• Fertility isn’t luck— it’s chemistry, clarity, and nourishment.

    *Here are couple of foods to make you Potent and Powerful as a man*

    Beets – High in nitrates, which convert to nitric oxide and open blood vessels (great for stamina).

    Leafy Greens - Spinach, kale are rich in magnesium and folate

    Zinc-rich foods – Like pumpkin seeds and lentils; crucial for sperm production.

    Eggs – Your natural testosterone factory. Protein-packed & power-stacked.

    Ugu (fluted pumpkin leaves) – It enhance sexual vitality (quality and quantity) and sperm strength (motility & morphology)
    Fertility isn’t luck— it’s chemistry, clarity, and nourishment. 📌 *Here are couple of foods to make you Potent and Powerful as a man* 🥀Beets – High in nitrates, which convert to nitric oxide and open blood vessels (great for stamina). 🥀Leafy Greens - Spinach, kale are rich in magnesium and folate 🥀Zinc-rich foods – Like pumpkin seeds and lentils; crucial for sperm production. 🥀Eggs – Your natural testosterone factory. Protein-packed & power-stacked. 🥀Ugu (fluted pumpkin leaves) – It enhance sexual vitality (quality and quantity) and sperm strength (motility & morphology)
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  • In 2019, 61-year-old Cecile Eledge from Nebraska made an extraordinary sacrifice by giving birth to her own granddaughter.

    Her son, Matthew Eledge, and his husband, Elliot Dougherty, had struggled with infertility and longed to start a family. After exploring various options, they turned to in vitro fertilization (IVF), and Cecile offered to be their surrogate, despite having gone through menopause.

    After thorough medical evaluations, doctors determined she was healthy enough to carry the pregnancy. The egg used was donated by Elliot's sister, while Matthew's sperm was used for fertilization.

    Cecile became pregnant and, on March 25, 2019, gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Uma Louise Dougherty-Eledge. Weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces, Uma's arrival marked a deeply emotional moment for the family.

    Cecile’s selfless act allowed her son and his husband to fulfill their dream of parenthood, strengthening their bond in a truly remarkable way.
    In 2019, 61-year-old Cecile Eledge from Nebraska made an extraordinary sacrifice by giving birth to her own granddaughter. Her son, Matthew Eledge, and his husband, Elliot Dougherty, had struggled with infertility and longed to start a family. After exploring various options, they turned to in vitro fertilization (IVF), and Cecile offered to be their surrogate, despite having gone through menopause. After thorough medical evaluations, doctors determined she was healthy enough to carry the pregnancy. The egg used was donated by Elliot's sister, while Matthew's sperm was used for fertilization. Cecile became pregnant and, on March 25, 2019, gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Uma Louise Dougherty-Eledge. Weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces, Uma's arrival marked a deeply emotional moment for the family. Cecile’s selfless act allowed her son and his husband to fulfill their dream of parenthood, strengthening their bond in a truly remarkable way.
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  • This device was created by slave owners and was used on African Slaves in the 1800’s. The Pear as it was called, was inserted into the male slave's rectum if he refused sex with his slave master.
    Once inserted the key would be turned until it was fully opened and caused major damage or even death as punishment. Regarding the female slave, if she refused sex, it was inserted into her vagina (causing massive hemorrhaging and infertility), and if you were found to be a liar, it was placed into your mouth and the key was turned until your jawbone was broken!

    Your thoughts on this
    This device was created by slave owners and was used on African Slaves in the 1800’s. The Pear as it was called, was inserted into the male slave's rectum if he refused sex with his slave master. Once inserted the key would be turned until it was fully opened and caused major damage or even death as punishment. Regarding the female slave, if she refused sex, it was inserted into her vagina (causing massive hemorrhaging and infertility), and if you were found to be a liar, it was placed into your mouth and the key was turned until your jawbone was broken! Your thoughts on this
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  • 8 important medical tests you should take before marriage

    Marriage is a beautiful and lifelong commitment, but before saying “I do,” it is important for couples to undergo important medical tests to ensure a healthy future together.

    These tests help in preventing potential health risks, ensuring compatibility, and preparing for a healthy family. Ignoring these screenings could lead to unforeseen medical and genetic challenges. Here are the important medical tests every couple must take.

    1. Blood Group and Rhesus Factor Test
    Understanding blood compatibility is essential, especially for pregnancy. If a woman with Rh-negative blood type marries an Rh-positive man, their baby may develop Rhesus incompatibility, which can lead to severe health issues.

    2. Genotype Compatibility Test
    This test is crucial to prevent sickle cell disease. If both partners have the AS, SS, or SC genotype, there is a high chance of giving birth to a child with sickle cell anemia, a painful and lifelong condition. Couples should ensure genotype compatibility before marriage.

    3. HIV/AIDS Test,HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a serious disease that affects the immune system. Getting tested before marriage ensures that both partners are aware of their status and can take the necessary precautions to protect their health and that of their future children.

    4. Hepatitis B and C Screening
    Hepatitis B and C are viral infections that affect the liver and can be transmitted through unprotected sex, blood transfusion, or from mother to child. Early detection can help in managing the disease and preventing transmission.

    5. Fertility Test
    Many couples face fertility challenges after marriage without prior knowledge of their reproductive health. Testing for sperm count, ovulation status, and hormone levels can help in identifying any potential fertility issues early and finding possible solutions.

    6. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Screening
    STIs such as syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes can cause complications if left untreated. They may lead to infertility, pregnancy complications, or transmission to the baby. Screening ensures early detection and treatment.

    7. Genetic and Hereditary Diseases Screening

    Genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and Tay-Sachs disease can be passed from parents to children. A genetic screening test helps determine if either partner carries genes for inherited conditions. This makes them plan accordingly.

    8. Diabetes and Hypertension Test
    Diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension) can affect fertility, pregnancy, and overall health. Checking for these conditions allows couples to manage their health before starting a family.

