A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

The biblical text provides a detailed account of Judah’s early sixth-century B.C.E. destruction. What does archaeology tell us?

Our take on the top discoveries in 2023

Lessons Iran’s ayatollahs could learn from their ancestors

Bible translations and commentaries mis-transliterated it—then wondered why they couldn’t understand it. Enter the “dean of biblical archaeologists” ….

Has the site of Joshua’s altar been discovered?

Analyzing the blueprint of the quintessential Israelite home reveals so much about this crucial kingdom

The discovery of the oldest apiary in the world adds depth to the biblical account of the Promised Land.

Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Anatolia there were—but Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Canaan?

And the latest unfounded attack against using the Bible in archaeology.

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

‘That bitter and hasty nation’

Are we using the right metrics to judge the United Monarchy?

The excavation season begins at the Ophel, Jerusalem. Follow the excavation blog for regular updates.

The discovery of the Isaiah bulla adds to the evidence supporting the Bible.

A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

A lesser-known story of the famous biblical personality—and some fascinating evidence behind it

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

A revolutionary artifact with several lines of text ‘centuries older than any known Hebrew inscription from Israel’—and paralleling several scriptures regarding Israel’s entry into Canaan

Is this the earliest reference to the tribe of Judah?