What is a “mezuzah” in the Bible? Megan Sauter June 21, 2022 8 Comments 44838 views Share A reconstruction of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. Drawing: Leen Ritmeyer. King Solomon’s Temple was resplendent. Described in 1 Kings 6–7, the temple was divided into three parts: the forecourt (ulam), the outer sanctum (heikhal) and the inner shrine … Lire la suite
When we hear of sunken cities, images of stone ruins might come to mind — eerie, beautiful and forever trapped in an underwater world. One would never imagine that a sunken city might return to the surface. Yet that is exactly what has happened in Iraqi Kurdistan, where a 3,400-year-old city believed to have once … Lire la suite
“And have you those excellent receipts, madam, to keep yourselves from bearing of children?” runs a line in an early 17th-century century English drama, Ben Jonson’s “Epicene.” A New World example of a pregnancy-ending receipt (an old word for recipe) appeared in a how-to manual, “The American Instructor,” adapted from an English title and published … Lire la suite
Roman-era gravestone provides new insights into Jewish proselytes Nathan Steinmeyer June 20, 2022 0 Comments 274 views Share The gravestone of Jacob the convert. Courtesy Yevgeny Ostrovsky, Israel Antiquities Authority. “Jacob the convert swears upon himself that any who open this grave will be cursed.” Thus reads a gravestone discovered in the ancient necropolis of … Lire la suite
Come si inizia a descrivere la Lituania? In un paese in cui si parla una delle lingue più antiche del mondo, i quartieri possono dichiararsi repubbliche indipendenti e il basket è una religione. Come se non bastasse, i fiumi sono di color verde, il cibo ha la forma di zeppelin e, per di più, è … Lire la suite
How the ’Ain Dara temple in Syria sheds light on King Solomon in the Bible and his famous temple Biblical Archaeology Society Staff June 19, 2022 2 Comments 74433 views Share For centuries, scholars have searched in vain for any remnant of Solomon’s Temple. The fabled Jerusalem sanctuary, described in such exacting detail in 1 … Lire la suite
For centuries historians have debated just exactly where the Black Death — the world’s deadliest plague — originated. Now, thanks to 14th-century tombstones near Issyk-Kul, a lake in a mountainous area in what is now Kyrgyzstan, scientists claim that they’ve discovered the genesis of the plague that, in the span of eight years, killed 60% … Lire la suite
In 1926 author Walter Noble Burns published The Saga of Billy the Kid, the first book-length biography of the Kid since Charlie Siringo’s History of Billy the Kid, published in 1920. As Burns explained to readers, the unprovoked, sadistic murder of Englishman John Henry Tunstall on Feb. 18, 1878, was the event that kicked off … Lire la suite
The admiral stood victorious, his battered vessel rocking gently with the changing of tide that had served him so well. With his sword stained crimson and his face blackened with soot, he observed with elation the seascape of carnage laid out before him. He’d performed a miracle this day, and the exhausted yet heartened crews … Lire la suite
Archaeologists race to excavate an ancient city in northern Iraq Nathan Steinmeyer June 17, 2022 0 Comments 898 views Share The archaeological site of Kemune, the location of the lost city of Zakhiku, in the dried-up portion of the Mosul reservoir. Courtesy University of Tübingen. Droughts across Iraq have been a major source of humanitarian … Lire la suite
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