The Moẓa temple's architectural plan and decorations that adorn the ritual vessels are similar to those attributed to Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem in the Book of Kings I chapter 6.

French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.

“About half a million Jews visited the Western Wall over the week of Passover in 2025 but only 6,315 of them went further up to the Temple Mount,” said Kikar HaShabbat, an ultra-Orthodox news site, ...

For Jews, the site once housed Solomon's Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was enshrined. Muslims believe it was from this rock that the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven during the Mi'raj, his ...

Zechariah was a priest and a prophet who stood above the people and admonished them. King Joash (ruled 836-798 BCE) gave orders to have Zechariah killed, and he was stoned to death in the courtyard of ...

The war was sparked by a complex mix of territorial disputes, mostly over the contested Shatt al-Arab waterway, a vital oil ...

New Testament scholar N T Wright recently pushed back on the assumption that Jesus and the apostle Paul expected the world to ...

Rather than focusing on apocalyptic themes, Mr. Arnold advocated for what he called a "positive vision" based on the final ...

Stuart Gray and his daughters, India and Daisy, had travelled from Newton Abbot, Devon with two very special gifts, an ...

In the holy writings of the ancient Jews, King Cyrus of Persia has the distinction of being the first and only foreign Messiah.

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?Authors ...

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war? We asked three experts for their views. The Bible Robyn J.