King David is one of the most celebrated figures of the Hebrew Bible, his name mentioned more often than even that of Moses. According to the Bible, David united the 12 tribes of ancient Israel ...

The robber expected David to reward him handsomely, showing bias along tribal lines, but the issues of civil war never ...

One theme that stands out clearly is the inscrutability and transcendence of God. In a passage in the book of Isaiah, God ...

Researchers think they have identified a biblical site known as Mahanaim, along with a residence that may have been used by ...

For more on Joshua’s faith and leadership, see Volume 89. Then, recently in 249, we discussed Joshua’s most famous verse: “As ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 'monumental' structure in Jerusalem that is mentioned in two books of the Bible ... David. One reference can be found in the first Book of Kings (11:27), as King ...

At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king. As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David finds himself on a journey to discover and ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...