Hundreds of King Hezekiah’s handle inscriptions bear the enigmatic term. Dr. Daniel Vainstub presents a fascinating new solution to the riddle.

The debate about the date of the Exodus, conquest of Canaan, and establishment of Israel as a nation: What does Bible chronology say? And does the material on the ground offer any evidence?

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

What was the fearsome biblical ‘leviathan’? Could it be a terrifying sea creature discovered in the sands of the Near East—a beast whose scientific name aptly translates to ‘King Lizard’?

aiba’s Christopher Eames presents the first full accounting of Jerusalem inscriptions from the Iron ii period at the distinguished “Epigraphy in Judah” conference in Jerusalem.

What it’s like to volunteer on the Ophel excavation

A doggedly consistent theme among the classical accounts—and an interesting biblical (and archaeological) parallel

An Egyptian history far younger than chronologists said? Here’s the decades-old dating battle you probably haven’t heard of, over Egypt’s earliest history.

A preposterous question, surely. But perhaps you have noticed the artistic depictions. What does the biblical passage that they are derived from really mean?

So says one expert. But just how ‘rare’ are biblically significant archaeological discoveries?

We know what the Bible says. What does archaeology say?

A monumental discovery reshapes our understanding of ancient Jerusalem.

The much-debated genealogy in Ruth 4:18-22 can be somewhat of a headache for Bible scholars. Is it necessarily so?

We know the regnal lengths for the other kings of Israel and Judah. Why the comparative ambiguity surrounding King Saul?

An interview with Prof. Naama Yahalom-Mack

An inspiring overview of the world’s most important and famous city

Is there really no proof of the first and second temples?

A recent documentary Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle compares a ‘scientific’ Bitter Lakes crossing theory with a ‘biblical’ Gulf of Aqaba crossing theory. But how biblical—or scientific—is either? Where did the Red Sea crossing take place?

A fascinating new study furthers our understanding of one of ancient Jerusalem’s most iconic features.

Did you know that our modern English alphabet is derived from the same one used by the ancient Israelites? (Part 3)

Cherry-picking the biblical record would indicate the affirmative.

A compelling new study shows Jerusalem at the time of David and Solomon was more a bustling city than a quiet village.