In today’s post, I decided to present the conflict between the first king of Israel and his successor David, the father of Solomon. According to the Bible, Saul is the first king of Israel. He may have begun his reign in 1042 BC. He died in 1010 BC in a battle with the Philistines on … Read more
Alexander III the Great, also known as Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia from the Argead dynasty from 336 to 323 BC, son of King Philip II, lived from 356 to 323 BC. Thanks to his conquests, Macedonia expanded its territory from the Balkans and Egypt in the west to Central Asia and India in … Read more
Today’s story concerns the killing of 185,000 Assyrian soldiers by an angel of Yahweh in a single night. One of the most famous military campaigns undertaken by the Assyrian king Sennacherib is his “Third War” against the kingdoms to the west, during which he attacked the kingdom of Judah and laid siege to its capital … Read more
In today’s post, I would like to draw attention to one of the aspects of the functionality of the Ark of the Covenant, which was the ability for the Israelites to talk to the Lord. According to the Bible, the Lord/Creator appeared to the Israelites above the upper plate closing the Ark and between the … Read more
The Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh describes the search for the secret or source of immortality by the legendary Uruk (or Unug) king Gilgamesh. The epic is based on earlier Sumerian tales about this ruler. Gilgamesh’s traveling companion and friend Enkidu is said to be a humanoid being, previously running around the steppe like an animal, … Read more
