the capitals) by location on a map: see the long list of Online Maps ... part of the Tetrarchy of Herod Antipas, 4 BCE - 39 CE Nazareth, Nain, Cana - towns in the interior of Southern Galilee ...

Israeli soldiers secure a lookout overlooking a road that was opened for two days, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, ...

In time for Easter, here's a look at some of the incredible artistic tributes to the Christian narrative that can be found ...

“In those days Israel had no king ... A few thousand years ago, Jesus of Nazareth rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, a humble entrance for someone believed to be the son of God who would soon ...

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors ...

Easter honors the resurrection of Jesus — a Jewish man from Nazareth in modern-day Israel considered by followers as the Messiah — three days after his crucifixion, which occurred about 2,000 ...

The offer marks Israel’s first proposal to bring back hostages from Gaza since it resumed the war in March. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under intense pressure from hostage families and ...

“Being King meant being the political leader of the people of Israel,” he wrote in his blog. “And only the Roman governor or someone the Romans appointed (like Herod) could be kin ...