But there is no substitute for walking around the city, which is endlessly fascinating. Another relatively obscure attraction ...

New research suggests that a burial site once venerated by Christian pilgrims likely belonged to a member of Herod’s dynasty rather than a New Testament figure ...

French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.

Caleb Nihira, owner and founder of NoFo Pizza & Cafe and North Fork Bread Co., has a big summer ahead of him as he navigates ...

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner.

Amid the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip and Israel’s conflict with Iran, Israel is exploiting the region’s ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday. The couple recited a ...

They also suggest that two different writing styles, known as the Hasmonean and Herodian scripts (named after the Jewish ... due to its description of Antiochus IV's desecration of the Second Temple ...

King Solomon, Zerubbabel and Herod the Great share a unique distinction in history – they each had the privilege of building the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Yet while the Bible tells us much about ...

Netflix’s ‘Mary’ Used an Old Ridley Scott Set For King Herod’s Temple By Anna Menta Published Dec. 6, 2024, 9:00 a.m. ET 0 seconds of 2 minutes, 20 secondsVolume 0% ...