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2 days ago · Mentions of Jerusalem in the Torah. Jerusalem is first mentioned in the Torah in Genesis 14:18, where it is referred to as Salem. Later, in Genesis 22:2, it is the location where Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac. In Deuteronomy 12:5, Jerusalem is designated as the place where the Israelites are to bring their sacrifices.
1 day ago · Although such a large amount might seem fantastic, it is comparable to figures mentioned in contemporary accounts of the wealth of Israel’s neighbors. For example, Egypt’s Osorkon I (r. 922–887 BCE) dedicated 383 tons of gold and silver to the gods of Egypt in the first four years of his reign. That figure is roughly the equivalent of 17 ...
4 days ago · The Jerusalem meetings are mentioned in Acts, and also in Paul's letters. For example, the Jerusalem visit for famine relief apparently corresponds to the "first visit" (to Peter and James only). F. F. Bruce suggested that the "fourteen years" could be from Paul's conversion rather than from his first visit to Jerusalem.
3 days ago · In the tradition of the Hebrew Bible, the 12 tribes of Israel are formed, and thus named, for the sons of the Jewish patriarch Jacob (whose name is changed to Israel by God). The Jewish tribes are named Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Ephraim, and Manasseh, depending on the list (I realize ...
3 days ago · King Solomon is a central biblical figure, who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was the builder of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the last ruler of the united Kingdom of Israel. After a reign of forty years (1 Kings 11:42), he died of natural causes, [46] at around 55 years of age.
4 days ago · Jerusalem, ancient city of the Middle East that since 1967 has been wholly under the rule of the State of Israel. The Citadel (Tower of David), Jerusalem. Long an object of veneration and conflict, the holy city of Jerusalem has been governed, both as a provincial town and a national capital, by an extended series of dynasties and states.
5 days ago · The connection between archaeology and the Bible was forged by the discoveries of the nineteenth century, and archaeological finds became the primary catalyst for changes in biblical studies throughout the twentieth century.
