To make it suitable for Simon, petra is given a masculine ending, resulting in Petros, Peter in Greek. Elsewhere in the Bible, Simon Peter is also called Cephas (or Kephas). Cephas is from the ...

The Israeli military launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least ...

In a letter announcing the Dec. 29 closure of Petra and the Beast, chef-owner Misti Norris wrote, “I look forward to moving into a space where I can stay true to my core values…[a space] where ...

For hundreds of years, the 2,300-year-old city of Petra, Jordan was largely abandoned and uninhabited. Today, welcoming around a million visitors per year, it’s one of the most popular tourist ...

Twenty years ago, Petra Nemcova was waking up the morning after Christmas and preparing to leave her vacation in Thailand when disaster struck. In 2004, Nemcova was 25 years old and vacationing ...

Two decades after a devastating tsunami swept across Southeast Asia, Petra Nemcova is recalling what, and who, helped her survive the storm. “It’s always difficult to go back in that moment wh ...

Archaeologists have recently uncovered significant findings in Zanoah, a location mentioned in the Old Testament, shedding ...

The Year in Pictures: 2024 was made up of such extraordinary moments. And Times photographers captured them in extraordinary images. Faces Quiz: How well do you recognize some of the defining ...

Petra Wiehe Lieberman is Christian, and her husband, Lance Lieberman, is Jewish. This year, the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas, which means many interfaith homes — like the Lieberman ...

Nemcova was vacationing in Thailand when a tsunami struck on Dec. 26, 2004. In 2004, supermodel Petra Nemcova was on a dream vacation in Thailand with her boyfriend, fashion photographer Simon ...