Impossible odds?

It points to a passage from the book of Ezekiel.

Over the past decade, archaeologists and scientists have collected and analyzed carbon samples from archaeological strata dating from 3,000 years ago—the time of the biblical kings of King David’s dynasty. Now, the results are finally in. What it revealed is a stunning overlap between biblical history and who built what in Jerusalem during the time of the biblical kings.

A Hebrew ostracon provides proof of the enigmatic region of Ophir.

An infamous number from the New Testament book of Revelation, but it is also found in the Hebrew Bible. Does it carry the same negative connotations?

‘This is quite amazing for us. In 2,000 years, this text has not changed.’

Do great individuals turn the course of history?

Artifacts from Tel Hadid marvelously match the biblical account of Assyria’s deportation practice.

A new venture will allow the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology to reach more of our friends in Israel.

Have you heard the theory that the biblical Job built the Great Pyramid?

A drought reveals a 3,400-year-old submerged city—from an empire that once oppressed the Israelites during the time of the judges.

A new discovery of “one of the oldest known” fishhooks in the world—probably used for hunting sharks?

A reanalysis of two bullae calls into question the dismissal that they are forgeries.

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

A destroyed Seleucid fortress near the Lachish forest—courtesy the Hasmonean revolt

An archaeology principle for everyday life

You’ve heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Have you heard of the Ketef Hinnom Scrolls, which are centuries older and just as extraordinary?

Some argue that there is no biblical link between Nimrod and the Tower of Babel. Is there really no inherent association between man and building?