A look at the meeting point of archaeology and the Bible during the time of Judah’s powerful governor.

How the “stones speak” about one of Judah’s longest-reigning monarchs

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the limited excavations that occurred in Israel, 2020 was another major year of discoveries for biblical archaeology. Here’s our selection of the top finds, in ascending order of significance.

A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

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

Mosaics, mikvehs and an olive press discovered at a fourth-century c.e. Byzantine estate.

An interview with Prof. Michael Langlois

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

Does a new pottery reading reveal the connection between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon?

As politicians seek to sign away chunks of Israeli territory, the stones cry out about Israel’s link to the land and testify of the Bible’s authenticity.

Thousands of these artifacts have brought this biblical story to life.

Against the backdrop of biblical history and archaeological discovery lies a theological conundrum—and a fascinating solution.

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

Archaeology proves the famous biblical account of a desperate attempt to fortify the Holy City.

Tel Motza hosted a pagan shrine displaying a Canaanite deity—a find characterized as ‘surprising.’ Here’s why it’s not.

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

A shipwreck discovery off Israel’s coast reveals an ancient connection with Cyprus and Sardinia.

Archaeologists uncover a ritual table stone, with peculiar parallels to the biblical account of the lost ark.