What does the entire set of stories about Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their wives, together with Jacob’s sons and daughter, actually tell us? Abraham brought monotheism to a world that had ...

What is it that made Jacob – not Abraham or Isaac or Moses – the true father of the Jewish people? We are called the “congregation of Jacob,” “the Children of Israel.” Jacob/Israel is ...

and Isaac handed it on to his own son, Jacob. Therefore Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are known as Israel’s patriarchs. Abraham is believed to be the founder of Judaism and he made a covenant with ...

I found Abraham’s wall,” he explained. He was a seasoned archaeologist working for the Israel Antiquities Authority and a ...