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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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Biblical Cabul: A Gift of Worthless Cities From Solomon?
An underreported excavation gives insight into a transaction between Israel and Phoenicia and the location of biblical ‘Cabul.’
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Melchizedek, David or Neither? What to Make of the Mysterious Rock-Cut Rooms in Ancient Jerusalem
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• April 23
Worship—or Workshop? Making Sense of the City of David ‘Rock-Cut Rooms’
Enigmatic chambers that have sparked widespread speculation and sensational interpretation—an interesting new theory posits a more mundane purpose.
By
Christopher Eames
• April 20
מחיר החוכמה
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• March 27
Ancient Images of Kings of Israel and Judah
You’ve read about them—now you can see them.
By
Christopher Eames
Judah’s ‘Storehouses’: Post-Invasion Prosperity Revealed
What did Hezekiah’s kingdom look like after Assyria’s devastating conquest of Judah? The Bible reveals; archaeology corroborates.
By
Micah van Halteren
The Book of Esther: Fact or Fiction?
Did the events the book of Esther describes really happen?
By
Christopher Eames
Hezekiah’s Occupation of Gath
By
Spencer Falk
Sensational Neo-Assyrian Artifact Found—in Jerusalem!
‘Excitement on a level I can’t remember ever experiencing’
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Did Isaiah Prophesy the Image of Hezekiah in Sennacherib’s Throne Room?
“Till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, And as an ensign on a hill”—Isaiah 30:17
By
Brent Nagtegaal
INFOGRAPHIC: The Oldest Picture of Jerusalem?
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Revealing Royal Jerusalem!
The multi-phase project to resurrect the history of the Ophel is now underway—and you can support this most-important enterprise!
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Ekron
From the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age, this city has a long history that matches the meaning of its name.
By
Micah van Halteren
Sennacherib’s 17 Hezekiah Inscriptions
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Revealed: A 2,700-Year-Old Depiction of Jerusalem and Hezekiah?
Remarkably, the relief may picture not only Jerusalem but also King Hezekiah himself.
By
Brent Nagtegaal
שמירת כשרות בירושלים (ובפלשת) של תקופת הברזל IIא
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 5, 2025
The Hezekiah Bulla—In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 3, 2025
Revealing the Source of Royal Ivory From Biblical Times
An interview with ivory expert Dr. Harel Shochat
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• November 26, 2025
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, 2025
The Tel Dan Stele—In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• November 6, 2025
Putting Solomon Back Into the Song of Songs
Textual critics claim the Song of Songs is a late composition, certainly not the 10th-century
b.c.e.
product of King Solomon. They are wrong, says Prof. Gabriel Barkay.
By
Christopher Eames
A 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Inscription Demanding Tribute Found in Jerusalem
‘Excitement on a level I can’t remember ever experiencing,’ one Assyriologist said.
By
Christopher Eames
• October 21, 2025
Ancient ‘City of Gold’ Uncovered in Egypt
Two years of excavating a 3,000-year-old gold mine reveals the expansive gold industry of the ancient Egyptians.
By
Micah van Halteren
• October 17, 2025
First Temple Period Bulla Discovered—Could It Reference King Josiah’s Servant?
The Temple Mount Sifting Project announces the discovery of yet another bulla (seal impression) from Jerusalem.
By
Christopher Eames
• July 30, 2025
Discovered: Lachish Ostracon Bearing Biblical Name ‘Shaphan’
A rare name in the Bible and archaeology (for good reason)
By
Christopher Eames
• May 25, 2025
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