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Amos Grieves over Israel
Image by Gustave Doré

Amos Grieves over Israel

A 19th century CE artist's impression of the prophet Amos looking over the wickedness of Israel in grief.
Tel Kabri location within Israel
Image by Jackmcbarn. Jackmcbarn's derivative work is based on original work by Wikipedia user NordNordwest.

Tel Kabri location within Israel

A map showing the location of Tel Kabri within the borders of the modern State of Israel.
Jacob Wright: The Oldest Reference to Israel
Video by Emory University

Jacob Wright: The Oldest Reference to Israel

In 1896 Flinders Petrie discovered what is for many the most important achievement of his long and celebrated career as an archeologist. It is a large granite stela, over ten feet high, dating to 1208 BCE. This stone bears an account of how...
Threshing Floors of the Bible
Article by Patrick Scott Smith, M. A.

Threshing Floors of the Bible

The threshing floors of the Bible were outdoor stone floors, usually circular in fashion, used by farmers to process the grain of their crops. For the larger community, like watermills of the recent past, they could be gathering places bustling...
Women in the Old Testament
Article by Rebecca Denova

Women in the Old Testament

Modern practitioners of Judaism and Christianity often turn to the Bible for stories concerning women and their roles in ancient religion and society. It is important to acknowledge that these stories were written by men. The male perspectives...
Origins of Christian Antisemitism in the Gospels
Article by Rebecca Denova

Origins of Christian Antisemitism in the Gospels

Antisemitism is a modern term that describes prejudice and hostility to Jews and Judaism. The term is derived from the later social scientific categorization of the subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Amharic...
Jacob
Definition by Rebecca Denova

Jacob

Jacob is one of the patriarchs of ancient Judaism and the father of who became the twelve tribes of Israel. His story is told in Genesis 25-50. His Hebrew name is derived from Ya-aqob ("to supplant" or "circumvent") and is constructed from...
Jerusalem, Israel: Temple Mount and The Dome of the Rock
Video by Rick Steves Europe

Jerusalem, Israel: Temple Mount and The Dome of the Rock

More info about Rick's travels to Israel: http://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/why-visit-israel Jerusalem is alive with religious tradition and passion — Christian, Muslim, and Jewish. Within a 10-minute walk you can...
Ruth & Naomi
Article by Rebecca Denova

Ruth & Naomi

The story of Ruth and Naomi is found in the book of Ruth in the Jewish Scriptures. The Scriptures are traditionally divided into three sections: Torah (the first five books assigned to Moses), the Prophets (Nevi’im), and Writings (Ketuvim...
Samuel
Definition by Patrick Scott Smith, M. A.

Samuel

Samuel is a character in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, uniquely depicted as having served several roles, as judge, military leader, seer, prophet, kingmaker, priestly official, and loyal servant of Yahweh. He is traditionally thought...
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