Aug 18, 2025 · Well known for its role in the biblical Exodus, the Sinai Peninsula spans roughly 23,000 square miles, making it larger than the modern state of Israel.

Mar 11, 2025 · Scholars debate whether Mt. Sinai is Har Karkom in Israel or in northwest Saudi Arabia, with evidence supporting both locations.

Apr 9, 2025 · Why did the Israelites make a golden calf? It’s a question that has puzzled readers of the biblical Book of Exodus for millennia. As Exodus tells us, after Yahweh is victorious over …

Jan 17, 2022 · The excavated building, which was nearly 2,500 square feet, was strategically located near the area’s main water source. In addition to being an administrative center, the …

Dec 13, 2023 · The ancient North Arabian site of Qurayyah was possibly the center of the land of Midian, where, according to Exodus, Moses first encounters the Israelite god Yahweh. …

Oct 27, 2025 · The Way of Horus was a critical trade route connecting ancient Egypt to the greater Near Eastern world. It was so important, in fact, that during the New Kingdom period …

Nov 26, 2018 · Constantine Tischendorf’s chance finding of Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest New Testament manuscript, at St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai—and his later removal of the …

Mar 21, 2012 · The Sisters of Sinai How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009), 316 pp., $27.95 (hardcover) by Janet Soskice Reviewed by …

Oct 7, 2025 · What does Paul mean when he says that the Israelites drank “from the spiritual rock that followed them” during their wanderings in the wilderness?

Jul 7, 2021 · New Kingdom Egypt’s copper likely originated in the Arabah, the wide desert valley that forms the modern border between Israel and Jordan. In addition to showing trade …