The Biblical Museum of Natural History
The Biblical Museum of Natural History is located in Beit Shemesh, Israel
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Filming with a striped hyena
Filming for a documentary with a quasi-tame striped hyena at Akwaaba Predator Park in South Africa. This footage will not be used in the final product! Come see a non-dangerous striped hyena at The Biblical Museum of Natural HIstory in Beit Shemesh, Israel - BiblicalNaturalHistory.org
Beth Shemesh Museum and hard cidar
The OU Team does Rabbi Slifkin's new natural history museum and tries out the new hard cider and lemonade..I know I look drunk, but that was becasue it was a selfie before I drank
Jonathan Sacks and Yoram Hazony: Is the Bible a Work of Philosophy?
A public conversation moderated by Daniel Johnson, Standpoint Magazine, The Natural History Museum, London October 14, 2012
Welcome to Zoo Torah
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Iron Age Philistine Vessel from Israel
An Iron Age Philistine krater was recently excavated in Grid 38. It is one of the finest and best preserved whole vessels from this period that have been found at the site.
The krater has bright red and black decoration, a hallmark of the Philistine Bichrome class of pottery. It was found sunken into the ground up to its rim and surrounded by a basin of shells, which are visible in the photo. All of the shells were placed cusp side down.
This placement created an installation that we believe was used to collect and retain liquids. Many of these types of sunken vessel installations have been found at Ashkelon in Iron Age (Philistine) levels, although none but this one have included such a beautiful Bichrome vessel.
Expedition to Israel. 2011
Expedition to Israel. Otober-November 2011. Biblical Department of Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy. The representatives of Saint Petersburg Theological Academy and of The Orthodox Encyclopaedia took part in this expedition.
Google, Israel Antiquities Authority launch Dead Sea Scrolls digital library
Using Google and NASA technology, the new website allows visitors to look at and read the fragments, text search in Hebrew and in English translation, as well as place the specific scroll at the site where it was first found..
From the Tent of the Tabernacle To the Temple of God
From the Tent of the Tabernacle To the Temple of God
Museum shows off Palace of Libya's ancient mosaics
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Qasr Libya is a town famous for its Byzantine ruins and stunning mosaic floors.
A museum was opened in the 1970s to show off these mosaics, which are considered the greatest artistic treasures of Libya.
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Qasr Libya (Palace of Libya), Olbia or Theodoureas as it was known in ancient times, is a Libyan town located about 150 km (93 miles) east of Benghazi in the region of Al-Jebel Akhdar (the Green Mountain). The archaeological town is located to the north of the small town of Bayda.
The town is known for its Byzantine ruins: the first Byzantine mosaic was discovered in 1957 when a worker found a piece by mere coincidence.
When the area was discovered and studied afterwards by a French professor and a team from the Libyan Antiquities Authority, they found a whole floor of the mosaic containing 50 plates, all intact, including the famous mosaic of the Alexandria lighthouse (Pharos), one of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Dr. Saad Al-Dalal, Dean of the Libyan Faculty of History and Civilisation and a professor of Greek and Roman History, explains how the palace actually existed centuries before the arrival of the Romans in the area, in fact the palace was built originally by the Greeks in the fourth century BC. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian re-established the palace in 539 AD:
The palace of Olbia was built during the period of the Emperor Justinian. This palace was built and was called Theodoureas, after Emperor Justinian's wife. The name was changed to his daughter Olbia after that, says Al-Dalal.
Two churches were identified in the area, the first one is an eastern Church which was discovered in 1957, and the second is a western Church, which was discovered in 1964.
The Roman Empire in the west adopted the Catholics' Christianity, and the Roman Empire in the east adopted the Orthodox Christianity. Therefore, the denominations of the Churches are in a western Church and an eastern Church, not the place, but the result of the division of the two Christian denominations, adds Al-Dalal.
There are five known ancient bishops of this ancient diocese. The first two are mentioned in the letter written by Sinesio di Cirene to Theophilus of Alexandria in 412 AD, and also Bishop Publius who took part in the council of Ephesus 431.
Since 1933 Olbia has been included among the bishopric holders of the Catholic Church.
In 1972, a small archaeological museum was opened near the Western Church, known as the Byzantine Mosaic Museum.
