River Jordan

River Jordan According to “Behind the Name”, the river’s name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarden), and it is derived from יָרַד (yarad) meaning “descend” or “flow down”. Watch this video by Jonathan Lipnick about its meaning. This...

Tell Me About Egypt

Tell Me About Egypt Egypt is a country in northeast Africa continent. (A continent is a very large land on Earth. There are 7 continents in the world, ordered from largest to smallest, they are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and...

Who were the Pharaohs?

Who were the Pharaohs? Pharaohs were kings of ancient Egypt. A Pharaoh owned all the land and ruled over the entire country of Egypt. He was the head of the government. He sets the laws, collected taxes, made wars and defended the country from foreign invaders.  ...