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Eastern axis versus western entente: the striking evidence for the Bible’s first world war

Coronavirus lockdowns once again interrupted archaeological excavations in Israel in 2021, but it didn’t prevent the discovery of some marvelous artifacts and revelations. Here’s our selection of the top finds of 2021, in ascending order of significance.

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

And the man who had Judah’s first governor assassinated

New study of a land survey tablet reveals the mathematical genius of Babylon—and a link to the biblical patriarch, Abraham?

Debate over events aside—how the detailed, eyewitness-style, Egyptianized language within the Torah points clearly to an Israelite experience in Egypt

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?

Could these be the very tiles from the Acra of Antiochus IV Epiphanes?

Some argue that there is no biblical link between Nimrod and the tower of Babel. Is this true?

From the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age, this city has a long history that matches the meaning of its name.

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.

The finds that caught our eye

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

Shedding light on the setting for the book of Esther