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

How biblical authors used birds for some soaring symbolism

Findings from a new corpus of Jerusalem’s Iron Age II/First Temple Period inscriptions

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

Evidence indicates there was an authority over Israelite metallurgy. Was it David and Solomon?

What a 3,000-year-old artifact reveals about royal Solomonic construction

But do the counterarguments have any weight?

The biblical record has a lot to say about the ancient city of Shechem—and so does archaeology.

The ancient Persians are recognized as one of the greatest peoples on Earth—and for good reason.

A story of confirmation and cross-corroboration—quite by accident

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?

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

The unusual species that once roamed ancient Israel

Scriptural phrases that have been confirmed in the archaeological record

This is the season when journalists in various fields rush to post their recaps of the year’s most important events.

Has the original despot been discovered?

The earliest evidence of bronze production in Israel with links to Edom’s surge in copper production

The slab fragment might not be much to look at. But even in fragmentary form, it shows that Judah’s kings also had ‘monumental’-style inscriptions …

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