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English: Dead Sea Scroll number 28a (1Q28a), from Qumran Cave 1; complete. From Qumran (Khirbet Qumran or Wadi Qumran), West Bank of the Jordan River, near the Dead Sea, modern-day State of Israel. On display at The Jordan Museum in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The Songs of Joy (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot) Song of the Sea from a Sefer Torah. The Song of the Sea (Hebrew: שירת הים, Shirat HaYam; also known as Az Yashir Moshe and Song of Moses, or Mi Chamocha) is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at Exodus 15:1–18.
English: Many Dead Sea Scrolls were found rolled-up inside specific jars. The jars were made locally, in the Dead Sea area, and had tightly-fitting covers. From Qumran (Khirbet Qumran or Wadi Qumran), West Bank of the Jordan River, near the Dead Sea, modern-day State of Israel. The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan Hashimite
This scroll consisted of 3 sheets, totaling 230 cm in length. They were rolled up and had to into 23 strips for scholars to read their content, which was written in the Hebrew Mishnaic dialect. Roman period, 1st century CE. From Qumran (Khirbet Qumran or Wadi Qumran), West Bank of the Jordan River, near the Dead Sea, modern-day State of Israel.
Numeira (also an-Numayra) is an archaeological site in Jordan near the southern Dead Sea. [1] The site has substantial Early Bronze Age remains. [2] The site is 280 metres (920 ft) below sea level, on the shore of the Dead Sea. [3] Numeira is also the name given to the river and valley adjacent to the archaeological site. The river is ...
The proposed Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance. In May 2009 at the World Economic Forum, Jordan introduced plans for a "Jordan National Red Sea Development Project" (JRSP). This is a plan to convey seawater from the Red Sea near Aqaba to the Dead Sea. Water would be desalinated along the route to provide fresh water to Jordan, with the brine ...
Dubbed “the largest ship in the world,” the Icon of the Seas spans 1,200 feet long and holds up to 5,610 passengers across its 20 decks. The ship is operated by 2,350 crew members. The ship is ...
The Old Testament uses the phrase "fire and brimstone" in the context of divine punishment and purification. In Genesis 19, God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah with a rain of fire and brimstone (Hebrew: גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ), and in Deuteronomy 29, the Israelites are warned that the same punishment would fall upon them should they abandon their covenant with God.