Shlomo, Rivkah, Shimshon—the English language has done a real number on the names of these famous biblical characters (and many more).

Well, the Bible doesn’t quite say that. But there is a principle—with archaeological precedent.

Are we using the right metrics to judge the United Monarchy?

A peculiar biblical personality and a peculiar Egyptian princess

Have the Hanging Gardens of Babylon been misinterpreted? And could this ancient ‘wonder for all peoples’ be mentioned in the Bible?

So use on Noah’s ark should have been no problem

Where did this famous medical symbol come from?

The sensational story behind the discovery of a tiny artifact that proves the existence of one of the Bible’s greatest prophets.

A recently deciphered inscription adds color to the biblical account.

The legacy continues.

Genetics, morphology and archaeology—what does science say about the primeval couple?

Gratuitous torture, dimensions, animals, plants and period-specific impotence—all a remarkably accurate depiction of the infamous ‘bloody city’ in the book of Jonah.

Maybe; evidence of the physics, certainly.

Biblical-period ‘tsori’ tree, long since extinct, has now been brought back to life.

A cautionary tale for those who would so quickly use arguments from silence to discredit events mentioned in the Bible

More stunning proof of King David’s expanding kingdom

An enigmatic Bible romance that preceded the Bible romance

Strongman of legend—and actual history?

It points to a passage from the book of Ezekiel.

Was the miracle of Joshua’s long day just an eclipse?

Is the Joseph story mere literary fiction? Or does it reflect historical reality—and even a specific pharaoh?