The small museum displays mosaic floor pieces that belong to the western church, including a rare mosaic piece that shows the shape of the Alexandria lighthouse.
The floor mosaics are considered among the greatest artistic treasures of Libya.
The excavators were convinced that there were more churches in the neighbourhood, but so far, they have not been excavated.
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Rabbi Slifkin, Randomness and Determinism
Rabbi Slifkin's arguments on the compatibility of evolution and religion elevate the debate far above the polarized world of extremes.
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Ein Gedi archaelogy
Arbel Cliffs Monte Arbel
In Israel remember to appoint a visit to the cliffs of Arbel, and Isralei nacional reserve and view a panorama of the Holy Land.
Quando estiver em Israel, marque uma visita a reserva natural de Arbel e contemple um panorama da Terra Santa.
List of natural history museums | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:34 1 Africa
00:00:42 1.1 Algeria
00:00:56 1.2 Angola
00:01:12 1.3 Botswana
00:01:24 1.4 Canary Islands
00:01:44 1.5 Egypt
00:02:00 1.6 Ethiopia
00:02:14 1.7 Kenya
00:02:28 1.8 Mozambique
00:02:41 1.9 Namibia
00:02:56 1.10 South Africa
00:03:58 1.11 Sudan
00:04:10 1.12 Tanzania
00:04:24 1.13 Tunisia
00:04:36 1.14 Uganda
00:05:04 1.15 Zimbabwe
00:05:17 2 Asia
00:05:26 2.1 China
00:06:38 2.2 India
00:07:26 2.3 Indonesia
00:07:39 2.4 Iran
00:08:23 2.5 Iraq
00:08:35 2.6 Israel
00:09:03 2.7 Japan
00:11:35 2.8 Jordan
00:11:46 2.9 Kyrgyzstan
00:11:59 2.10 Malaysia
00:12:14 2.11 Mongolia
00:12:32 2.12 Oman
00:12:44 2.13 Pakistan
00:12:56 2.14 Philippines
00:13:16 2.15 Qatar
00:13:28 2.16 Singapore
00:13:42 2.17 South Korea
00:14:04 2.18 Taiwan
00:14:34 2.19 Thailand
00:17:35 2.20 United Arab Emirates
00:17:48 2.21 Uzbekistan
00:18:00 2.22 Vietnam
00:18:16 3 Central America
00:18:25 3.1 Belize
00:18:38 3.2 Costa Rica
00:19:16 3.3 Dominican Republic
00:19:37 3.4 Grenada
00:19:48 3.5 Guatemala
00:20:19 3.6 Honduras
00:20:31 3.7 Nicaragua
00:21:26 3.8 Panama
00:22:24 4 Europe
00:22:33 4.1 Albania
00:22:45 4.2 Armenia
00:23:00 4.3 Austria
00:24:49 4.4 Azerbaijan
00:25:12 4.5 Belarus
00:25:29 4.6 Belgium
00:25:46 4.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina
00:26:00 4.8 Bulgaria
00:26:50 4.9 Croatia
00:27:50 4.10 Czech Republic
00:28:09 4.11 Denmark
00:28:35 4.12 Estonia
00:28:52 4.13 Finland
00:29:23 4.14 France
00:31:21 4.15 Georgia
00:31:44 4.16 Germany
00:35:08 4.17 Greece
00:35:45 4.18 Greenland
00:35:57 4.19 Hungary
00:37:14 4.20 Iceland
00:37:27 4.21 Ireland
00:37:52 4.22 Italy
00:40:51 4.23 Latvia
00:41:03 4.24 Liechtenstein
00:41:15 4.25 Lithuania
00:41:32 4.26 Luxembourg
00:41:45 4.27 Macedonia
00:41:58 4.28 Malta
00:42:11 4.29 Moldova
00:42:24 4.30 Monaco
00:42:36 4.31 Montenegro
00:42:50 4.32 The Netherlands
00:43:58 4.33 Norway
00:44:27 4.34 Poland
00:45:00 4.35 Portugal
00:46:21 4.36 Romania
00:49:15 4.37 Russia
00:50:21 4.38 Serbia
00:50:43 4.39 Slovenia
00:50:58 4.40 Slovakia
00:51:14 4.41 Spain
00:52:53 4.42 Sweden
00:53:55 4.43 Switzerland
00:54:57 4.44 Turkey
00:55:17 4.45 Ukraine
00:56:09 4.46 United Kingdom
00:56:18 4.46.1 England
00:57:49 4.46.2 Scotland
00:58:23 4.46.3 Wales
00:58:37 4.46.4 Northern Ireland
00:58:48 5 North America
00:58:57 5.1 Bermuda
00:59:10 5.2 Canada
00:59:18 5.2.1 Alberta
00:59:41 5.2.2 British Columbia
01:00:11 5.2.3 Manitoba
01:00:51 5.2.4 New Brunswick
01:01:02 5.2.5 Newfoundland
01:01:17 5.2.6 Nova Scotia
01:01:34 5.2.7 Ontario
01:02:04 5.2.8 Quebec
01:02:43 5.2.9 Saskatchewan
01:03:13 5.2.10 Yukon
01:03:30 5.3 Mexico
01:04:34 5.4 United States
01:04:43 6 Oceania
01:04:52 6.1 Australia
01:07:01 6.2 Indonesia
01:08:29 6.3 New Zealand
01:09:02 7 South America
01:09:11 7.1 Argentina
01:13:12 7.2 Bolivia
01:13:41 7.3 Brazil
01:15:04 7.4 Chile
01:15:29 7.5 Colombia
01:16:06 7.6 Ecuador
01:16:20 7.7 Guyana
01:16:32 7.8 Paraguay
