A Jerusalem discovery 50 years in the making

God used the 10 plagues to send a powerful message to Egypt and the Israelites—and to us.

A massive trove of discoveries found during a survey of Judean Desert caves—including the first such biblical scroll discovered in 60 years.

A series of peculiar stone etchings and monuments found in southern Israel that appear to parallel the Exodus account.

A three-millennia-old offering to Zeus—and a link to the infamous deity of the Bible, Baal

A puzzling series of apparently contradicting accounts describe Israel’s fall. But what if there is more to 2 Kings 18:9-11 than meets the eye?

An archaeology principle for everyday life

And by an 11-year-old boy, no less.

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

Nearly 2,800 years ago, a megaquake shook ancient Israel. So says the Bible—and so says a mountain of archaeological evidence. And could it really have been prophesied in advance?

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the limited excavations that occurred in Israel, 2020 was another major year of discoveries for biblical archaeology. Here’s our selection of the top finds, in ascending order of significance.

Is the story really entirely impossible?

Gratuitous torture, dimensions, animals, plants and period-specific impotence—a remarkably accurate depiction of the infamous ‘bloody city’ in the book of Jonah

Maybe; evidence of the physics, certainly.

Chances are you’ve heard of the famous one from Tel Dan—here are two more.

Archaeologists have found King Sennacherib’s 2,700-year-old siege ramp—built from a Canaanite city wall 1,000 years older

Impossible odds?

What ancient pottery handles reveal about a major Earth disturbance—and an astounding biblical miracle?

But was there ever any real discrepancy to the 8th century B.C.E. timeline?

So use on Noah’s ark should have been no problem

The book of Jeremiah contains a remarkable description of what appears to be Christmas trees. How could this be possible—centuries before the birth of Christianity?

A peculiar inscription matching the name of one of Israel’s most famous prophets

A Hebrew ostracon provides proof of the enigmatic region of Ophir.