When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali — to ...

When examining the mysteries of the 8th century BC, all one has to do is look in the Bible or an ancient history book to realize that Assyria had no outside threats. The Hittites and Egyptians were a ...

President Isaac Herzog said to the winners of the Katz Prize, "There is something very unique in strengthening this worldview that sees no contradiction between the State and the Bible, between the ...

Even if you’ve tuned out since we began reading the book of Genesis in synagogues in October, you no doubt know the story of Cain and Abel. Two brothers. The first ever in human history. One, Cain, ...

When the first printed Bible map appeared in 1525, it was supposed to clarify the ancient world of scripture. Instead, the printer accidentally flipped it—placing the Mediterranean Sea on the wrong ...

Medieval Christians drawing boundaries around ancient Israelite tribes on Holy Land maps had no idea they were influencing how later mapmakers would depict political power. Those red ink lines, meant ...

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone,” says Romans 12: 18 (New International Version). This is one of the most profound bits of advice in the Bible. It is ...

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Russell Lee Foster passed on to glory on Monday morning, Oct. 27, 2025, at Paradise Creek Health in Moscow. He was 94 years old and attained his goal of being the oldest Foster to live in his family.