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AlUla in the Bible: Dedan, the Oasis of Traders, and the Jews Who Came After
Ezekiel listed what the merchants of Dedan carried: ivory, ebony, saddlecloths for riding. The town he named is the oasis now called AlUla, and about two thousand inscriptions are carved into a canyon there, in a script that died out.
Rephidim in the Bible: What the Name Means and Why It Matters
Rephidim means refreshment, yet Israel camped there and found no water at all. A look at what the name means, the rock Moses struck at Horeb, and where Rephidim falls on the road to Sinai.
Dara, the Ancient City Called Resurrection
Twenty miles southeast of Mardin there is a ruined city that everyone calls Dara. That was the local name, the one that stuck, and it…
The Durupinar Site: What the 2026 Noah’s Ark Investigation Is Actually Testing
What is the Durupınar Site? On a hillside in far eastern Turkey, in the Doğubayazıt district of Ağrı province, about twenty-nine kilometers (eighteen miles) south…
The Bronze Serpent and the Pole: From Pharaoh’s Court in Egypt to Calvary
Why the single most haunting image in the Bible follows a trail that runs from Egypt through the wilderness to the cross. Walk into the…
Mount Cudi (Judi) Turkey: The Oldest Claim to Noah’s Ark
Mount Cudi, written Cudi Dağı in Turkish and pronounced “Judi,” is a limestone ridge in Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey, rising to about 2,114 meters…
The Rechabites in Arabia: What Became of the Family That Never Broke Its Vow
Jeremiah set wine before them and told them to drink. They refused, having kept a single command for two and a half centuries. Then Babylon came, and the Rechabites disappear from Scripture. A twelfth-century traveler crossing Arabia reported finding them at Tayma, still refusing.
Jews of Khaybar: Four Traditions, One Desert Mystery
Ninety-five miles north of Medina, off the main road into the lava fields of the Hejaz, the ruins of a fortified Jewish city rise above…
Did Jethro Know YHWH Before Moses?
Did Jethro, the priest of Midian and the father-in-law of Moses, know YHWH before Moses did? Everything turns on what we mean by the question.
Temple Zero and the Tent of David: Where Zadok Anointed Solomon King
When King David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, he did not place it in the existing tabernacle at Gibeon. Instead, he pitched…