The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the wrong way round—showing the Mediterranean to the East—but its inclusion set a ...

While leaders have changed, borders have shifted, and even some names have been altered, a handful of nations referenced in The Bible remain. Here are several countries from The Bible that still exist ...

A Bible from 1525 with an incorrect map changed the way Europe imagined borders and territories for centuries.

Ancient Israel's unique notions of God drew on non-Israelite material from two related sources. First, Israel arose out of a Canaanite cultural matrix that has been well studied over the past century.