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The Church of God, International in Springfield, Missouri is a Sabbath keeping congregation.

Biblical Discrepancies – Esau’s Wives

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by Mike James

How many wives did Esau have? This is yet another seeming discrepancy in the Bible. A closer look and research will reveal the Bible is not creating a discrepancy.

First, let’s look at the scriptures that address the various wives of Esau.

Genesis 26:34: And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (KJV).

Genesis 28:9: Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife (KJV).

Genesis 36:2-3: Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth (KJV).

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Feast of Tabernacles 2026

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Greetings! We have a new menu tab and web page FOT Branson. It’s that time of year to start thinking about the Feast of Tabernacles and reserving your hotel room. The first day of the Feast is Saturday, September 26th through Friday. October 2nd and the Last Great Day/Eighth Day is Saturday, October 3rd. All services will start at 11:00 AM CST. There will be a schedule posted of speakers and activities when it becomes available later this year.

Branson Hillside Hotel Entrance
Three Windows to left Meeting Room
Lobby
Market Store
Sofa King Room
Premium King Room
Standard King Room
Double Queen

The Church of God International has confirmed our Meeting Room which is called the Stage Door Meeting Room at the Branson Hillside Hotel Branson, Missouri located at 1984 Historic Hwy 165 A, Branson, MO 65616. Some of you may know the Resort as the old Lawrence Welk Resort. It has recently been purchased, and the people have been great to work with. This will be CGI’s first Feast here in 2026 and we are excited about the location and level parking in the beautiful Ozark Mountains.

The information for the Branson Hillside Hotel is under the FOT Branson menu tab. We will be posting more information so you can look under the FOT Branson menu tab for Feast Updates.

You may want to follow our site to get updates just go to the Home Page and there’s a button “Follow CGI Springfield” and enter your email. You will be sent information each time a new post is posted. You can un-follow at any time. Or you can check-in periodically to see what’s new. All the information goes directly to the CGI Springfield webmaster which is also the Feast Coordinators Assistants. No information will be shared without your permission.

We look forward to having a great Feast. We can’t wait to see all our friends, family and making new friends this year.

Another Alleged Bible Discrepancy

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Did the Edomites refuse supplies to Israel when they passed through their land, or did they furnish them? This apparent discrepancy revolves around two scriptures provided below:

Numbers 20:19-20: “And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet. And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand” (KJV).

Deuteronomy 2:28-29: “You will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink, only let me pass through on foot, just as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross over the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God is giving to us” (KJV).

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ENOCH: IS IT SCRIPTURAL?

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By: Bill Watson

Church of God Independent Ministries

There is a lot of “chatter” on the Internet these days about the Book of Enoch. Many influencers, podcasters, authors, and commentators, as well as some religious authorities, reference the Book of Enoch as a credible source to support an eschatological narrative that discusses certain watchers [a.k.a. angels] God allegedly sent to help, guide, and advise mankind, but instead, corrupted them.

There is a lingering interest and credibility associated with this book for several reasons. First, in the book of Jude, we see this apostle referencing the writings of Enoch and claiming it mentions the return of Jesus Christ (Jude :14). We also have evidence from early church history that some of the early “orthodox” church fathers used the book as a reference. However, by the 5th century, its influence was marginalized because it wasn’t canonized.

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Bible Discrepancies – Spying Canaan

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by Mike James

Was it God’s idea to spy out the land of Canaan or the people’s? This alleged discrepancy relates to the two scriptures provided below:

Report of the Spies (Numbers 13, 1 – 26). Chromolithograph after a drawing (1860) by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German painter, 1794 – 1872), published ca. 1880

Numbers 13:1-2: And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them (KJV).

Deuteronomy 1:21-23: Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe (KJV).

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HOW OLD IS THE EARTH & UNIVERSE?

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By: Bill Watson

Church of God Independent Ministries

In today’s Christian community, there is a controversy over the age of the earth. There is a segment of Christians who firmly believe that the earth and universe are only 6000 years old, while another group believes it could be billions of years old, as evolutionists would have you think. Frankly, this is one of the compelling and underscoring reasons the young-earth Christians support a young-earth hypothesis–to differentiate themselves from evolution. But do we have to go to such an extreme to counter the theory of evolution and “cross swords” with science?

Does the Bible have anything to say about this? Does the Bible address this question? Can we answer this by using scripture? Or is this one of those questions that cannot be answered except by theorizing or hypothesizing about what the answer MIGHT or COULD be?

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