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We are all familiar with this difficult saying of Jesus that at times seems irrational, at others irresponsible. In the rough neighborhood of the Middle East we don’t think twice…

Celebrated Israeli Messianic Jewish artist Elhanan ben-Avraham recently announced the completion and release of a project he has been working on for years – an illustrated English and Hebrew version…

“Every tree is like one more gift of love for Israel,” said one soldier, amazed that Christians had done all this for the Jewish state. During our current desert olive…

Jesus didn’t spend much time in Jerusalem, but there was one “big city” with which he was undoubtedly familiar – Zippori, ornament of the Galilee. On this virtual ZOOM tour…

Just imagine the opulence, the bounty and joy of a land flowing with the richness of milk and honey. This is a vision that has accompanied Jews and Christians through the ages as…

Outsiders don’t get it, but here Scripture still shapes public opinion, government policy and societal trends. Politics and Bible fascinate me. Both characterize life in the Land. Biblical ideas are…

Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority, with help from Swedish DNA lab, has allowed for finer matching or differentiation among the scrolls. Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea…

Jamie Shear keeps his iMac just behind the worn wooden worktable where he uses a turkey quill and homemade ink to inscribe Hebrew scriptures on calfskin parchment for Jewish ritual…

Museums show you things, and sometimes let you handle things, which demonstrate a certain subject or era. Living history museums, on the other hand, invite you to immerse yourself in…

An exciting find was unveiled October 9 by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Israel Museum: a unique stone inscription dating from the Second Temple Period (first century AD), including…

“And Joshua at that time turned back and took Hazor and smote the king thereof with the sword, for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.” – Joshua…

Mount Tavor, also known as Mount Tabor or Har Tavor in Hebrew, is one of the Lower Galilee’s most amazing sites. Also known as the Mount of Transfiguration, the location where Jesus becomes radiant…

Before there were wristwatches, and certainly before there were cellphones, centrally located clock towers helped citizens keep track of time. A big bell in the tower chimed the hour, and…

If you’re looking to explore some of Israel’s amazing desert sights and sounds, then a stopover at Ein Gedi is a must! Nestled between the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, this…

King Solomon was the first to turn Eilat into a major port on the Red Sea. Solomon’s fleet was stationed here and in the neighboring port of Ezion Geber, and…