How tall is God? Study aims to calculate Yahweh’s stature
Another estimate by Ziony Zevit placed Yahweh’s height at “ca. two hundred and twenty-three centimetres tall,” based on ...
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Miracle of Jewish survival: History and meaning of Purim
Purim, therefore, is the prototype for Jewish survival during exile. The Divine Providence hidden in apparently random events ...
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Lost toilets of the First Temple: 2700-year-old private toilet found in Jerusalem
(JTA) — A 2700-year-old toilet from the days of the First Temple in Jerusalem has been discovered by Israel’s Antiquities Authority. Built as a private toilet stall at a time when few could ...
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How Many Israelite Temples Were Built?
According to the Bible, David gathered building materials for a temple that was to replace Israel’s mobile house of worship, called the tabernacle, which had been built under Moses’s direction during ...
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Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock
Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims. Historians have associated it with Mount Moriah (where the binding of Isaac took place) and Mount Zion (where the ...