An analysis of incense burners discovered in the doomed city identified traces of resin imported from sub-Saharan Africa or ...

Across Christian denominations, Good Friday services are unlike those on most other days. They often include centuries-old, ...

With the head of a jackal and the power to weigh souls, Anubis ruled over death in ancient Egypt. But the truth of his ...

Passover, an eight-day Jewish holiday, celebrates the Israelites freedom from slavery in ancient Egypt. What to know about ...

Then, there is the question of life and death. Ancient Egypt was obsessed with death. Its greatest achievements — the ...

Passover, a major Jewish holiday celebrated by millions around the world, begins this week. Here's what to know.

The stele was discovered during the three-year-long restoration efforts of a gateway from the time of Ramesses III in Karnak.

In Israel, the holiday ends on April 8. Each year, the holiday falls on different dates due to Jewish tradition abiding by a lunar calendar. The holiday is almost always entirely in April, although ...

When analyzing the oldest books of the Bible, scholars have identified the work of various writers and editors. But how did ...

The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

Shannon Bream's book 'Nothing Is Impossible with God' examines biblical heroes Moses and Joseph, weaving in her story of ...