Today, in Israel’s Knesset, we witnessed a repeat of a scene straight out of the Bible. Almost.

Whatever the precise history of their origins, a pivotal point for the Jews of Ethiopia was in 1976 when the Chief Sephardic ...

Mahanaim, meaning "two camps," was allegedly named by Jacob after he wrestled ... is mentioned several times in the bible - it is where the second King of Israel, Ishbaal, son of King Saul ...

28:3 - Isaac's prayer over Jacob shows that fertility and procreation ... 18:21 - God punishes Israel by preventing pregnancy. Contraception is a curse, and married couples who use contraception ...

Questioning the Bible leads the questioner to consider possible solutions. This, in turn, can lead to learning, prompting the questioner to act. Action is the goal. It leads to self-improvement, which ...

In Genesis, Leah, Jacob’s first wife, names her fourth son Judah while praising God. The tribe of Judah later gave its name to the southern Hebrew kingdom after it split from Israel. In English ...

Rachel Laser, the first Jew to lead Americans United for Separation of Church and State, has worked with Christian allies to ...

In our ASL translation, Jacob, who was hairless and smooth-skinned, has a name sign that can be back-translated literally to English as “smooth arm skin,” whereas his twin, Esau, who was notoriously ...

The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.

Sotheby’s auction house put for sale what it claims to be the oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Sold ...

It seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time pat to write an orderly account for you most excellent Theophilus. That you may know the ...

Elda Verlette Kuiper (née Adrian), age 90, died peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Elizabeth Gardens in Racine. A ...