Right. Particularly the Hebrews. They really wipe out the goddess. The term for the goddess, the Canaanite goddess, that's used in the Old Testament, is "the abomination." And so many of the ...

Readers might be tempted to skip the first 17 verses of Matthew’s Gospel. After all, it’s just a genealogy of who “begat” whom, a list of names we don’t recognize and can’t pronounce. We’re tempted to ...

I am anticipating a deluge of angry letters from people listing off important persons named Elimelech that I’ve ignored, but the truth remains that despite the continued use of that personal name si ...

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Using a slotted spoon, gently lower the eggs into the boiling water. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes ...

However, scholars agree that the name is that of the Canaanite god ‘Kothar wa-Khasis’, a pre-Arabic concept. The word ‘Khizr’ in every language means the ‘every-present’ and ‘ever ...

It is through this sacrifice that we endure.” The aggressor, by contrast, has become a modern Moloch, the bloodthirsty Canaanite god against whom the prophets of ancient Israel railed.

In Washington, President Trump and JD Vance talk a lot about God in their quest to remake America. In Silicon Valley, tech billionaires — long obsessed with religion-adjacent projects like ...

Norse mythology is full of powerful gods like Odin and Loki. But one of the most powerful was a goddess named Freya, or Freyja. Said to be the goddess of love, sex, fertility, war, and death, Freya ...

Born on April 8, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York, Norm had a lifelong passion for creativity and exploration. After graduating high school, he served in the Navy, an experience that shaped his discipline ...

The owner of the vacant commercial building at Grove and Elm Streets is seeking to amend the New Canaan Zoning Regulations so that a new pet store planned for the space can also offer grooming ...

Speaking at the launch of Namma Raste, he said resolving the city's congestion issues would take at least three years. Bengaluru’s traffic woes are so severe that even divine intervention wouldn ...