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As we gather with family this Thanksgiving, please join me in honoring the legacy of our faith and freedom by remembering the significance of this yearly celebration.

Israeli archeologists have uncovered an ancient fortress that they believe is linked to the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

Researchers in Nebraska have discovered the names of 102 indigenous children who died at a federal boarding school in the Genoa, Nebraska area during its operation between 1884 and 1934.

A 600-year-old Bible pendant that may have belonged to the family of an English king was uncovered in recent weeks by a metal detectorist who, at first, thought it was a gift shop trinket.

Archaeologists have uncovered several Roman statues at an abandoned medieval church in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire near the HS2 high-speed railway.

Israeli archaeologists have found a rare gemstone featuring an engraving believed to be of a biblical persimmon plant best known as the Balm of Gilead.

While scuba diving off of Israel’s Carmel Coast last Saturday, an Israeli man discovered a 900-year-old sword from the Crusader period.

Archaeologists recently discovered a wine-making factory from the Byzantine era in Southern Israel. The factory is believed to be the largest known complex of its kind from that time period.

Ken Ham, founder and president of the ministry Answers in Genesis, said he isn’t convinced that this new evidence points to the ark found in Genesis. "Has Noah’s Ark been found? We would say no,” Ham wrote. 

First Baptist Church, in Williamsburg Va., is set to celebrate its 245th anniversary this weekend. “The early history of our congregation, beginning with enslaved and free Blacks gathering outdoors in secret in 1776, has always been a part of who we are as a community,” said the Rev. Reginald F. Davis.