01:16:45 7.9 Peru
01:17:04 7.10 Trinidad and Tobago
01:17:21 7.11 Uruguay
01:17:40 7.12 Venezuela
01:18:49 8 See also
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This is a list of natural history museums, also known as museums of natural history, i.e. museums whose exhibits focus on the subject of natural history, including such topics as animals, plants, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, and climatology.
Some museums feature natural-history collections in addition to other collections, such as ones related to history, art and science. In addition, nature centers often include natural-history exhibits.
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Jerusalem | Wikipedia audio article
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00:06:00 1 Names: history and etymology
00:06:11 1.1 Ancient Egyptian sources
00:06:42 1.2 Etymology
00:07:58 1.3 Hebrew Bible and Jewish sources
00:08:39 1.4 Oldest inscriptions
00:09:23 1.5 Jebus, Zion, City of David
00:10:14 1.6 Greek, Roman and Byzantine names
00:10:41 1.7 Salem
00:11:44 1.8 Arabic names
00:12:36 2 History
00:13:58 2.1 Overview of Jerusalem's historical periods
00:14:09 2.2 Age
00:16:30 2.3 Prehistory
00:17:05 2.4 Ancient period
00:20:02 2.4.1 Biblical account
00:22:01 2.5 Classical antiquity
00:29:38 2.6 Middle Ages
00:36:51 2.7 Ottoman rule (16th–19th centuries)
00:41:53 2.8 British Mandate (1917–1948)
00:44:16 2.9 Divided city: Jordanian and Israeli rule (1948–1967)
00:50:29 2.10 Israeli rule (1967–present)
00:55:22 3 Political status
00:58:08 3.1 International status
00:59:17 3.2 Status under Israeli rule
01:02:25 3.3 Jerusalem as capital of Israel
01:07:18 3.3.1 Government precinct and national institutions
01:08:24 3.4 Jerusalem as capital of Palestine
01:09:56 4 Municipal administration
01:12:03 5 Geography
01:14:46 5.1 Climate
01:17:23 6 Demographics
01:17:33 6.1 Demographic history
01:18:47 6.2 Current demographics
01:27:24 6.3 Urban planning issues
01:28:45 7 Religious significance
01:32:43 8 Economy
01:37:22 8.1 High-rise construction
01:39:56 9 Transportation
01:42:56 10 Education
01:48:07 11 Culture
01:55:18 11.1 Media
01:56:04 11.2 Sports
01:58:25 12 Twin towns and sister cities
01:58:49 13 See also
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Jerusalem (; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds) is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, and attacked 52 times,. The part of Jerusalem called the City of David shows first signs of settlement in the 4th millennium BCE, in the shape of encampments of nomadic shepherds. Jerusalem was named as Urusalim on ancient Egyptian tablets, probably meaning City of Shalem after a Canaanite deity, during the Canaanite period (14th century BCE). During the Israelite period, significant construction activity in Jerusalem began in the 9th century BCE (Iron Age II), and in the 8th century the city developed into the religious and administrative center of the Kingdom of Judah. In 1538, the city walls were rebuilt for a last time around Jerusalem under Suleiman the Magnificent. Today those walls define the Old City, which has been traditionally divided into four quarters—known since the early 19th century as the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Quarters. The Old City became a World Heritage Site in 1981, and is on the List of World Heritage in Danger.Since 1860 Jerusalem has grown far beyond the Old City's boundaries. In 2015, Jerusalem had a population of some 850,000 residents, comprising approximately 200,000 secular Jewish Israelis, 350,000 Haredi Jews and 300,000 Palestinians. In 2011, the population numbered 801,000, of which Jews comprised 497,000 (62%), Muslims 281,000 (35%), Christians 14,000 (around 2%) and 9,000 (1%) were not classified by religion.According to the Bible, King David conquered the city from the Jebusites and established it as the capital of the united kingdom of Israel ...
