Instead of worshipping Yahweh, the devotees were perhaps dedicated to Mars and Jupiter.
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In the Canaan religion, Yahweh was a lesser god, who was assigned the land of Israel. Here's how he became "God Almighty."
Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
When battles raged in ancient cities, their rocks blazed so brightly that they could be reoriented according to Earth's magnetic field.
According to the CDC, 50 countries worldwide have drinkable tap water. But look closer, and the picture is more nuanced.
The Te’omim Cave in the Jerusalem Hills is filled with skulls and oil lamps — objects a new study says may have been used in dark rituals.
Thomas Edison was on to something...
Israel’s buoyant currency, coupled with increased costs for transport and groceries, saw Tel Aviv jump five places from last year.
On the menu: stews, cheese, and fermented drinks.
A new analysis of an ancient hominin fossil sheds light on the "Out of Africa" dispersal events that occurred more than one million years ago.
When maps meet stamps, you get a love child called "cartophilately."
A new study says the reason cave paintings are in such remote caverns was the artists' search for transcendence.
To advance the gender-affirming healthcare of all those who transition, we must also understand the nature and causes of those who detransition.
Discover how the threads of myth, legend, and artistry have been woven together by storytellers to craft history.
Since our arrival, humans have driven a seven-fold drop in the mass of wild land mammals.
There is no rule that will force Omicron or another COVID variant to become less deadly over time, but there is reason for hope.
Within a month of that initial conversation, Peter Singer became a vegetarian.
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs.
If life is common in the Universe, then where is everybody? Known as the Fermi Paradox, a new project may help solve the riddle.
The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
When the great American tradition of the road trip meets the great Jewish tradition of the deli, we get the Great American Deli Schlep.
Flashy desalination technology is more costly and cumbersome than many other solutions.
Find it easier to sort out your friends' problems than your own? This paradox is for you.
Economic growth is more about quality than quantity.
The Persian Constitutional Revolution made unlikely allies and enemies of missionaries, ayatollahs, the shah, and his Russian ambassadors. Its legacy shaped modern-day Iran.
When it comes to vetting people for friendship, body odor seems to be a decisive factor.
Studying the display of personal wealth across time can help us better understand the history of socioeconomic inequality.
Solitude, by itself, does not predict feelings of loneliness.