August 1
30
BCE: Mark Antony died. Following the victory of Octavian and Antony
over those who had murdered Julius Caesar, Antony became ruler of the Eastern
half of the Roman Empire. Antony did
name Herod as ruler of Judaea.&n…
July 23
501: A violent
earthquake hit Eretz Yisrael during which the town of Akko was totally
destroyed.
636: Following
the Battle of Yarmuk Arabs took control of most of Eretz Yisrael from the
Byzantine Empire.
1253: The Jews
were expelled from V…
To call it a death would be melodramatic, but something certainly “ceased to be” this week. It started as a trickle, an article here or there, then a deluge of Christian media outlets began carrying the story that Chip and Joanna Gaines, long hai…
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