Renaissance Italy, dueling mathematicians, and a peculiar account of the Bible’s “wisest” men

What could prove to be the world’s “oldest sluice gate”

Some colorful highlights from the inaugural “International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research”

And the man who had Judah’s first governor assassinated

And other peculiarities about this unusual king of ‘abominations’

Beneath a peculiar English translation lies a scripture far more brutal (and a warning to the stubborn).

A journey of three seal stamps, of twisted floors and belligerent Ammonites, from seventh-century b.c.e. Edom all the way to the 20th-century antiquities market

Archaeological discoveries are often used to ‘fact check’ the biblical account. This time the roles are reversed: A dramatic claim on an artifact was dismissed as ‘scribal error.’ Was it? What does the Bible say?

Did you know that our modern English alphabet is derived from the same one used by the ancient Israelites? (Part 3)

A treasure trove of seals and small finds discovered close to Jerusalem’s U.S. Embassy

The first seal impression of a biblical king ever found

If so, what was he doing in the east Sinai outpost of Kuntillet Ajrud?

Could this architectural capital reveal the glory of King David’s palace?

Scientists discover 2,700-year-old remains of cannabis on a Tel Arad incense altar, paralleling details of the reign of King Ahaz. But does the ritual cannabis use reflect standard worship practices at Jerusalem’s temple, as the researchers suggest?

The seal of a royal servant to the king, discovered at Megiddo

The confirmation of an Israelite king and the Northern Kingdom’s militaristic strength in the ninth century B.C.E.

A new study offers a peek into the rule of Jeroboam ii.

Possible evidence of Zephaniah’s great-grandfather

Monumental ninth-century b.c.e. construction of an agricultural distribution center

Another archaeological excavation has yielded further proof of Israel’s greatest-ever monarch.

Assyrian inscriptions prove Israel’s deliverance from the Syrians through King Jehoash.