Post Avraham’s Journey This map features Avraham’s journey to and throughout the Promised Land, as described in Genesis 11:31-23:20…. Read More
Post Beersheba: The City Where all Three Patriarchs Lived Beersheba was the Biblical capital of the southern Negev region. Its name is a bit ambiguous, being made up of the two Hebrew words: Be’er (באר) meaning ‘well’, and the… Read More
Post Biblical Boundaries of the Land of Israel This map features the biblical boundaries of the Land of Israel as described in Genesis 15:18 and Genesis 17:8…. Read More
Post Where is Mount Moriah is located? The famous story of the Binding of Isaac begins with God telling Abraham to take his beloved son Isaac “to the land of Moriah” however, nowhere else in Genesis is… Read More
Post The Portion of Vayeira The Torah portion of Vayeira continues the story of Abraham as he establishes the foundation for the Jewish nation. Having circumcised himself at God’s command, he now encounters three visitors… Read More
Post The Balfour Declaration and Genesis 12:3 A wonderful aspect of reading the weekly Torah portion is the synchronicity that happens when the scripture matches up with current or historical events. This week, we read the section… Read More