Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and ...

Jewish holidays are observed according to the Hebrew calendar, and Israeli law requires state institutions to include the Hebrew date on official letters and public notices. Yet most Israelis conduct ...

When the word Babylon is said in today’s culture there is one of two reactions. The first reaction is one of not caring because it does not immediately affect one’s life. When asking about Babylon ...

In the book of Daniel, Daniel and his three friends, who are taken into exile, are given food from the king’s table and trained in all of the ways of Babylon. For three years, Daniel and his friends ...

A Babylonian 'time capsule' buried for more than two millennia under the ruins of a ziggurat in modern-day Iraq has revealed never-before-seen details about the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar II. Two ...

The exiled people of Judah turned to their stories—and found the belief that God would save them as before. Centuries later, Christians did the same. David Carr rereads the familiar materials of the ...

All societies have had ways of understanding nature based on their experiences of it. For example, farmers need to understand the seasons and weather to know when to plant and harvest their crops.

Multinational Division South’s leaders and troops received a tour of Iraq’s ancient past here last week in an effort to assess its future. The division’s commander, Army Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, along ...