Find an encyclopedia entry on the biblical figure Abraham, father of Ishmael and Isaac. Explore links to find other resources.
Primary resources, including biblical and medieval manuscripts, with artists and image databases.
Peruse a brief encyclopedia article about this ancient Hebrew prophet and find links to related Encarta articles.
Home to more than 140,000 Hebrew and Jewish fragments recovered from Cairo's Ben Ezra Synagogue. Includes catalog and bibliographies.
Read about these ancient fertility gods and their origins with the Hebrews, the Shechemites, the Philistines and the Canaanites.
Briefly puts forth a history of the ancient Palestinian city and its evolution according to the Bible.
Read this reference guide's discussion of the history of the ancient city and find out how to access their premium resources on the subject.
Details the history of the area currently known as Lebanon, and describes its conquest by Egypt, and the raids of the Hittites.
Summarizes the history of this ancient Palestinian city where biblical Good Samaritan came from.
Details the ancient kings and capitals in Antioch, Syria, and Mesopotamia.
Furnishes an overview of the descendents of Shem first noted in the Bible. Offers details on Semitic language.
Learn about the history and biblical theories, about this peninsula located in northeastern Egypt.
Learn about the first know writing, called cuneiform. Learn about the inscriptions, how they were used, and how far back they date.
Brief comparison of the development of cultures, periods and reigns in near eastern nations from 3500 BCE to 0 CE.
Explores the Hebrew myth of Lilith with texts and analysis by Robert Graves, an essay by Jeffrey Smith, and an introduction to Gilgamesh.
Briefly describes the reign of the first king of ancient Israel who died during a battle with the Philistines in the 11th century BC.
Astronomer explains how a Roman coin revealed that the Star of Bethlehem was a Messianic Omen in Aries. Find links and ordering information.
Describes the current ruins of the ancient Mesopotamian city. Also describes the ziggurat of the deity, Nanna.