Washington: Severely criticizing Iran’s Supreme leader, Saudi Arabia’s ‘Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’ said, “Iran’s Supreme Religious leader Ayatollah Khamenei is more dangerous than Hitler. There is an evil trio operating in the world. Iran and the terrorist organisations ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ with ‘Al Qaeda’ and ‘IS’ constitute the evil trio.” Prince Mohammed said that the […]
With the death of Joshua, the period ordinarily regarded as ancient, came to an end. The period that followed, (i.e. after the 13th-12th century BC), though about 3 thousand years old, is termed ‘modern’ by many scholars as it is well documented. Moreover, strong evidences to support the events that occurred in this era and […]
Having emerged victorious over 31 kings and having conquered thus, a sizeable part of Canaan, Joshua allocated the land to the ‘Twelve Tribes of Israel’. The moment the Israelites set foot in the land of Canaan, Joshua shifted the ‘Tabernacle’ from Gilgal to Shiloh, which was a centrally located city. The Tabernacle had always occupied […]
Having crossed the Jordan, the Israelites had camped at Gilgal. It was here that Joshua had, along with the memorial of the Twelve Stones, also got the Tabernacle temporarily erected, the Tabernacle that served to remind the Israelites of God’s constant companionship throughout the time they wandered the desert. It was to be here for […]
The death of Moses drowned the Israelites in a sea of sorrow. It was now Joshua, the trusted aide of Moses, who had assumed his responsibilities. It was the duty of the 82 year-old brave Joshua to take the Israelites to the ‘Promised Land’. To ensure the passage of such a large congregation of Jews […]
Moses realized his mistake. He accepted it and along with it also, the punishment that God pronounced. He had no complaints. The same punishment was meted out to Aaron as well for being part of the idol and animal worship. He was not going to set foot on the land of Canaan either. It was […]
The sound of the horn grew louder, crescendoed for a long time, scaled a particular high point and suddenly ceased…. A profound silence descended on the Jews, who then heard a sombre yet solemn voice, the voice of God. The first ten sentences uttered by God that fell on the ears of the Jews, received […]
Thus, by providing divine food from the skies, God saved the Israelites from starvation. This phenomenon went on not for one or two years but for forty long years. The Jews now travelled on from the desert of Zin. The assemblage continued following the ‘Pillar of the Cloud’ by day and the ‘Pillar of the […]
Davos: Prime minister warned that climate change, terrorism and protectionism as three major global threats. The prime minister pointed this out while speaking from the dais of the ‘World Economic Forum’. He reminded that the current world is not represented in the organisations established after the second world war without mentioning that India was denied […]
Thus, the grace and blessings of God successfully averted the threat that the Pharaoh, all along in hot pursuit, meant to the Jews. Free from fear, they now proceeded with their journey. They traversed human settlements, leaving behind habitation of all kinds and were soon trudging across barren desert land. They were now fast running […]