In 1777, Hanukkah candles were lit during the Valley Forge encampment, the turning point of the Revolutionary War, which solidified the victory of George Washington’s Continental Army over the British ...

Christmas Day and the first day of Hanukkah coincided. At first glance, these celebrations have little in common, but a closer look reveals a powerful shared theme.

A new guest commentary from Adam Hamilton, senior pastor of Kansas City’s United Methodist Church of the Resurrection. | ...

The Hanukkah story took place when Jerusalem was ruled by the Seleucid kings, Greek-speaking successors of Alexander the ...

Hanukah is really for Muslim Jews for two reasons, One is because Hanukah (Hebrew for faithful dedication-Islam) refers to ...

According to the books of Exodus and Leviticus, this candelabra, fueled with pure olive oil, was to burn from evening until morning throughout the generations. Since the tabernacle was built to be God ...

The oil: Judah Makabee ordered the Temple to be purified, and a new altar to be built in place of the one polluted by pig’s ...

Hanukkah runs from sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, through sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2, in 2025. The first night of ...

According to ancient Greek Geographer Strabo, the ancient city of Stratonikeia was founded by the Seleucid king Antiochus I Soter (281–261 BC), a Greek ruler from the dynasty that emerged after the ...

The Minnesota Wild (18-5-4) and the Los Angeles Kings (16-8-3) contested on Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles. A showdown between the two teams turned into a physical battle, with the Kings ...

He entered the Second Temple of Jerusalem only to find a small jar of oil that had not been defiled by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom who invaded the Jews.