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Ancient Egypt

One of the Earliest Examples of the Semitic Alphabet Has Been Discovered on a Piece of Egyptian Limestone

ABGD vs. Halaham.

Amanda Borschel-Dan

May 24 2018 12:01AM

An Egyptian-Aramaic Papyrus Contains Rosh Hashanah Prayers from the 8th Century BCE

Scholars have deciphered three ancient psalms.

Karel van der Toorn

May 3 2018 12:01AM

The Torah’s Prohibitions of Incest Distinguished the Israelites from Their Neighbors

“After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do.”

Eve Levavi Feinstein

April 30 2018 12:01AM

Which Jews Came Out of Egypt? And When Did God Get Out of Our Heads?

Two important new books on the Bible.

Benjamin Sommer

March 29 2018 12:01AM

What Were Jewish Slaves in Egypt Building?

Temple storehouses, perhaps.

David Falk

March 26 2018 12:01AM

How the Torah Uses Egyptian Words and Customs to Color the Joseph Story

Reeds, dreams, and beards.

Gary Rendsburg

Dec. 22 2017 12:01AM

New Discoveries Support the Biblical Account of the Razing of Gezer

Destroyed by Egypt, rebuilt by Solomon.

Amanda Borschel-Dan

July 20 2017 12:01AM