The idea of nations as neatly bordered spaces can be traced partly to medieval maps of biblical Israel. In A Nutshell ...

A new study mapped ancient quarries in Jerusalem, offering rare insight into historic stonework hidden beneath the modern ...

Social media traps people in their own worldview. Opposing facts are hidden, mocked, or censored. People want to feel good.

Genesis 15 takes that promise and presses it deeper. God doesn’t bargain, negotiate, or meet Abraham halfway—He walks the covenant path alone. Abraham stands there watching the smoke and flame glide ...

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the ...

Chart from 500 years ago, reflected European ignorance of Holy Land, with later iterations improving; division into territories of 12 Israelite tribes set stage for international borders ...

A new Cambridge study reveals how the first Bible ever printed with a map, released in 1525 with the Holy Land accidentally reversed, ended up transforming far more than biblical illustration. The ...

Five hundred years ago, a Bible accidentally printed with a backwards map of the Holy Land sparked a revolution in how people imagined geography, borders, and even nationhood. Despite the blunder, the ...

During the Gaza war, Israel raced to redistrict land in the occupied West Bank, drastically changing the map. Palestinians say annexation is underway, though Israel denies it.

Coloring the world into tidy blocks with sharp edges feels natural today. Nations look solid on a classroom map.

Researchers chart 39 quarry sites from 117 excavations, shedding light on how “Jerusalem stone” built the city.