Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Anatolia there were—but Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Canaan?

How a lost empire confirms biblical history

A study into the debate about the earliest biblical chronogenealogies, found in Genesis 5 and 11—for which early textual variants (Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan) differ dramatically. Can we know which is correct?

The 14th-century b.c.e. Amarna Letters contain horrified reports to Egypt’s pharaoh of Canaanite battles with a peculiar people named “Habiru,” who were conquering “all the lands.” Are these the biblical Hebrews who, according to biblical chronology, swept through the land at this time? The following infographic, from our March-April magazine, compares the Amarna and biblical accounts city by city.

The ancient Habiru battled their way through Canaan during the 14th century b.c.e. Who were these people?

We know what the Bible says. What does archaeology say?

It’s a complex question to answer—and there are countless theories about this man’s identity.

Some uncanny parallels among the Semitic rulers of Lower Egypt—right down to their individual names

The biblical record has a lot to say about the ancient city of Shechem—and so does archaeology.

The answer might surprise you.

A look at the Abrahamic-era construction around the Gihon Spring