Posts Tagged: Ancient Israel
Still Looking for the Lost Tribes of Israel
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus -- together with his Hebrew-speaking interpreter Luis de Torres -- made landfall in the Bahamas, greeted by enigmatic Arawak...
An Eye-Opening Trip Through Samaria
I traveled to Samaria (Shomron in Hebrew) recently. Wikipedia tells us Samaria “is a historical and biblical name used for the central region of ancient...
Surprising Discovery May Prove Existence of the Jewish Temple
A recent surprising discovery in the Valley of Elah, which borders the West Bank, may have been inspired by the ancient Temple of Solomon, as...
The ‘Homeland’ is the Homeland History Exhibit’s Rightful Home
The group of 22 Arab states that persuaded UNESCO to cancel a Simon Wiesenthal Center exhibit on the Jewish people's 3,500-year homeland connection awakened far more...
Ancient Jewish Pottery Village Discovered in Galilee
JNS.org - A religion professor from Alabama-based Samford University has discovered an ancient Galilean Jewish village five miles near Nazareth in a recent archeological...
Happy Birthday, Israel
If countries were people and Israel was an American, it would begin to collect Social Security in nine months. It would be eligible for...
Rare Artifact Stolen From Israeli Archaeological Dig
A recently uncovered rare archaeological artifact was stolen this week from the Tel Shiloh archaeological site in Israel. Tazpit News Agency reported last week on...
Discovery of Ancient Pitcher Indicates that Biblical Shiloh Was Burned
Recent archaeological findings in Samaria, Israel shed light on the incomplete story of the destruction of Shiloh, the ancient capital of Israel. An uncovered broken clay...
Donkeys Bring Wireless Internet to Israeli Town
A town in northern Israel has attached wireless routers to donkeys which carry tourists along their journey in the ancient Galilee town of Hashaya. The Kfar...
Israel: Not Reckoned Among the Nations
The year is 1933. Two Jews are sitting in a Viennese coffee house, reading the news. One is reading the local Jewish paper, the other...
