The Ark of the Covenant gathers theories faster than any relic, yet one prophecy shapes nearly every serious discussion about its fate. Known as the Prophecy of the Hidden Ark in the Apocalypse of ...

A legend involving an ancient doomsday prophesy could be interpreted to say Pope Francis' death marked the last head of the Catholic Church – but don't get too worried. The legend traces back to a ...

2,700 years ago, someone carved a message to the ancient king Esarhaddon in a tunnel under a tomb. The message remained sealed away, unseen and undocumented by archaeologists, until the '80s and '90s.

In a period of four centuries, ancient Israel produced a unique succession of spokesmen for God—the Hebrew prophets. These inspired preachers profoundly influenced the shape of Judaism and ...