One of the most theologically challenging chapters of the Exodus narrative is the one in which Pharaoh’s heart is “hardened.” Where is the moral choice or free will that characterizes Torah? If God ...

In 2009, archaeologists discovered a Coptic monastery in Abydos founded in the fifth century a.d. Embedded in its floor was a large fragment of an inscription that was more than 1,500 years older. The ...

Rabbi Michael Freund, a former Deputy Communications Director under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is the Founder and Chairman of Shavei Israel (www.shavei.org), which assists lost tribes and ...

Quartzite tablet (left) with Hatshepsut cartouche; temple blocks (center and right) with bas-reliefs Extensive remnants of one of the temples commissioned by the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (reigned ca.

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Nigeria won a record-extending ninth Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal after defeating Egypt 4–2 on penalties following a tense, goalless third-place play-off at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on ...

Egyptian Pharaohs had the grandest of names, but what would yours be if you lived in the kingdom of everlasting sun and giant stone pyramids? Take this quiz to find out! How to make your Pharaoh name ...

Cheektowaga strip club owner Peter G. Gerace Jr., who is the nephew of the man prosecutors claim runs the Buffalo Mafia, on Monday became the second person accused of bribing a Buffalo Drug ...