Twenty-one women, all but three from the lakes area, traveled to Egypt and Israel on a "God-centered" trip Feb. 23 to March 10. "If I could get every human being to go over there, they would be ...

Christian leaders are encouraging pilgrimages to the Holy Land, emphasizing its safety and spiritual significance. Tour operators are seeing an uptick in interest and bookings for pilgrimages, after a ...

With just 64 days until Christmas, there is no better time to explore the ancient biblical sites of Jordan and Israel while getting some winter sun in a short-haul destination. Visit the Amman and ...

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Majestic fig trees bear their succulent fruit amid enormous leaves. Boughs of olives suggest the impending harvest as their color changes from green to black. Massive citrons emit their magnificent ...

6/24/05 One of my favorite places to go on vacation is Israel. Last month my wife, Mary, and I had the opportunity to host her brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Susan Callicoat, from Solana Beach, ...

Slate deputy editor David Plotz was online at Washingtonpost.com on Thursday, Jan. 17, to discuss his recent travels to Israel to search for archaeological evidence of the Bible’s stories, an ...

There are six shrubs and trees known as "crucifixion thorn" in North America. None of them could have actually been the thorns used to crown the crucified Christ, according to David Oberpriller, who ...