    These important medical tests before marriage are essential for a healthy and happy future. Couples should visit a qualified healthcare provider for these tests and seek professional advice based on the results.
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    8 important medical tests you should take before marriage Marriage is a beautiful and lifelong commitment, but before saying “I do,” it is important for couples to undergo important medical tests to ensure a healthy future together. These tests help in preventing potential health risks, ensuring compatibility, and preparing for a healthy family. Ignoring these screenings could lead to unforeseen medical and genetic challenges. Here are the important medical tests every couple must take. 1. Blood Group and Rhesus Factor Test Understanding blood compatibility is essential, especially for pregnancy. If a woman with Rh-negative blood type marries an Rh-positive man, their baby may develop Rhesus incompatibility, which can lead to severe health issues. 2. Genotype Compatibility Test This test is crucial to prevent sickle cell disease. If both partners have the AS, SS, or SC genotype, there is a high chance of giving birth to a child with sickle cell anemia, a painful and lifelong condition. Couples should ensure genotype compatibility before marriage. 3. HIV/AIDS Test,HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a serious disease that affects the immune system. Getting tested before marriage ensures that both partners are aware of their status and can take the necessary precautions to protect their health and that of their future children. 4. Hepatitis B and C Screening Hepatitis B and C are viral infections that affect the liver and can be transmitted through unprotected sex, blood transfusion, or from mother to child. Early detection can help in managing the disease and preventing transmission. 5. Fertility Test Many couples face fertility challenges after marriage without prior knowledge of their reproductive health. Testing for sperm count, ovulation status, and hormone levels can help in identifying any potential fertility issues early and finding possible solutions. 6. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Screening STIs such as syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes can cause complications if left untreated. They may lead to infertility, pregnancy complications, or transmission to the baby. Screening ensures early detection and treatment. 7. Genetic and Hereditary Diseases Screening Genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and Tay-Sachs disease can be passed from parents to children. A genetic screening test helps determine if either partner carries genes for inherited conditions. This makes them plan accordingly. 8. Diabetes and Hypertension Test Diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension) can affect fertility, pregnancy, and overall health. Checking for these conditions allows couples to manage their health before starting a family. These important medical tests before marriage are essential for a healthy and happy future. Couples should visit a qualified healthcare provider for these tests and seek professional advice based on the results. #health #marriage
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  • WHEN YOU SLEEP WITH LIGHTS ON, YOU SHORTEN YOUR LIFESPAN AND INVITE DISEASES

    So much renewal and growth take place at night time.

    1. Do you know that your body produces a hormone known as melatonin and that this hormone is only produced during the night?

    2. Do you know that THE DARKER THE ROOM YOU SLEEP IN, THE GREATER THE PRODUCTION OF THIS USEFUL MELATONIN by your pineal gland?

    3. Do you know that this melatonin PROTECTS THE CELLS OF YOUR BODY?

    4. Do you know that this melatonin is AN ANTI-STRESS HORMONE?

    5. Do you know that this melatonin is an ANTI-AGING HORMONE?

    6. Do you know that this melatonin ENHANCES SLEEP and BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY?

    7. Do you know that this melatonin INHIBITS the multiplication of CANCER CELLS?

    8. Do you know that this melatonin helps to LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE?

    9. Do you know that this melatonin POSITIVELY affects MENSTRUAL CYCLE and FERTILITY?

    10. Do you know that this melatonin maintains your body’s internal clock mechanism?

    11. Do you know that ONCE MELATONIN RELEASE commences IN THE DARK AND YOU SWITCH ON LIGHTS IN YOUR BEDROOM, THE PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN CEASES IMMEDIATELY and will never be restored again for that night till the following night?

    12. Do you now understand why melatonin is called the “SHY” HORMONE or HORMONE OF “DARKNESS”?

    13. CAN YOU NOW UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SHOULD NOT SLEEP IN THE NIGHT WITH THE LIGHTS ON?

    14. If you wake up at night to ease yourself, a bed lamp or torchlight emitting close to ORANGE RAYS (DEEP SUNSET COLOUR), amber colour or candle light is recommended to facilitate your movements. The deep sunset colour is the only light wavelength that does not shut down melatonin production at night. All other light spectrum or colours, in varying degrees, shut down the production of this important melatonin. BLUE LIGHT IS THE WORST OF ALL LIGHT TO USE AT NIGHT DURING SLEEP. MELATONIN CAN NOT BE PRODUCED UNDER BLUE LIGHT.

    15. Do you know that when, from sleep, you suddenly wake up in the night to answer phone calls, that the light from your phone’s screen interferes with the release of this beneficial, health-promoting hormone?

    16. NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
    if you are using a smart phone, before you go to bed, click on the ‘eyecare’ icon and that will cast a SUNSET COLOUR ON YOUR PHONE’S SCREEN. Should a call come in at night, you may answer it without melatonin production shutting down. If your device does not have an inbuilt blue filter mechanism, download any BLUE FILTER APP from PLAY STORE and activate it every night before you sleep. The blue filter app will give a sunset cast to your phone’s screen at night.

    17. GOD is great, FREE MELATONIN SUPPLY AT NIGHT, IN YOUR SLEEP, AT NO COST; just sleep in dark rooms without switching on wrong lights.

    REMEMBER, NATURE IS STRICT AND IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS.

