In The Days

• Source: Reuters
• News Date: 8/23/10

A blast inside a mosque in Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border killed at least 15 people on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

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Ishmael•FYI: Ishmael is the son of Abraham through Hagar, the maid of Abraham’s wife Sarah.
Ishmael is the Biblical father of the Arab nations. •From these nations came Mohammad, who in approximately 632 a.d founded the Religion of Islam.
•The verse below is speaking directly concerning Ishmael and the nations that would come from this direct descendent of Abraham.

“And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”
—Genesis 16:12

Days of Noah

“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence•Strongs 2555: chamacç, khaw-mawce´; from 2554; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain:—cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, x oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong
•Strongs 2554: chamacç, khaw-mas´; a primitive root; to be violent; by implication, to maltreat:—make bare, shake off, violate, do violence, take away violently, wrong, imagine wrongfully. through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
— Genesis 6:13

Taliban insurgents, who have carried out similar bombings, have been keeping a low profile during Pakistan’s flood crisis, which has overwhelmed the government.

“Apparently it was a suicide attack and Maulana Noor Mohammad was the target,” said an intelligence official in Wana, referring to a pro-government cleric.

Pakistan had said it made serious progress against militants before the floods hit more than three weeks ago.

(Reporting by Hafiz Wazir and Javed Hussain; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Alex Richardson)