“As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night
will never cease.”
Genesis 8:22
This is the Creator's promise after the great flood. It speaks of endurance. This is something the tiny nation of Amenia has in abundance.
Is Armenia a shadow nation to Israel? A small nation surrounded by empires. I nation with its own history, language and script. It has also experienced many wars, injustices, genocides, and forced removal. Both the Israelites and the Armenians ended up being moved to Persia. There are fine synagogues and churches from both peoples in Isfahan.
The mention of Armenia in the bible is tenuous. Noah's ark is said to have come to rest at the top of Mount Ararat. The wonderful story of Noah is famously cited in eight language scripts. Ararat is is Turkey today, but it is emotionally claimed by the Armenians. They have a famous football team named after the mountain. (They also have one called FC Noah). Amenia was the first country in the world to designate itself as Christian in AD 301.
PRAYER: Thank you Lord for the people of Amenia, and their faithful decedents who have been scattered across the world.
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