    FOR YOUR HEALTH LIVING
    WHEN YOU SLEEP WITH LIGHTS ON, YOU SHORTEN YOUR LIFESPAN AND INVITE DISEASES So much renewal and growth take place at night time. 1. Do you know that your body produces a hormone known as melatonin and that this hormone is only produced during the night? 2. Do you know that THE DARKER THE ROOM YOU SLEEP IN, THE GREATER THE PRODUCTION OF THIS USEFUL MELATONIN by your pineal gland? 3. Do you know that this melatonin PROTECTS THE CELLS OF YOUR BODY? 4. Do you know that this melatonin is AN ANTI-STRESS HORMONE? 5. Do you know that this melatonin is an ANTI-AGING HORMONE? 6. Do you know that this melatonin ENHANCES SLEEP and BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY? 7. Do you know that this melatonin INHIBITS the multiplication of CANCER CELLS? 8. Do you know that this melatonin helps to LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE? 9. Do you know that this melatonin POSITIVELY affects MENSTRUAL CYCLE and FERTILITY? 10. Do you know that this melatonin maintains your body’s internal clock mechanism? 11. Do you know that ONCE MELATONIN RELEASE commences IN THE DARK AND YOU SWITCH ON LIGHTS IN YOUR BEDROOM, THE PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN CEASES IMMEDIATELY and will never be restored again for that night till the following night? 12. Do you now understand why melatonin is called the “SHY” HORMONE or HORMONE OF “DARKNESS”? 13. CAN YOU NOW UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SHOULD NOT SLEEP IN THE NIGHT WITH THE LIGHTS ON? 14. If you wake up at night to ease yourself, a bed lamp or torchlight emitting close to ORANGE RAYS (DEEP SUNSET COLOUR), amber colour or candle light is recommended to facilitate your movements. The deep sunset colour is the only light wavelength that does not shut down melatonin production at night. All other light spectrum or colours, in varying degrees, shut down the production of this important melatonin. BLUE LIGHT IS THE WORST OF ALL LIGHT TO USE AT NIGHT DURING SLEEP. MELATONIN CAN NOT BE PRODUCED UNDER BLUE LIGHT. 15. Do you know that when, from sleep, you suddenly wake up in the night to answer phone calls, that the light from your phone’s screen interferes with the release of this beneficial, health-promoting hormone? 16. NOW WHAT DO WE DO? if you are using a smart phone, before you go to bed, click on the ‘eyecare’ icon and that will cast a SUNSET COLOUR ON YOUR PHONE’S SCREEN. Should a call come in at night, you may answer it without melatonin production shutting down. If your device does not have an inbuilt blue filter mechanism, download any BLUE FILTER APP from PLAY STORE and activate it every night before you sleep. The blue filter app will give a sunset cast to your phone’s screen at night. 17. GOD is great, FREE MELATONIN SUPPLY AT NIGHT, IN YOUR SLEEP, AT NO COST; just sleep in dark rooms without switching on wrong lights. REMEMBER, NATURE IS STRICT AND IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS. FOR YOUR HEALTH LIVING
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  • Waist beads are a traditional African accessory that consist of small glass beads on a string or wire worn around the waist or hips. They come in different colors and shapes and may also include decorative stones, crystals, or charms.

    Waist beads have been worn for centuries by women in many African cultures. In more recent years they’ve gained popularity among women across Africa. They’re also referred to as belly beads, waistline beads, or beaded waist chains.

    In Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and other West African countries, waist beads are a symbol of femıninity, fertilıty, sensualıty, and spıritual well-being
    Waist beads are a traditional African accessory that consist of small glass beads on a string or wire worn around the waist or hips. They come in different colors and shapes and may also include decorative stones, crystals, or charms. Waist beads have been worn for centuries by women in many African cultures. In more recent years they’ve gained popularity among women across Africa. They’re also referred to as belly beads, waistline beads, or beaded waist chains. In Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and other West African countries, waist beads are a symbol of femıninity, fertilıty, sensualıty, and spıritual well-being
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  • Did you know that a tablespoon of honey is enough to keep a person alive for 24 hours?
    Did you know that one of the world's first coins featured the symbol of a bee?
    Did you know that honey contains living enzymes?
    Did you know that when it comes into contact with a metal spoon, these enzymes die?
    The best way to eat honey is with a wooden spoon; if you can't find one, use a plastic spoon.
    Did you know that honey contains a substance that helps the brain function better?
    Did you know that honey is one of the few foods on Earth that can sustain human life on its own?
    Did you know that bees saved people from starvation in Africa?
    Did you know that propolis, produced by bees, is one of the most powerful natural antibiotics?
    Did you know that honey has no expiration date?
    Did you know that the bodies of the world's greatest emperors were buried in golden coffins and then covered with honey to prevent decomposition?
    Did you know that the term "honeymoon" comes from the tradition of newlyweds consuming honey to boost fertility after marriage?
    Did you know that a bee lives less than 40 days, visits at least 1,000 flowers, and produces less than a teaspoon of honey, but for the bee, it is the work of an entire lifetime?
    Thank you, precious bees..!
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    🐝🐝🐝 📒 Did you know that a tablespoon of 🍯 honey is enough to keep a person alive for 24 hours? 📒 Did you know that one of the world's first coins featured the symbol of a bee? 📒 Did you know that honey contains living enzymes? 📒 Did you know that when it comes into contact with a metal spoon, these enzymes die? ▪️ The best way to eat honey is with a wooden spoon; if you can't find one, use a plastic spoon. 📒 Did you know that honey contains a substance that helps the brain function better? 📒 Did you know that honey is one of the few foods on Earth that can sustain human life on its own? 📒 Did you know that bees saved people from starvation in Africa? 📒 Did you know that propolis, produced by bees, is one of the most powerful natural antibiotics? 📒 Did you know that honey has no expiration date? 📒 Did you know that the bodies of the world's greatest emperors were buried in golden coffins and then covered with honey to prevent decomposition? 📒 Did you know that the term "honeymoon" comes from the tradition of newlyweds consuming honey to boost fertility after marriage? 📒 Did you know that a bee lives less than 40 days, visits at least 1,000 flowers, and produces less than a teaspoon of honey, but for the bee, it is the work of an entire lifetime? Thank you, precious bees..! 🐝💕 Credits: Curiosity #didyouknow #didyouknowfacts #DidYouKnow
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  • the framework of ideas and practices
    Fertility of agriculture, of edible animals, and of the human population was a paramount factor in the life and religion of the ancient Middle East. The forms that the fertility rites assumed varied from region to region, depending on climate and geography. Rain and dew were all-important in Canaan but of little significance in Egypt. In both areas water was crucial, but the source of the life-giving water was entirely different. The agricultural year varied in the two regions. In Egypt the year was divided into three seasons: inundation, sowing, and harvest. In Canaan there were two seasons: the winter, characterized by rain

    The population desired the normal pattern of times and seasons, so that “seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22). But since the seasonal pattern is not dependable, the need for order evoked a system of cycles, notably the sabbatical, or seven-year, cycle. The sabbatical year was the seventh year, and the jubilee year followed seven sabbatical cycles. This was a pervasive system in the ancient Middle East. A Ugaritic liturgical text specially designed for this phenomenon aims at terminating a sabbatical cycle of privation and ushering in one of fertility by celebrating the birth and triumphal entrance of the deities Shahar (“Dawn”) and Shalim (“Dusk”), whose advent brings an abundance of food and wine.

