Ancient Palestine
Archaeologists have discovered a rare inscription on an ivory comb that sheds new light on the use of the Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago, marking what is likely the oldest-known full sentence in the Canaanite alphabetical script. The inscription encourages people to comb their hair and beards to rid themselves of lice. The sentence …
The Catholic military order of the Knights Templar was actually founded in Jerusalem in 1118 as an equivalent to Hassan-i Sabbah’s Order of Assassins. From their ranks to clothing and rituals, the Templars were inspired and influenced by this sect of the Nizari Ismailis After the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the Islamic state grew …
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After undergoing restoration for almost three years, remains of a fifth-century church from the Byzantine era in Gaza were reopened on Monday with the strip’s Hamas group leaders embracing their “Christian brothers.” The remains of a church and monastery were first discovered in Jabalia, a city in northern Gaza, in 1997 over an area spanning …
