In the first known interaction between the two nations, the ancient Persians freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon.

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A gold ring inlaid with a beautiful red gemstone was buried beneath the floorboards of a Hellenistic-era house in Israel's ...

While the Western Wall and Temple Mount are closed off along with the rest of the ancient quarters for security reasons, the ...

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A Kentucky man who was stranded in Jerusalem after fighting broke out between Israel and Iran last week has made it safely ...

Zias, published in the journal Levant, reveals how ancient Phoenicians may have incorporated cleansing into their religious ...

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A recent study explores Phoenician ritual bathing traditions in Israel, showing how water rituals played a central role in ...

A small Jewish minority in the historic desert city of Yazd condemned Israeli air raids on Iranian soil as “brutality and ...

Archaeologists have identified Egyptian Pharaoh Siamun as the one who probably gave the ancient city of Gezer as a dowry to ...