    Related Topics: Mesopotamian religion ancient Egyptian religion ancient Iranian religion Syrian and Palestinian religion Anatolian religion
    It was only natural that fertility rites should include sexual myths that were acted out dramatically. The Ugaritic text just alluded to describes El, the head of the pantheon, copulating with two human women. This has echoes in Hosea and Ezekiel where God, as in the Canaanite literary tradition, is referred to as having a love affair with two women, symbolizing Judah and Israel. The Hebrews, however, eventually eliminated sex from their official theology as well as from their religious practices. Up to the time of King Josiah’s reform (621 bc) there was a women’s cult of Asherah (under qedeshim auspices [consecrated for fertility practices], according to 2 Kings 23:7) in the Jerusalem Temple, alongside the male cult of Yahweh. Asherah’s devotees considered her the chief wife of Yahweh, even as she was the wife of El, head of the Canaanite pantheon, for in the Bible El is identified with Yahweh. But Josiah eliminated the cult of Asherah, and official Judaism has since then left no place for other gods, which meant the elimination of every goddess. Popular religion, to be sure, persisted in the female fertility principle until the destruction of the Temple in 586 bc. In Judaean excavations Astarte figurines were found in private homes down to that time. Further purification of the Hebrew religion, which was intensified by the catastrophe of 586, put an end to the practice of pagan fertility rites, including the use of goddess figurines. Without goddesses there could be no sexual activity in the pantheon, and thus Judaism has developed without a divine mother figure.

    The ancient Middle East made a place for homosexuality and bestiality in its myths and rites. In the Asherah cult the qedeshim priests had a reputation for homosexual practices, even as the qedeshot priestesses for prostitution. Israel eventually banned both the qedeshim and qedeshot, while in Ugarit the qedeshim and kohanim were priestly guilds in equally good standing. Baal is portrayed in Ugaritic mythology as impregnating a heifer to sire the young bull god. The biblical book of Leviticus (18:22–27) bans homosexuality and bestiality expressly because the Canaanite population had been practicing those rites, which the Hebrews rejected as abominations.

    Phoenician/Punic sites include an area called the tophet that contains large numbers of infant burials. One explanation of the tophet is that it reflects a major aspect of a fertility cult in which the first-born child belonged to the deity. The deity rewarded the parents who had sacrificed their child with future fertility. In the Hebrew Bible, just as the firstfruits of the harvest belong to God, so do the first-born of the people and their domestic animals (Exodus 13:1, 12–13, 15).

    The actual cases in the literature do not always specify infant sacrifice. The Bible describes how King Mesha of Moab sacrificed his crown prince to avert a military disaster (2 Kings 3:27). King Ahaz of Judah sacrificed his son in pagan fashion (2 Kings 16:3). King Manasseh of Judah sacrificed his sons by fire (2 Chronicles 33:6), filling Jerusalem with innocent blood.

    The Jewish practice of redeeming a first-born son at the age of one month (Numbers 18:16–17) appears to be a milder substitute for the practice of child sacrifice. Another alternative to sacrificing a child was to dedicate it to the service of God. Hannah, by fulfilling her vow to dedicate her first-born, Samuel, to God’s service (1 Samuel 1:27–28) was rewarded by the birth of five other children whom she and her husband could keep for themselves (1 Samuel 2:20–21).

    According to ancient views, the myth came first, and the rite imitated or reenacted it. This sequence, however, is not necessarily the order in which religion develops. Rites can be very tenacious, and when the origin of a rite has been forgotten, a myth has often been invented to explain it.

    Types of religious organization and authority
    Religion occurs at different levels of society: personal, familial, local, national, and international. At the personal and international extremes there is need for but little organization. And yet in religion, as the people of the ancient Middle East saw it, there was a progression from one stage to the next. In the early myths of Genesis, God and Noah have direct personal relations. This leads to a covenant between God and all who went out of the ark: birds and beasts as well as mankind (Genesis 9:9–10). Through the sons of Noah and their descendants, who form the nations of the world (Genesis 10), there is a theoretical progress to international religion. This scheme of the relations between God and mankind, from the personal to the universal level, mirrors the historical record of religion. Judaism (followed later by Christianity and Islām) traces “the Religion” back to Abraham, who had personal and direct relations with God, as was customary in the ancient Middle Eastern milieu. Abraham’s intimacy with God is similar to the intimacy between Odysseus and the Greek goddess Athena. The next step is a covenant between a particular deity and a particular person, binding the two together in a contractual relationship for all eternity from generation to generation. Such covenants were not rare; the Hittite King Hattusilis III made such a covenant with Ishtar. Abraham’s covenant is unique simply because it was the only one destined to last in history.

