According to Babbel, 8.3 million Israelis and 1 million people outside Israel speak Hebrew. Although Hebrew was considered a dead language by the third century CE, developing a greater understanding ...

It’s been over a week since Russian archaeologists announced the dramatic treasure trove discovered buried with the remains of a Sarmatian woman warrior who died 2,000 years ago in southern Russia.

NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible will go on display in London next week before an auction in May where it could sell for up to $50 million, Sotheby's said ...

The Hebrew Bible or usually known as the Tanakh is widely considered as holy scripture in Judaism which is also a significant book for Christianity, Islam, and even for the Baha’i Faith. It contains ...

The "Codex Sassoon," an ancient Hebrew Bible written in the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York City for $38.1 million. For the record: The price for "The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in conjunction with the Jewish Studies Program will offer courses this fall for students and others in the ...

A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts sold for $38 million in New York on Wednesday. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment ...

In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses the ...

The Codex Sassoon, which dates back more than a thousand years, could break records when it hits the auction block in May. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, ...