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Hi everyone. I did a study a while back that made me gain an appreciation for the LXX, and through that, gain a measure of respect for the Orthodox church. Later I learned how gnosticism invaded the western churches via Augustine, which has now made me curious about the Orthodox faith because it...

In bibles translated from the Masoretic Text, Zechariah 14:5 supposedly mentions fleeing east from Jerusalem through a split Mount of Olives to Azal. Azal was discovered in 1873-74, and Israel officially named it Nahal Azal (Azal River) in 1955. A big problem for the "you shall flee" narrative...

In 1873-74, Charles Clermont-Ganneau discovered Azal mentioned in Zechariah 14:5 based on the linguistic similarity of the (Hebrew) name Azal with Yasul (Arabic), a wady just south of the former City of David. In 1955, Israel named this river/valley Nahal Azal (Azal River), and in 1990 they...