AMMAN — Abila, an ancient site located 13km northeast of Irbid, which belonged to the ancient federation known as the Decapolis, is a matter of interest for American scholars who have been running the ...
Medieval Christians drawing boundaries around ancient Israelite tribes on Holy Land maps had no idea they were influencing how later mapmakers would depict political power. Those red ink lines, meant ...
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A 500-year “Bible map” still shapes modern borders
The first printed Bible to include a map of the Holy Land appeared roughly 500 years ago, yet its vision of where sacred territory begins and ends still echoes in the way modern borders are drawn and ...
UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 19:01 US ET ON FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2025 / 00:01 UK (GMT) ON SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2025 The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in ...
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