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3 days ago · The Merneptah Stele has long been touted as the earliest extrabiblical reference to Israel. * The ancient Egyptian inscription dates to about 1205 B.C.E. and recounts the military conquests of the pharaoh Merneptah. Near the bottom of the hieroglyphic inscription, a people called “Israel” is said to have been wiped out by the conquering ...
5 days ago · The Sidonians were the inhabitants of ancient Sidon, a seaport on the Mediterranean Sea in modern Lebanon. Those familiar with the Biblical text will recall that Sidon was an influential, wealthy Phoenician city when the kings of Israel and Judah ruled during the Iron Age.
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3 days ago · Sepphoris (/ s ɪ ˈ f ɔːr ɪ s / sif-OR-iss; Ancient Greek: Σέπφωρις, romanized: Sépphōris), known in Hebrew as Tzipori (צִפּוֹרִי Ṣīppōrī) and in Arabic as Saffuriya (صفورية Ṣaffūriya) is an archaeological site located in the central Galilee region of Israel, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-northwest of Nazareth.
1 day ago · Early Zionism was a nationalist movement that sought to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Emerging in its modern form in Europe in the late 1800s, it was one of the most important ideologies of the 20th century. Indeed, understanding early Zionism is crucial to comprehending the broader Israel -Palestine conflict.
3 days ago · Western Wall. The Western Wall (Hebrew: הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, romanized: HaKotel HaMa'aravi, lit. 'the western wall', often shortened to the Kotel or Kosel), known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: حَائِط ٱلْبُرَاق, Ḥā'iṭ al-Burāq ['ħaːʔɪtˤ albʊ'raːq]), is a portion of ancient limestone wall in the Old ...
3 days ago · Referred to in ancient inscriptions, and mentioned by Polybius. 1 Macc. 1:18, 2 Macc. 9:29: Simon II: High Priest of Israel Late 3rd century – early 2nd century: Praised in Sirach for his apparent role in repairing and fortifying the Temple in Jerusalem, also briefly mentioned in Josephus' Antiquities.
3 days ago · In Safed, as in the rest of Israel, people fear a repeat of Oct. 7, when gunmen with Hamas crossed from Gaza into Israel and killed 1,200 people in rural villages, army bases and cities, according ...
