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שמירת כשרות בירושלים (ובפלשת) של תקופת הברזל IIא
By
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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Bronzemaking From the Time of King David
The earliest evidence of bronze production in the southern Levant—with links to Edom’s surge in copper production
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• October 1
Using ‘Cosmic Rays’ to Map Ancient Subterranean Jerusalem
New technology being utilized in the City of David
By
Micah van Halteren
Touring Tel Shiloh
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Unmarked Graves: Death in the Early Iron Age
Where are the bodies?
By
Samuel McKoy
The Hebrew Year 5786 (ה’תשפ”ו)—or Is It?
The consequential chronological debate you may have never heard of
By
Christopher Eames
• September 21
Rare Hoard of Revolt Coins Found in Galilee
Snapshot of the final Jewish uprising under Roman rule
By
George Haddad
• September 19
4,000-Year-Old Wicks Found Preserved in Israel Excavation
A rare archaeological find in an unlikely climate
By
Heather Lexa
• September 19
INFOGRAPHIC: Cradle of Civilization
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Did Nimrod Build the Tower of Babel?
Some argue that there is no biblical link between Nimrod and the tower of Babel. Is this true?
By
Christopher Eames
Nimrod: Hunting the Hunter
Strongman of legend—and actual history?
By
Christopher Eames
A 3,000-Year-Old Palace on Israel’s Northern Frontier
Excavating the time of David and beyond at Abel Beth Maacah
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• September 10
Three Ancient Wrecks Analyzed Off Israelite Coast
Recent underwater excavations off the coast of Tel Dor give insight into the impact of political change on maritime trade during the kingdom of Israel.
By
Micah van Halteren
• September 8
Swords and Spades: Another Summer of War and Excavation
By
Brad Macdonald
סיאמון: מהרסה של גזר, חמיו של שלמה
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• September 3
Who Was the Pharaoh Who ‘Knew Not Joseph’?
He’s often identified with Ahmose I. Here’s a case for someone else, although not so far removed.
By
Christopher Eames
• September 1
Massive 2,800-Year-Old Dam Discovered In Ancient Jerusalem
Early carbon-14 results astound researchers
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• August 29
Proto-Aeolic Capitals in Spain
A capital fragment unveiled over two decades ago highlights another (architectural) link between ancient Israel and Spain.
By
Micah van Halteren
• August 27
The Book of Judges Fails to Mention an Egyptian Presence in Canaan—Or Does It?
A biblical conundrum sometimes characterized as killing the early Exodus and conquest theory. Does it?
By
Christopher Eames
• August 25
Thoughts on Velikovskian Chronology—From One of Its Staunchest Former Proponents
Perspective from the late Dr. Herman Hoeh, an employee of our namesake—one of the theory’s most ardent early supporters
By
Christopher Eames
• August 22
Gold Coin of Queen Berenice II Discovered in City of David
Growing evidence of Jerusalem as a thriving city in the third century B.C.E.
By
Heather Lexa
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Brent Nagtegaal
• August 21
What Age Was Terah When He Begot Abram—70 or 130?
It’s one of the more ambiguous points in the biblical genealogies. And—despite a commonly calculated answer to this question—here’s a case for 70.
By
Christopher Eames
• August 18
אוריינות ישראלית במאה ה-10 לפנה”ס
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• August 15
Early Bronze Age Blade Manufacturing Plant Found in Israel
The ‘first time such a workshop has been discovered in southern Israel’
By
George Haddad
• August 11
ידידיה הפניקים של ישראל
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• August 8
Tour the Ophel Excavation With the Area Supervisors
The latest from the Ophel excavation in Jerusalem
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• August 4
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