Genocide is defined by the Genocide Convention of 1951 (to which Israel is party) as acting with intent to destroy, in whole ...

I am sure that most of us prefer and love to be on the mountain top of our spiritual lives. The time when God is moving in ...

On June 12, Eve Karlin made Aliyah to Israel with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh. Twelve hours later, at 3:30 a.m., she ...

Interestingly, Ibn Parchon in his Machberet He’Aruch writes that lechichah refers to “eating quickly,” while lekikah refers ...

Despite having only 300 soldiers, Gideon defeated the Midianites, who were skilled in camels with camels, by employing innovative tactics and using war chariots.

The Midianites had far superior weapons and soldiers. What they lacked was what Gideon and his soldiers had: bravery, wisdom, a very good plan, and faith in God. They were fighting for the right ...

God intentionally weakened Gideon’s forces before his troops confronted the Midianites. First, those who were afraid were allowed to leave—twenty-two thousand men went home (Judges 7:3).

In desperation, Gideon took the unconventional step of threshing his harvest of wheat—apparently a meager harvest, at that—down “in the winepress” (6:11), beneath the line of sight of the Midianites.

Mysterious 2,500-year-old burials hint at human trafficking in ancient Israel A mass grave in the Negev excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority sheds light on funerary, divination, and ...

Jethro, father-in-law to one of Israel's great patriarchs, doesn't get mentioned much in Sunday School. However, we can learn some important lessons from his life.

He summons an army and prepares to engage the Midianites. God uses the least likely candidate—the weakest of the weak—to accomplish a rescue for his people.