Men who become gods are not divine. They are imperfect and not immune from ego and sin. Yet, the gods are revered not only for benevolence but also for wrath.

Drone footage captured by The Associated Press shows mounds of rubble stretching as far as the eye can see — remnants of the longest and deadliest war between Israel and Hamas in their blood-ridden ...

Philistines were very likely of Greek origin, as a new DNA study traces the origins of the ancient villains in the Eastern ...

Does the Biblical story of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt appear in Greek mythology? This article examines some possibilities.

Catholics will celebrate the feast of the Baptism of Jesus. Christian baptism is rooted in a rich symbolism of water in the ...

All levels of government sometimes need to acquire privately held land to provide services and community facilities, such as parks, schools, hospitals and roads. The required land can be acquired by ...

TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A large swath of land once the site of a proposed private development is moving one step closer to conservation. The roughly 100 acres at the south end of Topsail ...

It is worth noting that the name Palestine, which means land of the Philistines, was given to Judea as a “punitive step” by the Roman emperor Hadrian because of the Bar Kokhba revolt in the ...

The name “Palestine” itself has nothing to do with the Philistines as a people. Following the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 CE, the Romans sought to erase Jewish ties to the land called Judea and ...

Amos predicted dire punishment for the Philistines, who had taken “captive whole communities and sold them to Edom.” The Philistines had attacked the Israelites, enslaved and sold them to ...

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