    The descendants of able men who established a dynasty or tradition would worship the God of their father, or fathers, and adhere to the original covenant. Genesis 31 portrays Jacob and Laban swearing by their respective ancestral gods: Jacob by the god(s) of Abraham and Laban by the god(s) of Nahor. Once a group expanded into a federation of clans or tribes, religious organization became necessary. A central shrine (such as the one at Shiloh in Israel) for amphictyonic (religious confederational) pilgrimage festivals required a professional priesthood and other religious personnel to take care of sacrifices, give oracular guidance, interpret dreams and omens, as well as to provide instruction. In an amphictyony of 12 tribes, each tribe could render federal service for religious and secular purposes, one month each year. A special tribe (such as the Levites in Israel, or the Magians in Iran) could be dedicated full-time to cultic duties.
    the framework of ideas and practices Fertility of agriculture, of edible animals, and of the human population was a paramount factor in the life and religion of the ancient Middle East. The forms that the fertility rites assumed varied from region to region, depending on climate and geography. Rain and dew were all-important in Canaan but of little significance in Egypt. In both areas water was crucial, but the source of the life-giving water was entirely different. The agricultural year varied in the two regions. In Egypt the year was divided into three seasons: inundation, sowing, and harvest. In Canaan there were two seasons: the winter, characterized by rain The population desired the normal pattern of times and seasons, so that “seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22). But since the seasonal pattern is not dependable, the need for order evoked a system of cycles, notably the sabbatical, or seven-year, cycle. The sabbatical year was the seventh year, and the jubilee year followed seven sabbatical cycles. This was a pervasive system in the ancient Middle East. A Ugaritic liturgical text specially designed for this phenomenon aims at terminating a sabbatical cycle of privation and ushering in one of fertility by celebrating the birth and triumphal entrance of the deities Shahar (“Dawn”) and Shalim (“Dusk”), whose advent brings an abundance of food and wine. Related Topics: Mesopotamian religion ancient Egyptian religion ancient Iranian religion Syrian and Palestinian religion Anatolian religion It was only natural that fertility rites should include sexual myths that were acted out dramatically. The Ugaritic text just alluded to describes El, the head of the pantheon, copulating with two human women. This has echoes in Hosea and Ezekiel where God, as in the Canaanite literary tradition, is referred to as having a love affair with two women, symbolizing Judah and Israel. The Hebrews, however, eventually eliminated sex from their official theology as well as from their religious practices. Up to the time of King Josiah’s reform (621 bc) there was a women’s cult of Asherah (under qedeshim auspices [consecrated for fertility practices], according to 2 Kings 23:7) in the Jerusalem Temple, alongside the male cult of Yahweh. Asherah’s devotees considered her the chief wife of Yahweh, even as she was the wife of El, head of the Canaanite pantheon, for in the Bible El is identified with Yahweh. But Josiah eliminated the cult of Asherah, and official Judaism has since then left no place for other gods, which meant the elimination of every goddess. Popular religion, to be sure, persisted in the female fertility principle until the destruction of the Temple in 586 bc. In Judaean excavations Astarte figurines were found in private homes down to that time. Further purification of the Hebrew religion, which was intensified by the catastrophe of 586, put an end to the practice of pagan fertility rites, including the use of goddess figurines. Without goddesses there could be no sexual activity in the pantheon, and thus Judaism has developed without a divine mother figure. The ancient Middle East made a place for homosexuality and bestiality in its myths and rites. In the Asherah cult the qedeshim priests had a reputation for homosexual practices, even as the qedeshot priestesses for prostitution. Israel eventually banned both the qedeshim and qedeshot, while in Ugarit the qedeshim and kohanim were priestly guilds in equally good standing. Baal is portrayed in Ugaritic mythology as impregnating a heifer to sire the young bull god. The biblical book of Leviticus (18:22–27) bans homosexuality and bestiality expressly because the Canaanite population had been practicing those rites, which the Hebrews rejected as abominations. Phoenician/Punic sites include an area called the tophet that contains large numbers of infant burials. One explanation of the tophet is that it reflects a major aspect of a fertility cult in which the first-born child belonged to the deity. The deity rewarded the parents who had sacrificed their child with future fertility. In the Hebrew Bible, just as the firstfruits of the harvest belong to God, so do the first-born of the people and their domestic animals (Exodus 13:1, 12–13, 15). The actual cases in the literature do not always specify infant sacrifice. The Bible describes how King Mesha of Moab sacrificed his crown prince to avert a military disaster (2 Kings 3:27). King Ahaz of Judah sacrificed his son in pagan fashion (2 Kings 16:3). King Manasseh of Judah sacrificed his sons by fire (2 Chronicles 33:6), filling Jerusalem with innocent blood. The Jewish practice of redeeming a first-born son at the age of one month (Numbers 18:16–17) appears to be a milder substitute for the practice of child sacrifice. Another alternative to sacrificing a child was to dedicate it to the service of God. Hannah, by fulfilling her vow to dedicate her first-born, Samuel, to God’s service (1 Samuel 1:27–28) was rewarded by the birth of five other children whom she and her husband could keep for themselves (1 Samuel 2:20–21). According to ancient views, the myth came first, and the rite imitated or reenacted it. This sequence, however, is not necessarily the order in which religion develops. Rites can be very tenacious, and when the origin of a rite has been forgotten, a myth has often been invented to explain it. Types of religious organization and authority Religion occurs at different levels of society: personal, familial, local, national, and international. At the personal and international extremes there is need for but little organization. And yet in religion, as the people of the ancient Middle East saw it, there was a progression from one stage to the next. In the early myths of Genesis, God and Noah have direct personal relations. This leads to a covenant between God and all who went out of the ark: birds and beasts as well as mankind (Genesis 9:9–10). Through the sons of Noah and their descendants, who form the nations of the world (Genesis 10), there is a theoretical progress to international religion. This scheme of the relations between God and mankind, from the personal to the universal level, mirrors the historical record of religion. Judaism (followed later by Christianity and Islām) traces “the Religion” back to Abraham, who had personal and direct relations with God, as was customary in the ancient Middle Eastern milieu. Abraham’s intimacy with God is similar to the intimacy between Odysseus and the Greek goddess Athena. The next step is a covenant between a particular deity and a particular person, binding the two together in a contractual relationship for all eternity from generation to generation. Such covenants were not rare; the Hittite King Hattusilis III made such a covenant with Ishtar. Abraham’s covenant is unique simply because it was the only one destined to last in history. The descendants of able men who established a dynasty or tradition would worship the God of their father, or fathers, and adhere to the original covenant. Genesis 31 portrays Jacob and Laban swearing by their respective ancestral gods: Jacob by the god(s) of Abraham and Laban by the god(s) of Nahor. Once a group expanded into a federation of clans or tribes, religious organization became necessary. A central shrine (such as the one at Shiloh in Israel) for amphictyonic (religious confederational) pilgrimage festivals required a professional priesthood and other religious personnel to take care of sacrifices, give oracular guidance, interpret dreams and omens, as well as to provide instruction. In an amphictyony of 12 tribes, each tribe could render federal service for religious and secular purposes, one month each year. A special tribe (such as the Levites in Israel, or the Magians in Iran) could be dedicated full-time to cultic duties.
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    Fertility of agriculture, of edible animals, and of the human population was a paramount factor in the life and religion of the ancient Middle East. The forms that the fertility rites assumed varied from region to region, depending on climate and geography. Rain and dew were all-important in Canaan but of little significance in Egypt. In both areas water was crucial, but the source of the life-giving water was entirely different. The agricultural year varied in the two regions. In Egypt the year was divided into three seasons: inundation, sowing, and harvest. In Canaan there were two seasons: the winter, characterized by rainfall, and the summer, characterized by dew. The year was punctuated by different agricultural activities, as is indicated in the Gezer Calendar, in which all 12 months are accounted for as times of profitable agricultural activity, with harvests in the rainless summer as well as in the green winter. Anxiety was caused by the uncertainty of rain in the rainy season and of dew in its season. All of the regions of the ancient Middle East schematized the blessing of good years and the threat of bad years in terms of seven-year cycles. A Mesopotamian text illustrating this is the Gilgamesh epic (8:101–113), in which the slaying of the hero Gilgamesh would initiate seven lean years. At Ugarit the slaying of the hero Aqhat evokes a curse depriving the land of rain and dew for seven (or, climactically, eight) years. The seven lean and seven fat years in the biblical story of Joseph in Egypt reflect the same system. In Egypt, of course, rain and dew are out of the picture; instead, generous Nile risings mean prosperity; inadequate risings in the season of inundation spells misery. A text of the Ptolemaic period (4th–1st century bc), purporting to record events of the Pyramid age, tells of seven lean years in the reign of Djoser (3rd dynasty; i.e., c. 2650–c. 2575 bc). The pharaoh appealed to the gods, who responded by restoring an abundant flow of the Nile.

