History

Archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling and a team of international scholars held a press conference on Thursday, March 24, in Houston, Texas, unveiling what he claims is the earliest proto-alphabetic Hebrew…

Divers’ discoveries include gold ring with green gemstone carved with Christian image of the ‘Good Shepherd’ – an early depiction of Jesus – and carved image of ‘David’s Harp’. Marine…

Dozens of inscribed clay seal impressions recovered during excavations near the Temple Mount have been identified as evidence of two treasuries in ancient Jerusalem in the late 8th century BCE,…

A rare silver coin from the first century was found by an 11-year-old girl volunteering in an archaeological project, the Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday, November 23. The coin…

If you are planning a visit to Israel, then spending time in Jerusalem is an absolute must. And whether you have been there only once or a hundred times, you…

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…