Medjool dates originated from Morocco and were exclusive to the country for years, as the export of shoots was strictly forbidden. But, in 1927, a soil-borne disease threatened Morocco's Medjool palm groves, which spanned tens of thousands of square km. Scientists from all over the world wer...
Surely, we are not standing at the foot of Babel, but of Zion. At the foot of Babel is disunity in message which causes quarreling, dispersion and abandonment. At the foot of Zion is the gathering of the dispersion, unity in one message and service to build the City of God. Let us ...
Even this late in the season, the autumn is an excellent time to be combing book reviews for agent leads, much better than the dead of winter. There are always a lot of great new books hitting the shelves in the fall, including most of the year’s crop of literary fiction and culture...
Not much is known about the early history of commercial credit. Little has changed since Leemans acknowledged that he was unable to find an explanation for the origin of the 20 per cent interest rate for silver loans.[3] Steinkeller points out that “Loan documents are in general quite rare...
In Genesis 23:16, Abraham buys a piece of ground to bury Sarah. Concluding the deal, he weighs out 400 shekels of silver, “according to the shekel of the merchant.” What happens in any gold and silver transaction? You are exchanging a certainweightof metal for a certainamountof some ...