The final season, Shemu, represented the season of harvest and drought from March to May, a time for gathering crops before the next flood. Egypt’s reliance on the Nile’s seasonal flooding has transformed with advancements in water management and technology. In 1970, the construction of the...
Set between Aswan and Luxor on the West Bank of the Nile, Edfu is but a small river city. Yet among it stands one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt. Pharaonic history bursts to life at the Temple of Horus and seeps through every crevice of its sightly sandstone structure. One of ...
The tabernacle of Moses was built by Moses, per instruction from God, during the Exodus out of Egypt. It represented God's presence amongst His people. Read More The Ark of the Covenant Feb 19, 25 09:46 AM The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most mystifying objects in all of hum...
Mesopotamia is a region of southwest Asia in the Tigris and Euphrates river system that benefitted from the area’s climate and geography to host the beginnings of human civilization. Its history is marked by many important inventions that changed the world, including the concept of time, math,...
Sinai Peninsula, triangular peninsula linking Africa with Asia and occupying an area of 23,500 square miles (61,000 square km). Usually regarded as being geographically part of Asia, the Sinai Peninsula is the northeastern extremity of Egypt and adjoins
Mount Sinai, also known as Mount Moses or Mount Horeb, is a mountain in the South Sinai region of Egypt. Standing 7497ft (2285m) tall, the peak is best known as the possible location of the biblical Mount Sinai, where according to the both the Bible and the Quran, God told Moses th...
Exodus 33:1 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, [and] go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:Amos 7:16 - Now therefore...
East only. (b) There was, however, one channel, and but one, by which it could reach and be reached by the great Oriental empires. The rivals road by which the two great rivals of the ancient world could approach one another --by which alone Egypt could get to Assyria and Assyria ...
Dates vary as to the time of Abraham, but it is generally believed to have been ca 2000 BC - during the Middle Bronze Age. It is likely the site of their encounter was near what would become the ancient city of Jebus. The Gihon Spring, a natural water source and one of the few in...
1 Samuel 12:8 - When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.Obediah 1:18 - And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of ...