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Tel Et-Tell
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
‘My Lord, Your Servant’:
Adoni
in the Bible and the Amarna Letters
Interesting parallels grounding the Israelite conquest in and around the Amarna age
By
Christopher Eames
• February 5
3,300-Year-Old Canaanite Tomb Shows Ties to Egypt and Ancient Canaanite Burial Rituals
Analysis of a tomb in Israel reveals ties with Egyptian administration.
By
Heather Lexa
• February 4
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Out of David and Solomon
How Oklahoma became a destination for some of Israel’s most precious artifacts
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Discovered: Lachish Ostracon Bearing Biblical Name ‘Shaphan’
A rare name in the Bible and archaeology (for good reason)
By
Christopher Eames
• May 25, 2025
Hezekiah’s Fatal Miscalculation? Evidence for ‘Trust in That Broken Reed, Egypt’
Near-decimation of the kingdom of Judah—the result of an unholy alliance?
By
Christopher Eames
Is the Transition From Bronze to Iron Evidence of the United Monarchy?
Evidence indicates there was an authority over Israelite metallurgy. Was it David and Solomon?
By
Samuel McKoy
The Tophet—Where Israelites Sacrificed Their Children?
What archaeology and classical history have to say about a detestable practice the Bible describes in the heart of Jerusalem
By
Samuel McKoy
The Book of Esther: Fact or Fiction?
Did the events the book of Esther describes really happen?
By
Christopher Eames
Revealing Jeremiah’s Babylonian Officials
Does archaeology confirm these officials really existed?
By
Samuel McKoy
Excavating Area G—a Time Capsule of Jerusalem’s Destruction
A small excavation with a big message
By
Brent Nagtegaal
The Archaeology of Jerusalem’s Historic Collapse
The biblical text provides a detailed account of Judah’s early sixth-century B.C.E. destruction. What does archaeology tell us?
By
Nicholas Irwin
The Discoveries of the Temple Mount
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• February 25, 2025
Did Nebuchadnezzar Really Go Mad?
The Bible says that Nebuchadnezzar II was driven to act like an animal, but he still retained his throne. What does archaeology and classical history say?
By
Samuel McKoy
• February 17, 2025
Interview: The Copper Mines of Ancient Edom
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• February 12, 2025
Negev Tomb Discovery Gives Insight Into Trade From Arabia
The tomb shows this trade was active in the times of the prophets—as supported by the Bible.
By
Samuel McKoy
• February 6, 2025
‘And Rehoboam Built … Lachish’
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
INFOGRAPHIC: The Trade Routes of Ancient Phoenicia
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Biblical Archaeology in Spain
By
Mihailo S. Zekic
The Man ‘Who Made Israel to Sin’
The archaeological record of two cities gives us insight into one of Israel’s most influential personalities.
By
Nicholas Irwin
The Sephardic Connection
How archaeology and the biblical record link the Holy Land to ancient Spain
By
Ryan Malone
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
Assyrian Deportation Policy at Tel Hadid
Artifacts from Tel Hadid marvelously match the biblical account of Assyria’s deportation practice.
By
Samuel McKoy
• December 16, 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 Golden Earring Pendant of Jerusalem
Uncovered a decade ago, this exquisite gold object is perhaps the best evidence yet for a Phoenician presence in Jerusalem at the time of Solomon.
By
Brent Nagtegaal
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
King Rehoboam’s Fortifications Found at Biblical Lachish
An interview with archaeologist Prof. Yosef Garfinkel
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 5, 2024
The Message of the Tel Dan Stele
By
Dinesh D’Souza
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