John Chrysostom (in Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος) Born 349 – Died 14 September 407), Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public…
The Abbey of the Dormition is an abbey and the name of a Benedictine community in Jerusalem on Mt. Zion just outside the walls of the Old City near the…
Naomi (Hebrew: נעמי) Standard Hebrew Noʻomi is Ruth’s mother-in-law in the Bible (Old Testament Book of Ruth). The etymology of her biblical Hebrew name (נָעֳמִי), which means “good, pleasant, lovely,…
The Prophet is an individual regarded as being in contact with a Divine Being and said to speak on that Entity’s behalf, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering…
The Golden Gate, is the only eastern gate of the Temple Mount and one of only two that used to offer access into the city from that side. It has…
Antioch on the Orontes (/ˈæntiˌɒk/; also Syrian Antioch) was an ancient Greco-Roman city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. Its ruins lie near the modern city of Antakya,…
The Egnatia Road (Greek: Ἐγνατία Ὁδός) also called the Via Egnatia was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. It crossed the Roman provinces of Illyricum,…
Damascus (Arabic: دمشق Dimashq) is the capital and likely the largest city of Syria, following the decline in population of Aleppo due to the ongoing battle for the city. It…
The First Crusade (1095–1099) was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to capture the Holy Land, called for by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont…
The Temple Mount (Hebrew: הַר הַבַּיִת, Har HaBáyit, “Mount of the House “), known to Muslims as the Haram esh-Sharif (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, al-Ḥaram al-Šarīf, “the Noble Sanctuary”, or الحرم…
The “War over Water” , also the Battle over Water , refers to a series of confrontations between Israel and its Arab neighbors Nations from November 1964 to May 1967 over control of water sources in the Jordan River drainage basin….
The Aliyah or Law of Return (Hebrew: חֹוק הַשְׁבוּת, ḥok ha-shvūt) is Israeli legislation, passed on 5 July 1950, which gives Jews the right to live in Israel and to…
The Seven Churches of Revelation, also known as The Seven Churches of the Apocalypse and The Seven Churches of Asia, are seven major churches of Early Christianity, as mentioned in…
In the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, a Plenary indulgence is “a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins”. It may reduce the…
The Wandering Jew is a legendary immortal man whose story began to spread in Europe during the early Middle Ages. The original legend concerns a Jew who taunted Jesus on…
