In a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, researcher Sabine Kleiman argues that the biblical Rephaim Valley, traditionally located near Jerusalem, may instead lie ...

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now and Friday Focus podcasts and heads up The Times of Israel's features. It’s not often that ...

Today, the Hula Valley is one of the world’s most important bird watching centers. In Biblical times, it was the site of arguably the most important battle in the time of Judges. Today we are ...

Interpreting the Bible is a tricky business at the best of ... the humans who had ever lived could simultaneously fit into the valley of Jehoshaphat. This problem is relatively unknown now ...

A favorite site for archaeologists and biblical scholars ... in which cities along the lower Jordan Valley were abandoned, dropping the population from tens of thousands to maybe a few hundred ...