The archaeological evidence for the battles of the judges

An infamous number from the New Testament book of Revelation, but it is also found in the Hebrew Bible. Does it carry the same negative connotations?

What does a pharaoh’s conquest have to do with Israel?

Why is this biblical command repeatedly used in the context of harvesting fields?

The answer might surprise you.

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?

An additional detail drops in our interview with the amulet’s excavator, Dr. Stripling, as we await the final report.

And the first extra-biblical evidence of the Sabbath, perhaps even Shavuot

More evidence for the biblical account of Israel’s first center of worship

Muslim apologists popularly cite this as “proof” of the historical accuracy of the Qur’an over the Bible. But does it stand up to scrutiny?

A document describing Egypt’s sudden downfall is suspiciously similar to the Exodus account.

The nation that was both friend, enemy, safe haven and taskmaster to Israel

Two royal, yet sickly, brothers. One horrifying cranial surgery. And: earliest evidence of leprosy?

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

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

No evidence of the man in Egyptian history—so goes the common refrain. Or is there?

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

A consistent measurement in ancient vessels, with a connection to the biblical account

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?

‘And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites ….’

Where did this famous medical symbol come from?

The archaeological record of seal stamps in ancient Israel matches closely with the biblical record of their use.

Is there a man behind the myth?