How could 4 x 15 = 45? How a confounding equation led translators to begin ‘correcting’ the biblical text more than 2,000 years ago—and its solution.

Shedding light on the setting for the book of Esther

Biblical clues into the fate of early Crete

A puzzling series of apparently contradicting accounts describe Israel’s fall. But what if there is more to 2 Kings 18:9-11 than meets the eye?

Where did this universal medical symbol come from?

An Egyptian history far younger than chronologists said? Here’s the decades-old dating battle you probably haven’t heard of, over Egypt’s earliest history.

Before there was Samson, there was Shamgar: The archaeological evidence for the battles of the judges.

A divine sentiment repeated several times in the Bible and also found in a peculiar 3,400-year-old correspondence—what could it mean?

Exploring the evidence that the seafaring tribe of Dan made it to southwest England and back

Only one biblical book is missing from the massive corpus of manuscripts. Or is it?

Remarkably, the relief may picture not only Jerusalem but also King Hezekiah himself.

An ancient cultic site gives a new window into early urbanization in Israel.

Under the most tragic circumstances of absolute destruction, the archaeological method is turned to in identifying remains.

1993 was a momentous year for archaeology as the Tel Dan Stele threw light on the biblical King David.

Evidence against the existence of kosher laws? Hardly; rather, a fascinating parallel to a contemporary Bible passage

Archaeologists have uncovered one of the largest gatehouses in northern Israel.

An inscription that confirms the biblical account of Ahaz’s tribute to Tiglath-Pileser III

The tomb shows this trade was active in the times of the prophets—as supported by the Bible.

A recent excavation at Horvat Tevet has uncovered evidence of Assyrian dominance in seventh-century b.c.e. Jezreel Valley.

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

A brief overview of the secular timescale of history and its connection to the Bible

A 2,700-year-old toilet discovered in a mansion on the outskirts of the capital