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שמירת כשרות בירושלים (ובפלשת) של תקופת הברזל IIא
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Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 5
The Hezekiah Bulla—In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 3
A Fortress From the Time of David
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
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Does the Mesha Stele Say Omri Reigned 40 Years?
A case of numeric exaggeration using a symbolic number? Is it reason to discount a literal interpretation of the 1 Kings 6:1 Exodus timeline?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 24
A Tale of Two Benayas—3,000 Years Apart
A story of ‘a place and a name’ on Israel’s northernmost border
By
Christopher Eames
3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Fortress Uncovered
Along the ‘way of the land of the Philistines’
By
Micah van Halteren
• November 10
The Curious Conflict Between Radiocarbon Dating and Early Egyptian Chronology
An Egyptian history far
younger
than chronologists said? Here’s the decades-old dating battle you probably haven’t heard of, over Egypt’s earliest history.
By
Christopher Eames
• October 20
Samaritan Agricultural Estate Discovered in Kafr Qasim
Mosaics, mikvehs and an olive press discovered at a fourth-century
c.e.
Byzantine estate.
By
Heather Lexa
• October 13
Nimrod: Hunting the Hunter
Strongman of legend—and actual history?
By
Christopher Eames
The Hyksos: Evidence of Jacob’s Family in Egypt?
There are some uncanny parallels among the Semitic rulers of Lower Egypt—right down to their individual names.
By
Christopher Eames
The Quarries of Darius’s Palace Discovered
Shedding light on the setting for the book of Esther
By
Samuel McKoy
• May 7
INFOGRAPHIC: Egypt During the Israelite Sojourn
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
A Once-in-a-Century Find
Archaeologists working in Egypt recently discovered a truly remarkable and rare find—and there may be more to come.
By
Nicholas Irwin
Who Was Joseph’s Pharaoh?
Is the Joseph story mere literary fiction? Or does it reflect historical reality—and even a specific pharaoh?
By
Andrew Miiller
The ‘Genesis Tablets’: An Introduction to the Wiseman Hypothesis
An alternative theory to the Documentary Hypothesis, relating to the earliest composition of the Bible
By
Christopher Eames
• March 24
Did Nimrod Build the Tower of Babel?
Some argue that there is no biblical link between Nimrod and the Tower of Babel. Is there really no inherent association between man and building?
By
Christopher Eames
• March 21
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
Uncovering the Biblical City of Sodom
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of nuclear-level devastation at an ancient site near the Dead Sea. But is it in the right place, at the right time? Is it Sodom?
By
Christopher Eames
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
The Sacred Standing Stones of Israel
The Holy Land is full of
holy
stones, and so is the Bible. What does archaeology say?
By
Samuel McKoy
Was Ramesses II Shishak?
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
The Ishtar Gate—Built With Plunder From Jerusalem?
A new study shows that this grand gate’s layers were constructed by one king—Nebuchadnezzar II—not long after he destroyed Jerusalem.
By
Samuel McKoy
• January 17
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
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
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
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
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