3 From the time that Israel left Egypt until the death of David’s son Solomon —a period of just over 500 years— the 12 tribes of Israel were united as one nation. 3 For di tempu cu Israel a bandoná Egipto te na morto di Sálomon yu di David—un periodo di un poco mas cu...
Because if you want to know what it is that tormented me, and that torments me to this day, it’s seeing that kind of thing on the clothes of the Jews we’re going to kill: a piece of embroidery, coloured buttons, a ribbon in the hair. I was always pierced by those thoughtful ma...
Israel invaded Egypt in response to President Gamal Abdel Nasser's nationalization of the strategically critical Suez Canal. Although hostilities ended that same year, yet another world war seemed possible as France and Britain joined the fray, while Russia postured as if it were poised to do ...
inside the Israeli-designated "humanitarian zone." Civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal tells CBS News and other news organizations that people in the camp had no warning before the bombs fell. He said they destroyed "20 to 40 tents" and left three deep craters."There are entire families...
Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem. / Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet: / “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah,...
The Seder is a grand elaboration of what is essentially a very personal, individuated mitzvah: “You shall recount to your child on that day, saying, ‘This is because of what the Lord did for me when I left Egypt'” (Shemot 13:8). The essence of Pesach night is about parents narrat...
11. In ancient Egypt the day probably began at dawn, in ancient Mesopotamia it began in the evening. Among the Greeks the day was reckoned from sunset to sunset, while the Romans already began the day in the “modern” fashion at midnight. ...
One detail left out of the standard ritual recounting is the existence of Hebrews who decided to remain in Egypt while their brethren escaped to freedom. Life for those who stayed behind, for various reasons, had not been so bad under the Egyptians. ...
The Israelites left Egypt at evening after they had observed the weekly Sabbath on the 15th during the daytime. And because it was a weekly Sabbath, it means that the 8th, 22nd and 29th of the month are also weekly Sabbaths. We see how the creation week pattern of six work days and ...
And they were warned several days in advance by Egypt and the United States — which also has a well developed intelligence service — that something big was coming. This intelligence failure was so large that some conspiracy theorists have suggested that Israel wanted this attack to happen so ...