Does archaeology support the biblical account of Israel’s sojourn in Egypt and the Exodus?

A two-part series in defense of the traditional southern Sinai Peninsula site. In this first installment, we address the increasingly popular Saudi Arabia theory.

In this second installment of our two-part series, we retrace the Israelites’ journey into the southern Sinai Peninsula—to Jabal Musa.

Tragedy brings into world focus one of the most enigmatic communities living in northern Israel (and beyond).

An alternative theory to the Documentary Hypothesis, relating to the earliest composition of the Bible

A series of peculiar stone etchings and monuments found in southern Israel that appear to parallel the Exodus account.

They may not refer to specific biblical individuals—but even generic names help authenticate the account.

Manetho names the Exodus pharaoh as one of the ‘Amenhoteps’—another pillar to the early-date Exodus. Are late-date rebuttals sufficient?

It’s a complex question to answer—and there are countless theories about this man’s identity.

How ancient is the Bible, anyway? Which is more correct: traditional dating or revised, late scholarly dating?

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

A handful of ancient Hebrew inscriptions verify the existence of a biblical high priest.

Can we know exactly when Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were on the scene?

Do great individuals turn the course of history?

“[T]hou shalt make the tabernacle with … scarlet ….”

A new book from Wayne A. Mitchell and David F. Lappin

In praise of one of history’s most literary and eternally influential cultures

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?

Is there a man behind the myth?

The question is, why?

Archaeological excavations in Jerusalem reveal adherence—and disobedience—to biblical kosher laws.

What archaeology and classical history have to say about a detestable practice the Bible describes in the heart of Jerusalem

Getting to know Africa’s great empire through the pages of the Bible and archaeology