Bible History

Qumran

Also known as Kh. Mird, Kh. Qumran, Goumran, Gumran, City of Salt(?), Ir ha-Melah(?), Secacah(?), Kumran, Mesad, Mesad Hasidim (?), Oumran, Qumeran. Khirbet Qumran 10 miles south of Jericho, Qumran was on a "dead-end street" and provided a perfect location for the isolationist sect of the Essenes to live. The site was excavated by Catholic priest...

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John: Jesus, the Son of God

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Philemon: A Practical Letter

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Synagogues of the World - Jerusalem

The Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai synagogue is on Mishmeret Kehuna Street in the Old City. It served as the center of the Sephardic community and, to this day, the Chief Sephardic Rabbi, the Rishon LeZion, ceremoniously assumes his office here. The Ben-Zakai is named after the Second Temple sage Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai, as legend deems this spot as t...

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Romans: Good News for All

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Delos Synagogue

Nice Overview of the Synagogue with images and info. [Archaeology]...

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Galatians: Book of Liberty

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James: Practical Themes

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