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London, England

'Tapestry of Life' Mural

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.
The text on the bulla reads, <i>"LeNathan-Melech Eved HaMelech."</i>
biblical

Found: A Seal That May Have Belonged to a Biblical Courtier

If you know of another Nathan-Melech, this is your chance to speak up.
Matthew Taub April 1, 2019
Pater Noster Church.
Jerusalem, Israel

Church of the Pater Noster

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.
An entire bread altar to St. Joseph.
Gastro Obscura

St. Joseph's Day Altars

Elaborate bread sculptures grace these edible annual altars in Sicily and Sicilian communities abroad.
Ma'in Hot Springs
Mkawer, Jordan

Ma'in Hot Springs

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.
What is manna?
biblical

The Very Real Search for the Bible's Mythical Manna

Scholars, soldiers, and scientists have long puzzled over the supernatural substance.
Erica X Eisen March 18, 2019
Chicago, Illinois

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
The murals on the open chapel.
Actopan, Mexico

Open Chapel Murals of Actopan

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.
Basilica ruins.
Selçuk, Turkey

Basilica of St. John

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.
Jezebel sauce over cream cheese.
Gastro Obscura

Jezebel Sauce

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.
Amidst colored smoke bombs, a mock soldier prepares to throw eggs.
Gastro Obscura

Els Enfarinats

In Ibi, “the Floured Ones” use food, face paint, and firecrackers to stage a commemorative coup.
This Tissington well-dressing design, from 2013, marries a biblical theme with slightly more contemporary war imagery.
art

The Evolving Art of Well-Dressing

Tissington's famed plant-based installations have moved beyond traditional biblical scenes.
Cara Giaimo August 22, 2017
One of the skeletons whose DNA contributed to the study.
genetics

Found: The DNA of Ancient Canaanites

What really happened to this Biblical people?
Sarah Laskow July 28, 2017
Judean date palm in 2012.
Ketura, Israel

Judean Date Palm Methuselah

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.
Paintings on the walls
Matera, Italy

The Crypt of the Original Sin

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.
The shrine for the relics of the Apostle St. Thomas, Basilica in Ortona
Ortona, Italy

Relics of the Apostle St. Thomas

The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.
Selçuk, Turkey

Yedi Uyurlar Mağarası (Cave of the Seven Sleepers)

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.