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‘Engineering Marvel’: 300-Meter-Long Stretch of Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct Revealed
More of ancient Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct is unearthed.
By
George Haddad
• October 12
Greek Music in Iron Age Babylon
You’ve seen the sights of the ancient world. Did you know you can also hear the sounds?
By
Mihailo S. Zekic
• October 9
Was Nineveh Really ‘Three Days’ Journey’ in Size?
Biblical exaggeration—or modern misunderstanding?
By
Cynthia Freedman
• October 7
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קבר אשורי עתיק התגלה בישראל
חפירה שנערכה לאחרונה בחורבת טבת חשפה עדויות לשליטה אשורית בעמק יזרעאל במאה השביעית לפנה”ס.
By
Spencer Falk
• October 5
Jews vs. Israelites? An Introduction to the Lost Tribes of Israel
All Jews are Israelites. Are all Israelites Jews? Scholars have long debated this question. Can we really know the answer?
By
Christopher Eames
INFOGRAPHIC: Roots and Fruits of a Brotherhood
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Unique 2,000-Year-Old Mikveh Moved From Archaeological Site
‘An exceptional engineering operation’
By
Micah van Halteren
• September 27
Monumental Second Temple Period ‘House of Mikvehs’ Discovered on Jerusalem’s Ophel
The fruits of our multi-year excavations go public.
By
Christopher Eames
• September 24
From Sinai to Jerusalem to Philadelphia
The Hebrew Bible was a huge part of the inspiration behind the most enduring political document in history.
By
Andrew Miiller
Ghosts of Biblical Holy Days—in the Ancient Arabian and Islamic Calendar
The question is, where did they originate?
By
Christopher Eames
• September 20
The City of David: A Place of
American
Heritage?
Linking an archaeological site in the heart of Jerusalem to the foundation of the United States of America
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Does the Geologic Column Actually Exist?
The single question that could topple the entire edifice of evolution
By
Andrew Miiller
• September 15
Hezekiah’s Historic(al) Reform
Does new evidence from Tel ‘Eton reveal the religious reform of one of Judah’s greatest kings?
By
Micah van Halteren
The Hebrew Year 5787 (ה’תשפ”ז)—or Is It?
The consequential chronological debate you may have never heard of
By
Christopher Eames
• September 10
Ophel Excavation 2026 (Upper Area)
August 24
America’s Hebrew Roots
Why the Pilgrims, Puritans and founders saw themselves as modern Israelites
By
Andrew Miiller
Celebrating America’s Biblical Heritage
Why it is important for America to continue to treasure its relationship with Israel
By
Gerald Flurry
‘Sawn Asunder’: The Fate of the Prophet Isaiah?
It’s not stated explicitly in the Hebrew Bible, but it is affirmed by longstanding Jewish tradition—and hinted at in the New Testament?
By
Christopher Eames
• September 2
Russia Declares War on Biblical Archaeology
Do you think the Holy Land isn’t historically Jewish? You’re in some interesting company.
By
Mihailo S. Zekic
• August 31
The Jerusalem Moat—In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• August 28
Uncovering Biblical Jerusalem: New Ophel Excavation Begins
An excavation with rich potential to reveal ancient royal Jerusalem
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• August 26
What’s With the Obsession With Lilith?
Adam’s ‘real’ first wife? The she-demon of mythology, fraudulently transposed onto the Genesis text—and a growing obsession with this fringe figure of fantasy
By
Christopher Eames
• August 21
Jerusalem Ophel Excavations 2026: End-of-Season Slideshow
Another season has come to an end. Here is this year’s end-of-season slideshow for Areas D, D1 and P at the Ophel, Jerusalem.
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• August 17
Warts and All: the Bible’s Unique Presentation of Its Heroes
The biblical account—just run-of-the-mill ‘propaganda’?
By
Christopher Eames
• August 11
Joseph’s Peculiar Silver Cup—in the Bible and Archaeology
What can archaeology tell us about a single biblical utensil? You might be surprised.
By
Christopher Eames
• August 7
Ophel Excavation 2026 (Middle Area)
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• June 28
Exceptionally Rare Coin Discovered on Ashdod Beach
The ‘first of its kind ever discovered in Israel’
By
George Haddad
• August 2
Rare Figurine Mold From First Temple Period Discovered in Jerusalem
The first such pillar figurine mold ever found in the city
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• July 29
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