governor of a province

Ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates in southern Mesopotamia. Abraham's birthplace, called 'Ur of the Chalde…

A wide wooden fork used to toss threshed grain into the air. The wind carries the chaff away; the heavier grai…

A binding agreement between two parties, sealed by a sign — a meal, a sacrifice, a mark on the body. Used thro…

Solomon builds the Temple. The kingdom splits in two after his death. Elijah confronts Ahab on Mount Carmel.

The slow decline of both Israel and Judah. Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 5…

The second half of the Chronicler's retelling: Solomon through the exile, focused on the southern kingdom of J…