    The population desired the normal pattern of times and seasons, so that “seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22). But since the seasonal pattern is not dependable, the need for order evoked a system of cycles, notably the sabbatical, or seven-year, cycle. The sabbatical year was the seventh year, and the jubilee year followed seven sabbatical cycles. This was a pervasive system in the ancient Middle East. A Ugaritic liturgical text specially designed for this phenomenon aims at terminating a sabbatical cycle of privation and ushering in one of fertility by celebrating the birth and triumphal entrance of the deities Shahar (“Dawn”) and Shalim (“Dusk”), whose advent brings an abundance of food and wine.

    Related Topics: Mesopotamian religion ancient Egyptian religion ancient Iranian religion Syrian and Palestinian religion Anatolian religion
    It was only natural that fertility rites should include sexual myths that were acted out dramatically. The Ugaritic text just alluded to describes El, the head of the pantheon, copulating with two human women. This has echoes in Hosea and Ezekiel where God, as in the Canaanite literary tradition, is referred to as having a love affair with two women, symbolizing Judah and Israel. The Hebrews, however, eventually eliminated sex from their official theology as well as from their religious practices. Up to the time of King Josiah’s reform (621 bc) there was a women’s cult of Asherah (under qedeshim auspices [consecrated for fertility practices], according to 2 Kings 23:7) in the Jerusalem Temple, alongside the male cult of Yahweh. Asherah’s devotees considered her the chief wife of Yahweh, even as she was the wife of El, head of the Canaanite pantheon, for in the Bible El is identified with Yahweh. But Josiah eliminated the cult of Asherah, and official Judaism has since then left no place for other gods, which meant the elimination of every goddess. Popular religion, to be sure, persisted in the female fertility principle until the destruction of the Temple in 586 bc. In Judaean excavations Astarte figurines were found in private homes down to that time. Further purification of the Hebrew religion, which was intensified by the catastrophe of 586, put an end to the practice of pagan fertility rites, including the use of goddess figurines. Without goddesses there could be no sexual activity in the pantheon, and thus Judaism has developed without a divine mother figure.

    The ancient Middle East made a place for homosexuality and bestiality in its myths and rites. In the Asherah cult the qedeshim priests had a reputation for homosexual practices, even as the qedeshot priestesses for prostitution. Israel eventually banned both the qedeshim and qedeshot, while in Ugarit the qedeshim and kohanim were priestly guilds in equally good standing. Baal is portrayed in Ugaritic mythology as impregnating a heifer to sire the young bull god. The biblical book of Leviticus (18:22–27) bans homosexuality and bestiality expressly because the Canaanite population had been practicing those rites, which the Hebrews rejected as abominations.

    Phoenician/Punic sites include an area called the tophet that contains large numbers of infant burials. One explanation of the tophet is that it reflects a major aspect of a fertility cult in which the first-born child belonged to the deity. The deity rewarded the parents who had sacrificed their child with future fertility. In the Hebrew Bible, just as the firstfruits of the harvest belong to God, so do the first-born of the people and their domestic animals (Exodus 13:1, 12–13, 15).

    The actual cases in the literature do not always specify infant sacrifice. The Bible describes how King Mesha of Moab sacrificed his crown prince to avert a military disaster (2 Kings 3:27). King Ahaz of Judah sacrificed his son in pagan fashion (2 Kings 16:3). King Manasseh of Judah sacrificed his sons by fire (2 Chronicles 33:6), filling Jerusalem with innocent blood.

    The Jewish practice of redeeming a first-born son at the age of one month (Numbers 18:16–17) appears to be a milder substitute for the practice of child sacrifice. Another alternative to sacrificing a child was to dedicate it to the service of God. Hannah, by fulfilling her vow to dedicate her first-born, Samuel, to God’s service (1 Samuel 1:27–28) was rewarded by the birth of five other children whom she and her husband could keep for themselves (1 Samuel 2:20–21).

    According to ancient views, the myth came first, and the rite imitated or reenacted it. This sequence, however, is not necessarily the order in which religion develops. Rites can be very tenacious, and when the origin of a rite has been forgotten, a myth has often been invented to explain it.

    Types of religious organization and authority
    Religion occurs at different levels of society: personal, familial, local, national, and international. At the personal and international extremes there is need for but little organization. And yet in religion, as the people of the ancient Middle East saw it, there was a progression from one stage to the next. In the early myths of Genesis, God and Noah have direct personal relations. This leads to a covenant between God and all who went out of the ark: birds and beasts as well as mankind (Genesis 9:9–10). Through the sons of Noah and their descendants, who form the nations of the world (Genesis 10), there is a theoretical progress to international religion. This scheme of the relations between God and mankind, from the personal to the universal level, mirrors the historical record of religion. Judaism (followed later by Christianity and Islām) traces “the Religion” back to Abraham, who had personal and direct relations with God, as was customary in the ancient Middle Eastern milieu. Abraham’s intimacy with God is similar to the intimacy between Odysseus and the Greek goddess Athena. The next step is a covenant between a particular deity and a particular person, binding the two together in a contractual relationship for all eternity from generation to generation. Such covenants were not rare; the Hittite King Hattusilis III made such a covenant with Ishtar. Abraham’s covenant is unique simply because it was the only one destined to last in history.

