(1685-1759) Handel was a musician and composer. His most famous work was "Atalanta."
"Ramses II was a powerful sovereign, called Sesostris by the Greeks, identified by many with the Pharaoh…
Jerusalem plays an important role in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The 2000 Statistical Yearbook…
The almond is native to Iran, from northwestern Saudi Arabia, north through western Jordan, Israel,…
"The French officer rescuing Putnam from the Indians." - Lossing
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area. Located in the…
"Upupa epops, not unfrequently visits Britain, where it has nested on several occasions; it breeds from…
"Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart…
"And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah caused the sea to go back by a strong east…
"Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there…
"But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD,…
"And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest,…
"And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests…
"And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed…
" Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children…
"And the men arose, and went: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and…
"So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron…
"So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound…
"For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes…
"And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the…
"And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the…
Two husbandmen heading off to work during the reign of King Solomon. I Kings chapter 4 describes a time…
"And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and…
Color flag of Israel. White with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the Magen David…
Black and white outline flag of Israel. White with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as…
Put into effect by Menepta, he collected all of the leprous, unclean, and diseased people of Israel…
"Finally should be mentioned Jerusalem, capital of Palestine. It is situated fifteen miles west of the…
Also known as Kohen Gadol or Kohen ha-Gadol. The High Priest of Israel could officiate sacrifices and…
"Under the popular impulse, and against the theocratic principle, Saul, the son of Kish, of the tribe…
"The present structure, begun in 1163 and completed about 1240, suffered severely during the French…
"Found in 1868 at Dîbân, east of the Dead Sea. The monument records the victory of Mesha,…
Israeli women would often wear rings not just on their wrists, but on their noses and ears and ankles.
"And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O…
"And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout,…
"And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the…
"And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and…
"And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes,…
"And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened,…
"But Holofernes lay on his bed, fast asleep, being exceedingly drunk. And Judith spoke to her maid to…
"And after Antiochus had ravaged Egypt in the hundred and forty-third year, he returned and went up…
"And Apollonius gathered together the Gentiles, and a numerous and great army from Samaria, to make…
"And Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night: but there fell a very great snow, and he…
"...and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling…
"And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented…
"And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which…
"And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast…
"And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I…
"And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning…
"And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing,…
"Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there…
"And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables…