A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

The archaeological record of two cities gives us insight into one of Israel’s most influential personalities.

A divine sentiment repeated several times in the Bible and also found in a peculiar 3,400-year-old correspondence—what could it mean?

Excavating, publishing and sharing Israel’s biblical history has never been more important.

What did Hezekiah’s kingdom look like after Assyria’s devastating conquest of Judah? The Bible reveals; archaeology corroborates.

So goes a recent claim. If only the biblical authors had remembered to cite their sources … or did they?

Might the famous inscription reference a deadly accident during the carving of Hezekiah’s Tunnel?

A biblical conundrum sometimes characterized as killing the early Exodus and conquest theory. Does it?

Our take on the top discoveries in 2023

Lessons Iran’s ayatollahs could learn from their ancestors

When Professor Garfinkel and his team uncovered a large Davidic city at Khirbet Qeiyafa, they changed the narrative about ancient Israel’s greatest king.

You’ve heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Have you heard of the Ketef Hinnom Scrolls, which are centuries older and just as extraordinary?

The ancient Habiru battled their way through Canaan during the 14th century b.c.e. Who were these people?

המיזם הרב-שלבי להחייאת ההיסטוריה של העופל מצוי כעת בעיצומו—וביכולתכם לתמוך במפעל חשוב זה!

‘That bitter and hasty nation’

One of the most legendary queens in history is nameless. Some say there’s no evidence she even existed. Are we looking in the right place?

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

What history and archaeology tell us about the ancient world’s ‘red men’

Archaeology corroborates the invasion of the earliest pharaoh named in the biblical account.

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

A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

A chronicle told by the Bible, corroborated by archaeology