Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The firm was founded in 2004 by Carolyn Rafaelian.The name comes from a combination of the first names of Rafaelian's two daughters. [2] The company originally stated that they wanted to produce "bangle bracelets, necklaces, earrings and rings that adorn the body, enlighten the mind, and empower the spirit". [1]
In 2004 Rafaelian founded Alex and Ani, a jewelry line named after her two eldest daughters. [4] The brand started with five cocktail rings and expanded into a full line of jewelry anchored by its patented expandable wire bangle. [7] Rafaelian has been interviewed by newspapers regarding current events, including the New York Daily News. [9]
Thyatira (Revelation 2:18–29): known for its charity, whose "latter works are greater than the former"; tolerates the teachings of a false prophetess (2:20) Sardis (Revelation 3:1–6): admonished for – in contrast to its good reputation – being dead; cautioned to fortify itself and return to God through repentance (3:2–3)
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Traditionally, this was often believed to be the same person as John the Apostle (John, son of Zebedee), one of the apostles of Jesus, to whom the Gospel of John was also attributed. [8] The early-2nd-century writer, Justin Martyr, was the first to equate the author of Revelation with John the Evangelist. [9] [citation needed]
The work is largely an expansion of the story of the Adoration of the Magi found in the Gospel of Matthew.Modern scholars have divided the work into 32 short chapters: a short 2-chapter prologue; a first-person plural account of the Magi's journey in chapters 3–27; and an epilogue in chapters 28–32 where Judas Thomas visits Shir afterward as part of his missionary work to the East.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ The Revelation of Jesus Christ is communicated to John through prophetic visions. (1:1–9) John is instructed by the "one like a son of man" to write all that he hears and sees, from the prophetic visions, to Seven Churches of Asia. (1:10–13)
In 2010 Feroce became the CEO of jewelry retailer Alex and Ani. [2] Under Feroce's tenure, Alex and Ani grew from a company with $2.2 million in annual revenue to $79.8 million in 2012 then $230 million in 2013. [9] In 2013 the company was named the fastest growing large company in Rhode Island by the Providence Business News.