The Americans, British and Arab states can debate whatever Mideast peace plan they want. But nothing can change this pre-eminent fact: Israel is entitled to the land it has, and has been for over ...

An Iron Age temple complex discovered near Jerusalem is shedding new light on an ancient Biblical city. The temple complex, which dates to the late 10th and early ninth centuries B.C., was discovered ...

Those Jews and evangelical Christians who say an undivided Jerusalem should be the eternal capital of Israel have a ready answer for anyone who questions that claim: The Bible says so. The most ...

The two silver amulet scrolls date to 600 BC and are inscribed with the priestly blessing of Numbers 6:24–26. They were discovered in a Jerusalem excavation in 1979 by Israeli archaeologist Gabriel ...

Bible says Jerusalem will be 'cup of trembling' Iran is fighting a losing battle. Prophesying of our day, and beyond, the Bible says, in the first three verses of Zechariah chapter 12, King James ...

I was never a Biblical literalist, so it’s not as though going to Israel and seeing that there is scant evidence for say, Samson, disillusioned me. It brought much of the later Bible to life for me: ...

Update | A 2,700-year-old clay seal was discovered near the plaza of the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem five years after digging through the site started. The ancient find may have once ...

Editor’s Note: Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of 10 books on American religion and culture, including “Grateful: The ...