Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology

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Kingdom of
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Solomon
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Articles

The Khirbet Qeiyafa Shrine Model: Insights Into Biblical Architecture

What a 3,000-year-old artifact reveals about royal Solomonic construction

Tel Shiloh 2024: End-of-Season Interview With Dr. Scott Stripling

Winged Wisdom

How biblical authors used birds for some soaring symbolism

Tel Shiloh 2024: End-of-Season Interview With Dr. Scott Stripling

Winged Wisdom

How biblical authors used birds for some soaring symbolism

Announcing an Exciting New Development!

A new venture will allow the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology to reach more of our friends in Israel.

Earliest Deep-Sea Shipwreck Ever Discovered Found Off Israel’s Coast

A 3,300-year-old vessel laden with hundreds of Late Bronze Age Levantine storage vessels

Coin Hoard Discovered in Lod

A major coin hoard from the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule—1,670 years ago

Where Is Mount Sinai? Part 2: Journey to Jabal Musa

In this second installment of our two-part series, we retrace the Israelites’ journey into the southern Sinai Peninsula—to Jabal Musa.

Where Is Mount Sinai? Part 1: Not in Saudi Arabia

A two-part series in defense of the traditional southern Sinai Peninsula site. In this first installment, we address the increasingly popular Saudi Arabia theory.

The Hanging Gardens … of Nineveh?

Have the Hanging Gardens of Babylon been misinterpreted? And could this ancient ‘wonder for all peoples’ be mentioned in the Bible?

Was Rahab Really a Canaanite?

Against the backdrop of biblical history and archaeological discovery lies a theological conundrum—and a fascinating solution.

Headlines

A Lost Civilization’s Partial Alphabet Was Discovered in a Social Media Post

The Nuzi Tablets: Bronze Age Records From the Time of the Patriarchs

Excavations in Aswan Uncover 33 Ancient Tombs

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Eilat Mazar

Hebrew University archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar excavated ancient Jerusalem for more than 50 years. Dr. Mazar was a world-class biblical archaeologist who uncovered evidence of some of the Bible’s greatest stories and characters.

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Videos And Documentaries

Tel Shiloh 2024: End-of-Season Interview With Dr. Scott Stripling

Key Takeaways From a Revolutionary Carbon-dating Study of Biblical Jerusalem

Interview: Is This Moses?

Has Moses’s identity been discovered?

Mesha Stele: The Second ‘House of David Inscription’

An interview with Prof. Michael Langlois

The Khirbet Qeiyafa Shrine Model and the Temple of Solomon

Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Finds of 2023

‘Kingdom of David and Solomon Discovered’ Archaeology Exhibit Opening Ceremony

Mapping the Land of Israel

AIBA staff make a 3D map of Israel in preparation for the upcoming ‘Kingdom of David and Solomon Discovered’ exhibit.

In the Making: ‘Kingdom of David and Solomon Discovered’ Archaeology Exhibit

Outposts Built by King David Discovered in Southern Israel

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Imagine being able to glide your hand over stone walls built by King Solomon, or walk through an ancient gatehouse used as a pulpit by Isaiah and other biblical prophets. Imagine being able to visit King David’s palace, or walk through the 1,740-foot tunnel carved from stone by King Hezekiah, or peer into the pit Jeremiah the prophet was cast into. We can help you do all this and more—join us for a tour of ancient Jerusalem!

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Israel’s Biblical History

Use this interactive map to explore the history, geography and archaeology of Jerusalem and Israel. To see more detail, scroll in with your cursor or click the zoom button. For more information, click a label.