Rabbi Natan Slifkin joins Monte Judah on The Lion’s Share to explore Israel’s biblical natural history, from lions and jackals to ancient date palms, revealing how creation itself testifies to God’s promises to Israel.

00:00 – Welcome to The Lion’s Share

00:26 – Introducing Rabbi Natan Slifkin

02:05 – Early life, love of animals, and rabbinic studies

04:18 – Founding the Biblical Museum of Natural History

05:10 – Incorrect biblical animal translations

07:40 – Samson’s “foxes” and the jackal revelation

10:10 – Lions, bears, and predators once roaming Israel

11:55 – Understanding biblical animals more accurately

14:20 – The Behemoth: hippo of the ancient Near East

17:15 – Israel’s climate history and forest decline

19:00 – Prophetic restoration of Israel’s land

21:25 – Return o ...