It had become a lush fertile oasis in the area that lay on the crossroads of access to the entire region. It was also the oldest city on earth, and had experienced many different occupations throughout the millennia. Because of its central location and resources, it was of strategic military impo...
It was a simple pier, made for the purpose of a sole black boat tethered to its posts. Memories of the previous evening intruded on his thoughts. The ale wife Shiduri would not tell Gilgamesh what she was, goddess or other, but one thing was sure, she was beyond human. Gilgamesh doubted her claim...
It was early morning on the first day after the Sabbath, and they had brought spices to anoint the body of their crucified rabbi. Because he had been crucified just before the Sabbath, they did not have the time to anoint him before their day of holy rest. Mary was lost in...
But he would never make it to the sanctuary to alert David, because he met another pair of travelers on the road to that fateful town. Ishbi and Saph ate their meal uncooked, to avoid the attention a fire might draw. “I must say,” said Ishbi, “eun...
When they had escaped Sheol, the other archangels stayed behind to finish their task of binding the Rephaim. Uriel had explained to Noah that the archangels would get reinforcements and seek out the last of the human tribes in the West. A war was coming, a war of gods and men. The fallen Watchers...
The Seraphim were a different breed, created exclusively for God’s own guard. The Cherubim were sphinx-like, but these had four faces and four wings, and they sparkled like burnished bronze. Their faces were those of human, lion, ox, and eagle. Beside each one was an object that appeared to be a ...
It was king over all the sons of pride. Its scales were impenetrable armor to javelins and fishhooks. Even its underbelly was like sharp potsherds that seemed indestructible. It had a main head that guided the monstrous bulk through the waters, with massive jagged teeth the size of a man. But its...
Eliezer had loved her dearly, but so had Abram and Sarai. She would be sorely missed with her optimistic perspective on life and her dedication to Sarai. She had even been Sarai’s confidante in troubled times. They buried her just outside the forest and placed some dolmens, large marker stones, o...