There is something about sailing the open seas that comes with the stereotype of being a rum-soaked scalawag. One of the most popular sea shanties of all time is that which we’ve come to know as “What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?” The original music reportedly comes from an Irish tune called ‘Oró Sé do … Lire la suite
ATA: PTY ICAO: MPTO Passeggeri: ~ 15 milioni L’Aeroporto Internazionale di Tocumen è l’aeroporto internazionale che serve la Panama City, la capitale di Panama. Tocumen è il più grande aeroporto di Panama e funge da hub regionale per i voli da e per Caraibi, Sud, Nord e Centro America. Oltre a questo, l’aeroporto offre anche … Lire la suite
Excavators uncover abandoned farmstead from the Hasmonean Era Nathan Steinmeyer May 30, 2022 0 Comments 799 views Share The ancient farmstead uncovered in the Galilee. Courtesy Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority. In an exciting discovery, excavators from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) came across an ancient farmstead frozen in time, its remains left largely untouched … Lire la suite
Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Glenn Corbett, highlights articles in the newest issue of BAR BAS. Staff May 28, 2022 0 Comments 80 views Share [embedded content] Not a BAS Library or All-Access Member yet? Join today.
Jethro in the Bible Bible Review‘s Supporting Roles by Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel May 28, 2022 16 Comments 40360 views Share Read Elie Wiesel’s essay on Jethro in the Bible as it originally appeared in Bible Review, June 1998.—Ed. Bodelian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 2708, Folio 39VA good man? Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, is a devoted … Lire la suite
final homecoming THE TRAIN PULLED INTO the station in Franklin, Tennessee, on December 16, 1948. It was 9:13 in the morning on a gray, overcast day. The temperature was in the 60s, warm for that time of year. On board were the remains of Technical Sergeant Lee Gordon Allen Jr.—“L. G.,” as he was known … Lire la suite
Four men who served in the Vietnam War are in line to have U.S. Army bases named in their honor, according to a list released by the commission established by Congress in 2021 to rename bases named after Confederates. Of the nine forts due to be renamed, nearly half would be renamed after Vietnam veterans … Lire la suite
Salvage Excavation in Israel BAR Interviews IAA’s Head Archaeologist, Gideon Avni Nathan Steinmeyer May 27, 2022 0 Comments 330 views Share Gideon Avni overseeing excavations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Courtesy Gideon Avni and the Israel Antiquities Authority. Gideon Avni, who heads the Archaeological Division of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), began his archaeology … Lire la suite
Astoria, Oregon, spreads along the bank of the Columbia River, 10 miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean. Established in 1811 as an outpost of John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company, Astoria, named for the industrious German immigrant who had founded the enterprise, was the first American settlement west of the Rockies. When the fur trade’s … Lire la suite
Ci sono 3 parchi nazionali in Bulgaria – i Balcani Centrali si trovano nel centro del paese, mentre Pirin e Rila si trovano a sud-ovest. Ognuno di loro è unico a modo suo, ma tutti e tre sono famosi per la loro impressionante natura selvaggia, biodiversità, paesaggi peculiari e conservazione di numerose specie animali e … Lire la suite
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