The word Israel in Hebrew is יִשְׂרָאֵל.  It is formed from its root which has a meaning which most scholars think conveys ...

The snipe is a beautifully camouflaged bird with a Pinocchio beak. It inhabits marshlands in Europe, Asia, and New Zealand.

Like many of his contemporaries - including Jesus - the gospel author Luke was deeply familiar with narratives in the Hebrew ...

The profound difference between the twins, Jacob and Esau, is not rooted in genetics ... by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible) (credit: PUBLIC DOMAIN/VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS) This contrast ...

We notice in the Bible that Esau, when he was hungry, asked his brother for food Upon eating it, the Bible shows a significant change that happened in his life. Genesis 25:33-34 says, "Jacob said ...

Eliezer and Rebekah (engraving by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible) (credit ... of the oracle she had before the twins, Esau and Jacob, were born, in which God told her “the elder ...