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Rare Menorah Coin and Unique Ashkelon Tetradrachm Returned to Israel
“The second known of its kind in the world”
By
George Haddad
• May 22
השימוש – והגאוניות – בבתי שער תאיים
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• May 21
Youth Discovers 1,700-Year-Old Statuette Fragment in Ramon Crater
A family outing turned treasure hunt.
By
George Haddad
• May 19
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‘King’ vs. ‘Pharaoh’ of Egypt: Evidence of ‘Qur’anic Accuracy’ Over ‘Biblical Error’?
Muslim apologists popularly cite this as “proof” of the historical accuracy of the Qur’an over the Bible. But does it stand up to scrutiny?
By
Christopher Eames
• March 23, 2023
Exodus Outside of the Bible: The Classical Accounts
Evidence of the core historicity of the Exodus—as related by non-Jewish authors of classical antiquity
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• March 11, 2023
11th Plague: Was Exodus-Period Egypt in the Middle of a Leprosy Epidemic?
A doggedly consistent theme among the classical accounts—and an interesting biblical (and archaeological) parallel
By
Christopher Eames
• March 2, 2023
Evidence of Late Bronze Age Brain Surgery Found in Megiddo
Two royal, yet sickly, brothers. One horrifying cranial surgery. And: earliest evidence of leprosy?
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• February 27, 2023
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Beth Shemesh
By
Samuel McKoy
• February 23, 2023
The Hyksos: Evidence of Jacob’s Family in Ancient Egypt?
Some uncanny parallels among the Semitic rulers of Lower Egypt—right down to their individual names
By
Christopher Eames
• February 10, 2023
Touring the Bible’s Buried Cities: Gezer
A journey through one of the most important sites in biblical archaeology
By
Christopher Eames
• February 5, 2023
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Shechem
The biblical record has a lot to say about the ancient city of Shechem—and so does archaeology.
By
Samuel McKoy
INFOGRAPHIC: Jerusalem’s Most Ancient Waterworks
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Did Moses Plagiarize Hammurabi?
The answer might surprise you.
By
Mihailo S. Zekic
and
Christopher Eames
Jerusalem’s Most Ancient Fortification
A look at the Abrahamic-era construction around the Gihon Spring
By
Brent Nagtegaal
When Was the Age of the Patriarchs?
Can we know exactly when Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were on the scene?
By
Christopher Eames
‘The Ostrich Leaveth Her Eggs in the Earth’: 4,000-Year-Old Ostrich Eggs Discovered in the Negev
Eight large ostrich eggs discovered at an ancient nomadic campsite
By
Christopher Eames
• January 11, 2023
3,600-Year-Old Silver Hoard Likely the Levant’s First Currency
New research reveals the robust use of biblically attested currency, 500 years earlier than scholars originally thought.
By
George Haddad
• January 11, 2023
‘Every Shepherd Is an Abomination Unto the Egyptians’
The question is, why?
By
Samuel McKoy
• January 10, 2023
What Does the Name ‘Sarai’ Really Mean?
The name change from Sarai to Sarah parallels that of her husband, Abram/Abraham. But like her husband, the Hebrew doesn’t seem to entirely make sense. Why not?
By
Christopher Eames
• December 21, 2022
Iron Chariots: A Biblical Impossibility?
The Bible records the existence of iron chariots before the Iron Age. Is it possible?
By
Samuel McKoy
Understanding the Archaeological Timescale
A brief overview of the secular timescale of history and its connection to the Bible
By
Samuel McKoy
and
Christopher Eames
• December 6, 2022
What Does the Name ‘Abraham’ Really Mean?
We know what ‘Abraham’ means—Genesis 17:5 tells us. Right? Trouble is, it doesn’t
really
make sense—in Hebrew, that is. Why not?
By
Christopher Eames
• December 1, 2022
3,500-Year-Old Scarab Found on School Field Trip
‘The dream of every amateur archaeologist’
By
George Haddad
• November 29, 2022
New Research Reveals Egyptian Women Were Tattooed—Paralleling Leviticus 19
New information sheds light on the pagan use of tattoos in Egypt.
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• November 23, 2022
Was Hercules Samson?
Is there a man behind the myth?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 14, 2022
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Ai
Where is biblical Ai? There are two primary theories; one contradicts the Bible.
By
Samuel McKoy
• November 10, 2022
3,700-Year-Old Appeal Against Lice: Earliest(?) Alphabetic Inscription Discovered in Israel
The remarkable new discovery of a Middle Bronze Age ivory comb inscription from Lachish
By
Christopher Eames
• November 8, 2022
The Soleb Inscription: Earliest-Discovered Use of the Name ‘Yahweh’
And evidence for the much-debated era of the Exodus
By
Jude Flurry
• October 10, 2022
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