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Christopher Eames
The 19 Generations of 1 Chronicles 6: Evidence for the Early Exodus
Genuine evidence for an early Exodus date? Or the product of artificial inflation?
By
Christopher Eames
• December 25, 2024
Amenhotep II as Exodus Pharaoh—With a Low Egyptian Chronology?
He’s popularly identified as such by early Exodus proponents using a high chronology. Does the low chronology undermine the identification?
By
Christopher Eames
• December 18, 2024
Has the Tel Dan Stele Been Reconstructed Incorrectly? New Research Suggests Yes
A compelling new study reveals the three chunks of the famous stele to be the work of two scribes.
By
Christopher Eames
• December 12, 2024
The Egyptian Empire Strikes Back: Evidence of Shishak’s Invasion of Judah
Archaeology corroborates the invasion of the earliest pharaoh named in the biblical account.
By
Christopher Eames
Manetho’s Exodus Pharaoh, ‘Amenophis’ (Amenhotep): Any Reason to Doubt?
Manetho names the Exodus pharaoh as one of the ‘Amenhoteps’—another pillar to the early-date Exodus. Are late-date rebuttals sufficient?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 27, 2024
Jephthah’s ‘Three Hundred Years’: Evidence for the Early Exodus
But do the counterarguments have any weight?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 15, 2024
The Imago Mundi: Babylonian Directions to Noah’s Ark
The 2,700-year-old map that gives directions to a rather familiar vessel
By
Christopher Eames
• November 11, 2024
The Bible ‘Is Not History’—Because It Doesn’t Cite Sources?
So goes a recent claim. If only the biblical authors had remembered to cite their sources … or did they?
By
Christopher Eames
• October 11, 2024
The Hebrew Year 5785—or Is It?
A significant chronological debate you may have never heard of
By
Christopher Eames
• October 2, 2024
Another First Temple Period Seal Found in Jerusalem—Could It Belong to a Biblical Figure?
Who was ‘Yehoezer, son of Hoshayahu’?
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• September 1, 2024
The Ketef Hinnom Scrolls: Earliest Biblical Text Ever Discovered!
You’ve heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Have you heard of the Ketef Hinnom Scrolls, which are centuries older and just as extraordinary?
By
Christopher Eames
How Long Was the Reign of King Saul?
We know the regnal lengths for the other kings of Israel and Judah. Why the comparative ambiguity surrounding King Saul?
By
Christopher Eames
• August 21, 2024
Children of Jethro: Spotlighting the Druze Community
Tragedy brings into world focus one of the most enigmatic communities living in northern Israel (and beyond).
By
Christopher Eames
• August 6, 2024
After 156 Years, Has the
Mmst
Mystery Finally Been Solved?
Hundreds of King Hezekiah’s handle inscriptions bear the enigmatic term. Dr. Daniel Vainstub presents a fascinating new solution to the riddle.
By
Christopher Eames
Esther in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Only one biblical book is missing from the massive corpus of manuscripts. Or is it?
By
Christopher Eames
The Book of Esther: Fact or Fiction?
Did the events the book of Esther describes really happen?
By
Christopher Eames
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
By
Christopher Eames
• June 19, 2024
Coin Hoard Discovered in Lod
A major coin hoard from the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule—1,670 years ago
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• June 18, 2024
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.
By
Christopher Eames
• June 14, 2024
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.
By
Christopher Eames
• June 12, 2024
Was Rahab Really a Canaanite?
Against the backdrop of biblical history and archaeological discovery lies a theological conundrum—and a fascinating solution.
By
Christopher Eames
• June 7, 2024
Was Rahab Really a Prostitute?
Yes—here’s what those who call her profession into question leave out.
By
Christopher Eames
• June 5, 2024
What Would We Know About Ancient Israel—If We
Didn’t
Have the Bible?
Quite a lot, it turns out
By
Christopher Eames
• May 31, 2024
Another Second Temple Period Gold ‘Child’s Ring’ Found in Jerusalem!
A 2,300-year-old treasure from the City of David
By
Christopher Eames
• May 27, 2024
The Khirbet Qeiyafa Shrine Model: Insights Into Biblical Architecture
What a 3,000-year-old artifact reveals about royal Solomonic construction
By
Christopher Eames
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