It was as if I had been finding, and putting together the pieces of a large, difficult jigsaw puzzle – pieces that came from ancient history, archaeology, geography and biblical textual analysis.

Hodge-podge. That precise, academic term is the first that used to come to my mind when thinking of the Book of Deuteronomy. And it didn’t bother me that this was so; in fact, it seemed most fitting.

A lead "curse tablet" written in ancient Hebrew more than 3,000 years ago may actually be a fishing weight with no discernible writing, new research suggests. The postage stamp-size lead piece, known ...

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(JNS) A lead tablet found at a site where millions of Jews and Christians believe the Israelite leader Joshua built an altar contains the oldest Hebrew text ever found in the Land of Israel as well as ...

“And it will be, when the Lord, your God, will bring you to the land to which you come, to possess it, that you shall place those blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and those cursing upon Mount Ebal ...

The rioters burned tires on the historical remains and sprayed Palestinian flags and inscriptions in Arabic on the stones of the altar. Joshua's Altar, located at Mount Ebal in the West Bank, was ...

A group of Palestinian rioters vandalized Joshua's Altar in the West Bank, a site revered by millions of Jews and Christians. The altar, which is located at Mount Ebal, was damaged after the rioters ...

The Mount Ebal archaeological site and location of Joshua's altar near Shechem. (JNS) Israel will not allow the Palestinian Authority to damage a major archaeological site located deep in the biblical ...

Podcast: Does a tiny ‘curse tablet’ from Mt. Ebal date to the Israelite settlement? Hear Dr. Scott Stripling explain the biblical resonance of what, if verified, could be the earliest Hebrew writing ...

The Book of Joshua, found in the Bible, tells of how one of Moses’ assistants who built an altar of stones where the Israelites made peace offerings. Much later in the book, when Joshua was old and ...

The Destruction at the Altar of JoshuaFighting for Every Dunam Forum Activists from the Fighting for Every Dunam Forum who arrived Friday morning at sunrise to pray the morning prayers at Joshua's ...