A journey through one of the most important sites in biblical archaeology

How archaeological discoveries from one of the world’s most battled cities correspond with biblical history.

An interview with ivory expert Dr. Harel Shochat

The beginning of the end for the northern kingdom of Israel

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

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’?

A once-in-a-lifetime discovery of a pendant thought to belong to a relative of King Richard iii

Excavation update

Who was the Persian ‘queen’ referenced in Nehemiah 2:6?

The first-and-only bulla belonging to a king of Judah or Israel ever found in archaeological excavations

Further evidence of Jeremiah’s account?

He’s popularly identified as such by early Exodus proponents using a high chronology. Does the low chronology undermine the identification?

The 150-year anniversary of finding the closest confirmed temple artifacts

An exceptionally rare coin inscribed with, ‘Holy Jerusalem’

Dinosaurs, the Ice Age, cavemen: Is the biblical timeline really at odds with scientific discoveries?

The archaeological story of two often overlooked biblical civilizations

Archaeological and historical evidence of another ‘almost’ discovered biblical figure.

An examination of the inscribed texts as they parallel the inspired Scripture

Surely no one could live for 900 years.

The ‘first time such a workshop has been discovered in southern Israel’

A note to our readers, clarifying a potentially confusing issue

Evidence for an ancient biblical Assyrian title