What does the Bible say about who belongs in the ‘promised land’? A biblical scholar explains
What the Bible and history tell us about the claim that God gave the land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants.
The Times of Israel11h
The custom that refused to die (Yitro, Covenant & Conversation)
It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, ...
La Brújula Verde5h
Byzantine Ascetic Monk Buried with Chains in Jerusalem Discovered to Be a Woman
An archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has shaken the foundations of historical knowledge about asceticism in the Byzantine era. A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN22h
Discover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to Incense
A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...
Hosted on MSN14m
Ancient Objects From 50,000 Years Ago Reveal Mysterious Symbols
The tiny cuts and grooves that decorate some ancient human artifacts are not just pretty accidents, according to some ...
New Scientist7h
Farmers used trash to grow crops in barren sand 1000 years ago
Crops don't generally thrive in desert-like ground, but 1000 years ago farmers in Israel utilised refuse such as ash and ...
christiantoday.com.au22h
Israel in the time of Jesus
The historical world of the first century Israel is fascinating to those who wish to understand ... A number of priests made up the Sanhedrin, the supreme council in ancient Jerusalem and the ruling ...