    The descendants of able men who established a dynasty or tradition would worship the God of their father, or fathers, and adhere to the original covenant. Genesis 31 portrays Jacob and Laban swearing by their respective ancestral gods: Jacob by the god(s) of Abraham and Laban by the god(s) of Nahor. Once a group expanded into a federation of clans or tribes, religious organization became necessary. A central shrine (such as the one at Shiloh in Israel) for amphictyonic (religious confederational) pilgrimage festivals required a professional priesthood and other religious personnel to take care of sacrifices, give oracular guidance, interpret dreams and omens, as well as to provide instruction. In an amphictyony of 12 tribes, each tribe could render federal service for religious and secular purposes, one month each year. A special tribe (such as the Levites in Israel, or the Magians in Iran) could be dedicated full-time to cultic duties.
    Encyclopedia Britannica Ask the ChatbotGames & QuizzesHistory & SocietyScience & TechBiographiesAnimals & NatureGeography & TravelArts & CultureProConMoneyVideos Philosophy & Religion Ancient Religions & Mythology Religious practices and institutions inMiddle Eastern religion Written by Fact-checked by Article History Nature: the framework of ideas and practices Fertility of agriculture, of edible animals, and of the human population was a paramount factor in the life and religion of the ancient Middle East. The forms that the fertility rites assumed varied from region to region, depending on climate and geography. Rain and dew were all-important in Canaan but of little significance in Egypt. In both areas water was crucial, but the source of the life-giving water was entirely different. The agricultural year varied in the two regions. In Egypt the year was divided into three seasons: inundation, sowing, and harvest. In Canaan there were two seasons: the winter, characterized by rainfall, and the summer, characterized by dew. The year was punctuated by different agricultural activities, as is indicated in the Gezer Calendar, in which all 12 months are accounted for as times of profitable agricultural activity, with harvests in the rainless summer as well as in the green winter. Anxiety was caused by the uncertainty of rain in the rainy season and of dew in its season. All of the regions of the ancient Middle East schematized the blessing of good years and the threat of bad years in terms of seven-year cycles. A Mesopotamian text illustrating this is the Gilgamesh epic (8:101–113), in which the slaying of the hero Gilgamesh would initiate seven lean years. At Ugarit the slaying of the hero Aqhat evokes a curse depriving the land of rain and dew for seven (or, climactically, eight) years. The seven lean and seven fat years in the biblical story of Joseph in Egypt reflect the same system. In Egypt, of course, rain and dew are out of the picture; instead, generous Nile risings mean prosperity; inadequate risings in the season of inundation spells misery. A text of the Ptolemaic period (4th–1st century bc), purporting to record events of the Pyramid age, tells of seven lean years in the reign of Djoser (3rd dynasty; i.e., c. 2650–c. 2575 bc). The pharaoh appealed to the gods, who responded by restoring an abundant flow of the Nile. The population desired the normal pattern of times and seasons, so that “seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22). But since the seasonal pattern is not dependable, the need for order evoked a system of cycles, notably the sabbatical, or seven-year, cycle. The sabbatical year was the seventh year, and the jubilee year followed seven sabbatical cycles. This was a pervasive system in the ancient Middle East. A Ugaritic liturgical text specially designed for this phenomenon aims at terminating a sabbatical cycle of privation and ushering in one of fertility by celebrating the birth and triumphal entrance of the deities Shahar (“Dawn”) and Shalim (“Dusk”), whose advent brings an abundance of food and wine. Related Topics: Mesopotamian religion ancient Egyptian religion ancient Iranian religion Syrian and Palestinian religion Anatolian religion It was only natural that fertility rites should include sexual myths that were acted out dramatically. The Ugaritic text just alluded to describes El, the head of the pantheon, copulating with two human women. This has echoes in Hosea and Ezekiel where God, as in the Canaanite literary tradition, is referred to as having a love affair with two women, symbolizing Judah and Israel. The Hebrews, however, eventually eliminated sex from their official theology as well as from their religious practices. Up to the time of King Josiah’s reform (621 bc) there was a women’s cult of Asherah (under qedeshim auspices [consecrated for fertility practices], according to 2 Kings 23:7) in the Jerusalem Temple, alongside the male cult of Yahweh. Asherah’s devotees considered her the chief wife of Yahweh, even as she was the wife of El, head of the Canaanite pantheon, for in the Bible El is identified with Yahweh. But Josiah eliminated the cult of Asherah, and official Judaism has since then left no place for other gods, which meant the elimination of every goddess. Popular religion, to be sure, persisted in the female fertility principle until the destruction of the Temple in 586 bc. In Judaean excavations Astarte figurines were found in private homes down to that time. Further purification of the Hebrew religion, which was intensified by the catastrophe of 586, put an end to the practice of pagan fertility rites, including the use of goddess figurines. Without goddesses there could be no sexual activity in the pantheon, and thus Judaism has developed without a divine mother figure. The ancient Middle East made a place for homosexuality and bestiality in its myths and rites. In the Asherah cult the qedeshim priests had a reputation for homosexual practices, even as the qedeshot priestesses for prostitution. Israel eventually banned both the qedeshim and qedeshot, while in Ugarit the qedeshim and kohanim were priestly guilds in equally good standing. Baal is portrayed in Ugaritic mythology as impregnating a heifer to sire the young bull god. The biblical book of Leviticus (18:22–27) bans homosexuality and bestiality expressly because the Canaanite population had been practicing those rites, which the Hebrews rejected as abominations. Phoenician/Punic sites include an area called the tophet that contains large numbers of infant burials. One explanation of the tophet is that it reflects a major aspect of a fertility cult in which the first-born child belonged to the deity. The deity rewarded the parents who had sacrificed their child with future fertility. In the Hebrew Bible, just as the firstfruits of the harvest belong to God, so do the first-born of the people and their domestic animals (Exodus 13:1, 12–13, 15). The actual cases in the literature do not always specify infant sacrifice. The Bible describes how King Mesha of Moab sacrificed his crown prince to avert a military disaster (2 Kings 3:27). King Ahaz of Judah sacrificed his son in pagan fashion (2 Kings 16:3). King Manasseh of Judah sacrificed his sons by fire (2 Chronicles 33:6), filling Jerusalem with innocent blood. The Jewish practice of redeeming a first-born son at the age of one month (Numbers 18:16–17) appears to be a milder substitute for the practice of child sacrifice. Another alternative to sacrificing a child was to dedicate it to the service of God. Hannah, by fulfilling her vow to dedicate her first-born, Samuel, to God’s service (1 Samuel 1:27–28) was rewarded by the birth of five other children whom she and her husband could keep for themselves (1 Samuel 2:20–21). According to ancient views, the myth came first, and the rite imitated or reenacted it. This sequence, however, is not necessarily the order in which religion develops. Rites can be very tenacious, and when the origin of a rite has been forgotten, a myth has often been invented to explain it. Types of religious organization and authority Religion occurs at different levels of society: personal, familial, local, national, and international. At the personal and international extremes there is need for but little organization. And yet in religion, as the people of the ancient Middle East saw it, there was a progression from one stage to the next. In the early myths of Genesis, God and Noah have direct personal relations. This leads to a covenant between God and all who went out of the ark: birds and beasts as well as mankind (Genesis 9:9–10). Through the sons of Noah and their descendants, who form the nations of the world (Genesis 10), there is a theoretical progress to international religion. This scheme of the relations between God and mankind, from the personal to the universal level, mirrors the historical record of religion. Judaism (followed later by Christianity and Islām) traces “the Religion” back to Abraham, who had personal and direct relations with God, as was customary in the ancient Middle Eastern milieu. Abraham’s intimacy with God is similar to the intimacy between Odysseus and the Greek goddess Athena. The next step is a covenant between a particular deity and a particular person, binding the two together in a contractual relationship for all eternity from generation to generation. Such covenants were not rare; the Hittite King Hattusilis III made such a covenant with Ishtar. Abraham’s covenant is unique simply because it was the only one destined to last in history. The descendants of able men who established a dynasty or tradition would worship the God of their father, or fathers, and adhere to the original covenant. Genesis 31 portrays Jacob and Laban swearing by their respective ancestral gods: Jacob by the god(s) of Abraham and Laban by the god(s) of Nahor. Once a group expanded into a federation of clans or tribes, religious organization became necessary. A central shrine (such as the one at Shiloh in Israel) for amphictyonic (religious confederational) pilgrimage festivals required a professional priesthood and other religious personnel to take care of sacrifices, give oracular guidance, interpret dreams and omens, as well as to provide instruction. In an amphictyony of 12 tribes, each tribe could render federal service for religious and secular purposes, one month each year. A special tribe (such as the Levites in Israel, or the Magians in Iran) could be dedicated full-time to cultic duties.
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  • What is 6 years of marriage like without a child?

