The Hanging Garden of Babylon is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, famous for its lush greenery and advanced irrigation in the heart of ancient Mesopotamia. Explore the mystery, location, ...

Jeremiah, in overwhelming grief, watched his dire warnings come to pass. He shifted from being a prophet of doom to a ...

Joshua Hammer takes a hugely enjoyable look at three rivals who competed to decipher the world’s oldest writing ...

As Jews approach Tisha b”Av (the 9th of Av this year falls on August 3rd) it is important to remember that destruction need not lead to despair, negativity, skepticism and surrender. Each day should ...

The prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, besides admonishing the ruling class, urged the Jewish people to focus on their hearts ...

Known as the Pool of Siloam, for centuries it was thought to be situated on the site of what became a Byzantine church in the 400s AD, built by Empress Eudocia in the City of David, just south of the ...

This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a controversial video that lionizes the work of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which it suggests is aimed at delivering divine ...

Margaret Huxley, The Gates and Guardians in Sennacherib's Addition to the Temple of Assur, Iraq, Vol. 62 (2000), pp. 109-137 ...

A 213.5 B934A 213.5 B934 Bibliography: p. [xlv]-xlviii Introduction: 1. Structure of Kings ; 2. Characteristics of the chief ancient versions of Kings ; 3. The synchronisms of the compiler -- List of ...

volumes : 29 cm Annotation Each entry contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism Includes bibliographical ...