August 17

986: During the days of
the First Bulgarian Empire, the army of Emperor Samuil of Bulgaria and his
brother defeat the Byzantines led by Basil II. 
The Bulgarian Empire had provided a haven for Jews escaping from the Byzantine
Army so th…

July 17

1203:  The Knights of the Fourth Crusade capture
Constantinople forcing the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus to flee from
his capital into exile.  Unlike other
Crusades, the focus of the Fourth Crusade was the Byzantine Empire a…

Lee University Chapel with Preston Williams II I January 17, 2023

July 17

1203:  The Knights of the Fourth Crusade capture
Constantinople forcing the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus to flee from
his capital into exile.  Unlike other
Crusades, the focus of the Fourth Crusade was the Byzantine Empire a…

It was on this day in the year 19 B.C. that a dedication ceremony was held to initiate the expansion of the Temple under the auspices of Herod the Great. The historian Josephus recorded that: “In the fifteenth year of his reign, Herod rebuilt the Temple, and encompassed a piece of land about it with […]