Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations. The first ...

The Jewish tradition loves serious play with words. This week’s Torah portion begins with God’s telling Moses, “Go to Pharaoh” (Exodus 10:1) to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go.

The Pharaoh's curse was supposedly meant to afflict ... The expert also revealed a simple strategy to avoid such a fate: "Just two weeks ago, I discovered a sealed sarcophagus weighing 25 tons ...