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 the gods …

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 (c. 1570–1069 BCE), …

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 John Merrill …

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 manuscript—made

May 25, 2025 · KADESH IN THE BIBLE. In the Hebrew Bible, a place called Kadesh—also known as Kadesh-Barnea—was an important stop during the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings. Where is …

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 building was the …

Sep 23, 2025 · The Codex Sinaiticus text differs in numerous instances from that of the authorized version of the Bible in use during Constantine Tischendorf’s time. See a visual comparison between …