The relationship between Yehuda and Yosef is a microcosm of the relationship between the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel (which ...

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Completing a crossword is a fun and rewarding way to test out your critical thinking and vocabulary skills. Of course, despite how great you think you are at them, there’s going to come a time where a ...

The tribes being spoken of are, of course, those of ancient Israel. The Israelites were divided into 12 tribes (not including the Levites who were not landowners). Each tribe was assigned a piece of ...

It is not a coincidence that Jerusalem Day falls on the eve of the Torah reading of Bemidbar (literal translation: "in the wilderness"). The desert is a chaotic and extreme place, hot by day and cold ...

Over 2,700 years ago, the Assyrians exiled the ten tribes of the Kingdom of Israel. The ten tribes would have returned at once to the Holy Land had not the Lord encircled them with the legendary river ...