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Kingdom of
David and
Solomon
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Articles

The Hyksos: Evidence of Jacob’s Family in Egypt?

There are some uncanny parallels among the Semitic rulers of Lower Egypt—right down to their individual names.

The Quarries of Darius’s Palace Discovered

Shedding light on the setting for the book of Esther

Season Wrap-up: Excavating Jerusalem’s Gatehouse

The Quarries of Darius’s Palace Discovered

Shedding light on the setting for the book of Esther

Season Wrap-up: Excavating Jerusalem’s Gatehouse

מימי דוד רשת ערים

Revealed: Unique 1,500-Year-Old Menorah-Adorned Stone Capital

A striking artifact unveiled to the public for Israel’s 77th Independence Day

The Egyptian Army at Megiddo: A Window Into King Josiah’s Last Stand

INFOGRAPHIC: Egypt During the Israelite Sojourn

The Genuineness of the Joseph Account

AIBA Insights: Meet the Ophel Crew

A Once-in-a-Century Find

Archaeologists working in Egypt recently discovered a truly remarkable and rare find—and there may be more to come.

Headlines

From Land’s End to the Levant: Did Britain’s Tin Sources Transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean?

The Greek Alphabet May Be Older Than We Think

Battle for Biblical Archaeology Intensifies as Israeli Researchers Face Academic Boycott

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אבני גזית וכותרות: סגנון חדש של אדריכלות מונומנטלית

חורבת קיאפה

טריגליפים: סגנון חדש נוסף של אדריכלות מונומנטלית

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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

Season Wrap-up: Excavating Jerusalem’s Gatehouse

The Egyptian Army at Megiddo: A Window Into King Josiah’s Last Stand

AIBA Insights: Meet the Ophel Crew

Excavating the Ophel ‘Water Gate’

Pilgrimage to Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus

Co-director of the Ophel Excavations in Jerusalem delivers a lecture at Armstrong Auditorium on the campus of Herbert W. Armstrong College

AIBA Insights: Meet Our Jerusalem Families

Our History in Israel

Explore the rich history of our involvement in Jerusalem in this very first AIBA Insights program.

The Discoveries of the Temple Mount

2,500-Year-Old Tomb Complex Discovered at Critical Crossroads in Southern Israel

An interview with Negev expert Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini

Interview: The Copper Mines of Ancient Edom

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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.