Passover teaches freedom, but some progressive prophets insist it’s just another homework assignment in lecturing the ...

When Pharaoh Thutmose II died unexpectedly in his 20s, he left behind a kingdom in chaos and a two-year-old heir too young to rule. With Nubian rebels at the gates and a power vacuum threatening the ...

One researcher suggested that damage to sculptures of Hatshepsut had other causes.

Moses’ and Aaron’s first encounter with Pharaoh turned out, on a human scale, to be a disaster: The conditions of Hebrew slavery worsened. They now faced the same brick quota without the necessary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egyptian officials confirmed that a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope was stolen from the ...

One of the most theologically challenging chapters of the Exodus narrative is the one in which Pharaoh’s heart is “hardened.” Where is the moral choice or free will that characterizes Torah? If God ...

Jews the world over will gather around the Seder table this week to recount again the great narrative of their ancestors’ ...