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
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
Contrary to the accepted view, the story of the global flood is not just a biblical event, but has sources in most religions and societies around the world. This gives strong indications that the Flood actually happened, flooding most of the then existing continents and killing most of life on Earth. The first mention of … Read more
I took up the subject of Cain and Abel a few weeks ago, in the context of Cain killing Abel and his subsequent wanderings, crossing the ocean to a new land in South America, and building a city named after his son Enoch. In today’s post, I decided to direct my hypothetical considerations to the … Read more