Megido - Arqueologia Bíblica Nos Passos de Josué
Megido - Arqueologia Bíblica Nos Passos de Josué
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Megido foi um dos campos de batalha mais disputados em toda a história do Mundo, sua posição estratégica tornou-a alvo dos grandes conquistadores por controlar a rota da costa para a Síria e Mesopotâmia. Ela também é lembrada no NT como o local onde haverá a última grande batalha entre as forças do mal e as forças da luz. Este vídeo é parte do Programa A Bíblia Viva, todos os direitos reservados ao Cafetorah.com e a Miguel Nicolaevsky, Israel, 2015.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Jerusalem (; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds) is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. The part of Jerusalem called the City of David was settled in the 4th millennium BCE. Jerusalem was named as Urusalim on ancient Egyptian tablets, probably meaning City of Shalem after a Canaanite deity, during the Canaanite period (14th century BCE). During the Israelite period, significant construction activity in Jerusalem began in the 9th century BCE (Iron Age II), and in the 8th century the city developed into the religious and administrative center of the Kingdom of Judah. In 1538, the city walls were rebuilt for a last time around Jerusalem under Suleiman the Magnificent. Today those walls define the Old City, which has been traditionally divided into four quarters—known since the early 19th century as the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Quarters. The Old City became a World Heritage Site in 1981, and is on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Since 1860 Jerusalem has grown far beyond the Old City's boundaries. In 2015, Jerusalem had a population of some 850,000 residents, comprising approximately 200,000 secular Jewish Israelis, 350,000 Haredi Jews and 300,000 Palestinians. In 2011, the population numbered 801,000, of which Jews comprised 497,000 (62%), Muslims 281,000 (35%), Christians 14,000 (around 2%) and 9,000 (1%) were not classified by religion.According to the Bible, King David conquered the city from the Jebusites and established it as the capital of the united kingdom of Israel, and his son, King Solomon, commissioned the building of the First Temple. These foundational events, straddling the dawn of the 1st millennium BCE, assumed central symbolic importance for the Jewish people. The sobriquet of holy city (עיר הקודש, transliterated ‘ir haqodesh) was probably attached to Jerusalem in post-exilic times. The holiness of Jerusalem in Christianity, conserved in the Septuagint which Christians adopted as their own authority, was reinforced by the New Testament account of Jesus's crucifixion there. In Sunni Islam, Jerusalem is the third-holiest city, after Mecca and Medina. In Islamic tradition, in 610 CE it became the first qibla, the focal point for Muslim prayer (salat), and Muhammad made his Night Journey there ten years later, ascending to heaven where he speaks to God, according to the Quran. As a result, despite having an area of only 0.9 square kilometres (0.35 sq mi), the Old City is home to many sites of seminal religious importance, among them the Temple Mount with its Western Wall, Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Outside the Old City stands the Garden Tomb.
Today, the status of Jerusalem remains one of the core issues in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, West Jerusalem was among the areas captured and later annexed by Israel while East Jerusalem, including the Old City, was captured and later annexed by Jordan. Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War and subsequently annexed it into Jerusalem, together with additional surrounding territory. One of Israel's Basic Laws, the 1980 Jerusalem Law, refers to Jerusalem as the country's undivided capital. ...