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Pharaoh’s downfall in the Red Sea (Exodus 14). Wood engraving, published in 1886. We are all familiar with the telling of the story. At the seder, after the youngest child recites the ma ...

First, a little bookkeeping. Several readers wrote to correct my assertion that God imposed a flat tax on the Hebrews. They explained that God’s half-a-shekel tariff is actually a head tax. With a ...

Tommy was 30 weeks in utero when he died in the womb of Rob Dauses’ wife, Shannon. The loss hit hard and lasted. For several years, Rob used what he calls “numbing agents” — including alcohol and his ...

Researching the various theories of which desert route the ancient Hebrews may have taken out of Egypt into the Land of Canaan in the biblical Exodus story – the geography of which has captivated ...