⁴ but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: In it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates, that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

¹⁵ And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm; therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day.

¹⁶ “‘Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee, that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

¹⁷ “‘Thou shalt not kill.

¹⁸ “‘Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

¹⁹ “‘Neither shalt thou steal.

²⁰ “‘Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.

²¹ “‘Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbor’s.’

লোক

পৃথিবী বিশ্বজগতের অংশ। পৃথিবী অর্থে সাধারণত ত্রিলোক বুঝায় - স্বর্গ, মর্ত্য ও পাতাল। অন্য মত অনুসারে পাতাল ছাড়া ৭টি লোক আছে। যেমন ভূঃ, ভুবঃ, স্বঃ, মহঃ, জপ, তপ, সত্য। সাংখ্য ও বেদান্ত দর্শন মতে ৮টি লোক আছে। যথা - ব্রহ্মলোক, পিতৃলোক, সোমলোক, ইন্দ্রলোক, গন্ধর্বলোক, রাসলোক, যলোক, পিশাচলোক।

সুশ্রুতে লেখা আছে, লোক দুই প্রকার - স্থাবর ও জঙ্গম। বৃক্ষ, তৃণ, লতা হচ্ছে স্থাবর এবং পশু, পক্ষী, কীট, মানুষ প্রভৃতি হচ্ছে জঙ্গম। এই স্থাবর ও জঙ্গম লোকদ্বয় উষ্ণ ও শীত ভেদে আবার আগ্নেয় ও সৌম্য এই দুই ভাগে বিভক্ত। অথবা ক্ষিতি, জল, অগ্নি, বায়ু ও আকাশ এই পঞ্চভূত ভেদে বিভক্ত। এই দুই লোকের মধ্যে ভূতের উৎপত্তি চার প্রকার - স্বেদজ, অণ্ডজ, উদ্ভিজ্জ ও জরায়ুজ। একমাত্র পুরুষ এই সব লোকের অধিষ্ঠাতা।

প্রাচীন বৌদ্ধ বাংলা ও প্রাকৃত ভাষার লুক্কো, লোঅ হচ্ছে সংস্কৃত লোক শব্দের সমতুল শব্দ। লোক শব্দটির গঠন হচ্ছে সংস্কৃত লুক (দেখা) + অ।

মূলানুগ অর্থে লোক মানে মানুষের আদি জন্মভূমি। যেমন ভূলোক হচ্ছে ভূভারত বা আর্যাবর্ত, দক্ষিণাপথ ও পূর্বোদ্বীপসনাথ ভারত। ভূর্বলোক মানে অন্তরিক্ষ -- তুরস্ক, পারস্য ও অপোগস্তান। স্বর্লোক হচ্ছে ত্রিনাক -- তিব্বত, তাতার ও মঙ্গোলিয়া। আবার মহর্লোক, তপোলোক ও ব্রহ্মলোক হচ্ছে পুরো সাইবেরিয়া যা ত্রিদিব নামে পরিচিত ছিল। আর জনলোক হচ্ছে বর্তমান চীন।

অন্যদিকে পাতঞ্জল দর্শন মতে, পৃথিবী থেকে ঊর্ধ্বে ধ্রুব পর্যন্ত গ্রহ-নক্ষত্র-তারকা বিরাজিত অম্মাদাদির দৃষ্টিতে যে অবকাশময় স্থান দৃষ্ট হয়, তার নাম ভুবর্লোক। তার উপরে রয়েছে পাঁচ প্রকার স্বর্গলোক। প্রথমে মহেন্দ্রলোক, তার উপরে মহর্লোক। তার উপরে প্রজাপতিলোক বা ব্রহ্মলোক। আবার ব্রহ্মলোক তিনভাগে বিভক্ত - জনলোক, তপলোক ও সত্যলোক।

লোক মানে পৃথিবী। লোক মানে সমূহ, মানুষ, জন, ব্যক্তি (দুঃখী লোকে দয়া করে ভয়ালকে ভয় হরে - কবিকঙ্কন চণ্ডী)। ভৃত্য, মজুর, মুটে, কুলি অর্থেও লোক শব্দটি প্রচল (সঙ্গে লোক আছে? না থাকলে একজনকে ডাক)।

বর্ণ বা জাতি বোঝাতেও লোক শব্দটি ব্যবগৃত হয় (তারা কি লোক?) জন্ম অর্থেও শব্দটি চালু (পরলোক, মনুষ্যলোক)। লোকপ্রিয় অর্থে রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর লোককান্ত শব্দটি চালু করেছেন।

1 Kings 11:9-13

In 1 Kings 11:9-13 Solomon fell into idolatry

⁹ The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. ¹⁰ Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command. ¹¹ So the LORD said to Solomon, “Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates. ¹² Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son. ¹³ Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”

2 Samuel 11

2 Samuel 11

David and Bathsheba

¹ In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.

² One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, ³ and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” ⁴ Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home. ⁵ The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

⁶ So David sent this word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent him to David. ⁷When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going. ⁸ Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king was sent after him. ⁹ But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master’s servants and did not go down to his house.

¹⁰ David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” So he asked Uriah, “Haven’t you just come from a military campaign? Why didn’t you go home?”

¹¹ Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents,^{a]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]} and my commander Joab and my lord’s men are camped in the open country. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and make love to my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!”

¹² Then David said to him, “Stay here one more day, and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. ¹³ At David’s invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his mat among his master’s servants; he did not go home.

¹⁴ In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. ¹⁵ In it he wrote, “Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.”

¹⁶ So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. ¹⁷ When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David’s army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died.

¹⁸ Joab sent David a full account of the battle. ¹⁹ He instructed the messenger: “When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle, ²⁰ the king’s anger may flare up, and he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you know they would shoot arrows from the wall? ²¹ Who killed Abimelek son of Jerub-Besheth^{b]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[b]}? Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then say to him, ‘Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.’”

²² The messenger set out, and when he arrived he told David everything Joab had sent him to say. ²³ The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate. ²⁴ Then the archers shot arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s men died. Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.”

²⁵ David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.’ Say this to encourage Joab.”

²⁶ When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. ²⁷ After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.

Genesis 9:18-25

Genesis 9 Noah is made a drunkard.
18 Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.
19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
20 And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
21 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
24 So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.
25 Then he said: "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren."