Biblical Temple
BIBLICAL TEMPLE. [This entry is a discussion of the history, activities, and structure of the biblical Temple.]
The Hebrew Bible records various temples dedicated to God throughout anc...
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A small plane crashed into the side of a synagogue Wednesday night, killing the pilot, witnesses said.About a dozen people were inside Congregation Children of Israel's Walton Way Temple cooking a ...
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Jerusalem (dpa) - Herod the Great, whose tomb archaeologists said
Tuesday that have discovered at a location 15 kilometres south of
Jerusalem, was the biblical king who acco...
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Israelis lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Tuesday evening to begin the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, one of the country's most popular holidays.Hanukkah, which features presents, jelly-fi...
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President Bush recognized Hanukkah on Monday by remembering the kidnapping and murder in 2002 of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl at the hands of Islamic militants in Pakistan."His only cr...
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Under a baking sun, pieces of limestone carved with borders of rosettes and geometrical designs lay in three excavated pits Tuesday _ a desert site Israeli archaeologists say is the tomb of King He...
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Jerusalem (dpa) - It took 35 years, but on Tuesday Professor Ehud
Netzer of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem could finally announce
that he had solved a "great mystery" an...
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For some, it's a matter of pride. For others, it's about spreading the light of the season.Whatever the motivation, thousands of Jews around the world are taking part in menorah parades this Hanukk...
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A conference organized by former President Carter and others that aims to unite Baptists from more than 30 denominations says major political figures from both parties are tentatively planning to c...
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The Jerusalem municipality will submit new plans for a walkway leading to a disputed holy compound, a City Hall spokesman said Monday, but work was scheduled to continue at the site.The plans for t...
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