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AlUla in the Bible: Dedan, the Oasis of Traders, and the Jews Who Came AfterÂ
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.
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 Imhotep Museum at Saqqara, the great necropolis south of Cairo, and one of the first objects you meet is a limestone pillar standing well above head height. Two serpents writhe up its shaft in deep…
The Rechabites in Arabia: What Became of the Family That Never Broke Its VowÂ
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 MysteryÂ
Ninety-five miles north of Medina, the ruins of a Jewish fortress rise above a date-palm oasis. The locals call it Jabal al-Yahud, the Mountain of the Jews. The two leading tribes called themselves priestly and claimed descent from Aaron. Four traditions explain how they got there, and they do not agree.
Tower of Babel: Was it Actually in Northern Mesopotamia?Â
Two Candidates at Opposite Ends of Mesopotamia Genesis sets the Tower of Babel in a place it calls Shinar, and says nothing about where Shinar was. That single missing detail has produced two rival proposals that could hardly sit farther apart. One places Babel in the far south of Mesopotamia, near Babylon or older still at Eridu, among the first…
The Bricks at Pithom Have No Straw
Standing On the Slavery Site of Exodus 1:11 The wind moves across a low brown rise about sixty miles east of Cairo, and our group of travelers stops walking. The guide, an archeologist and Egyptologist, Mido, has bent down to pick up a piece of broken brick. He turns it in his hand and looks up. “100% here who made this one was…
Moses’ Birth Mother Safeguarded in Stone for 3500 Years
Statue of Moses’ Birth Mother, Jochebed, Holding Moses “The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.” Numbers 26:59, ESV Moses’ Birth Mother Preserved in Stone for 3500 Years By Rhonda Sand Jochebed, or, in Hebrew, Yochebed, was Moses’ birth…
Judgment of God in Ancient Israel and Jordan
Sites that demonstrate God’s Judgment, such as the temple of Arad and the ruins of Tall el-Hammam serve as a reminder that God requires whole-hearted worship.
Mount Sinai in Arabia
Evidence from scripture and ancient Greek historians state that Mount Sinai is located in Saudi Arabia. Explore Apostle Paul’s statement, “…Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia…” (Galatians 4:25) through the lineage of Hagar.
Experience an Ark of the Covenant Christian Tour in Ethiopia
Experience the adventure of following the route of the Ark of the Covenant through Ethiopia on a Christian tour exploring the Biblical history of Ethiopia.