Has the family tomb of the Maccabees been discovered? An Israeli archaeologist who studied a site near Modi’in answers positively. The report in Hadashot Arkheologiyot is rather long and somewhat technical. I have selected some
The traditional location of the tomb of Jacob’s beloved wife is located on the north side of Bethlehem, next to the main highway that has run from Jerusalem to Hebron for thousands of years now.
The Israel Trail has been included in National Geographic’s list of the world’s best hikes. Tourists are returning to Shiloh, and the majority are evangelical Christians. Jerusalem firefighters have battled 5,000 fires this summer, the
The Caspari Center Media Review reports on a couple of items in the Israeli press of interest to this blog. The first is from an article in Haaretz on October 17. The Catholic Church in
Tom Powers commented on yesterday’s post, but knowing that many do not read the comments, I’m making a portion of it a post of its own. He is replying to my statement that “Gaining access
I’ve compiled a short list of problems with the theory that Jesus’ family tomb has been located in Jerusalem. All historical evidence suggests that Jesus’ family lived in Galilee; no evidence suggests they lived in