    “I asked a man, whose wife had just given birth to a beautiful baby after six years of waiting”

    I have always wanted to ask him because of the relationship we have, but boundaries made me stay off.

    I got the opportunity last night to share in their joy, and randomly I asked, and he said;

    I married my wife because I love her, her presence brings me peace and happiness, I wanted her for a keep.

    I was tired of watching her visit and go, I wanted to stay with her for the rest of my life. I married her for companionship, for love and friendship.

    During our courtship, we already planned it out that we would bond and live for us before the conception of children.

    He added, that one of the reasons some men stay away from getting married is because of the responsibility of catering for children.

    He knew he was comfortable but not too comfortable for the arrival of kids immediately, so they deliberately waited for two years, but after the wait, the dev!l gave them another Wait.

    He said that they had to run some medical tests again to know their fertility, and the results showed they were medically okay.

    He said at some point, worries and pressure was setting in from family’s and people they barely know, but what held them is the bond and commitment they had.

    He said to me; I love my wife so much, and I was ready to spend my life with her even if we didn’t get a biological child, there are other options to augment.

    Why am I sharing this? In a world where love, marriage and friendship are failing, some people are still practicing commitment, genuine love and sincere respect.

    Don’t engulf yourself with the ugly situations that are flooded online, don’t mock or make contents out of it, just learn and say to yourself, May God help me.

    It’s only by His mercy that we can prevail.
    The institution of love and marriage is ordained by God, and if He should direct you to make the right choice, you will always prevail irrespective of the challenges.

    Most people are still genuinely inlove. The world is not full of mean people, considerate, kind and patient people still exist.

    True and genuine love is still here, people that are ready to commit and bring the best out of themselves and make Jesus proud still live!

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    What is 6 years of marriage like without a child? “I asked a man, whose wife had just given birth to a beautiful baby after six years of waiting” I have always wanted to ask him because of the relationship we have, but boundaries made me stay off. I got the opportunity last night to share in their joy, and randomly I asked, and he said; I married my wife because I love her, her presence brings me peace and happiness, I wanted her for a keep. I was tired of watching her visit and go, I wanted to stay with her for the rest of my life. I married her for companionship, for love and friendship. During our courtship, we already planned it out that we would bond and live for us before the conception of children. He added, that one of the reasons some men stay away from getting married is because of the responsibility of catering for children. He knew he was comfortable but not too comfortable for the arrival of kids immediately, so they deliberately waited for two years, but after the wait, the dev!l gave them another Wait. He said that they had to run some medical tests again to know their fertility, and the results showed they were medically okay. He said at some point, worries and pressure was setting in from family’s and people they barely know, but what held them is the bond and commitment they had. He said to me; I love my wife so much, and I was ready to spend my life with her even if we didn’t get a biological child, there are other options to augment. Why am I sharing this? In a world where love, marriage and friendship are failing, some people are still practicing commitment, genuine love and sincere respect. Don’t engulf yourself with the ugly situations that are flooded online, don’t mock or make contents out of it, just learn and say to yourself, May God help me. It’s only by His mercy that we can prevail. The institution of love and marriage is ordained by God, and if He should direct you to make the right choice, you will always prevail irrespective of the challenges. Most people are still genuinely inlove. The world is not full of mean people, considerate, kind and patient people still exist. True and genuine love is still here, people that are ready to commit and bring the best out of themselves and make Jesus proud still live! #Lekwa princess ijeoma #TheVoice
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