I want you to think about a vivid episode from your childhood. Could be happy or sad, good or bad, just so that itโs a vivid memory. Might even be a story about you thatโs been told and retold. And, the very first thing that came to mind, thatโs the one I want you to … Continue reading Miriam, Exodus 2
A Startling Image
Inside, we saw many of the kinds of things we've been digging up in Akko, amphorae, giant storage jars, ancient glass, and all kinds of pottery. We also saw finds from other local sites, and this one arrested my attention mid-step: Inside, we saw many of the kinds of things we've been digging up in Akko, amphorae, giant storage jars, ancient glass, and all kinds of pottery. We also saw finds from other local sites, and this one arrested my attention mid-step:
Thot, Scarabs, and the Assyrian Army
Second breakfast is one long table covered in a blue cloth, laden with boiled eggs, yoghurt, labneh, olives, cut vegetables, hummus, fruit, and something specialโone day pancakes, another day fried eggs. All fifty of us come in from every part of the tel, dusty, hungry, and thankful for a chance to rest and eat after … Continue reading Thot, Scarabs, and the Assyrian Army

