How a tablet of an enslaved king’s rations sheds light on biblical accuracy

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

A discovery of several dozen beautifully carved architectural elements from the time of the Judean kings

Or, all but. According to a new study, it’s about as good as done—representing a huge boon for archaeologists and historians (with an interesting link to the Bible).

What did Hezekiah’s kingdom look like after Assyria’s devastating conquest of Judah? The Bible reveals; archaeology corroborates.

Remarkable biological evidence for the Genesis account of the serpent

aiba’s Christopher Eames presents the first full accounting of Jerusalem inscriptions from the Iron ii period at the distinguished “Epigraphy in Judah” conference in Jerusalem.

How ancient is the Bible, anyway? Which is more correct: traditional dating or revised, late scholarly dating?

What does archaeology tell us?

The 3,300-year-old evidence for the establishment of an Israelite tribe

New radiocarbon evidence lays to rest minimalism’s low chronology attempt to redate King Solomon’s city into the ninth century B.C.E.

Recounting my time with Jerusalem’s queen of archaeology

Has the original despot been discovered?

A preposterous question, surely. But perhaps you have noticed the artistic depictions. What does the biblical passage that they are derived from really mean?

The biblical city of Ai was one of three cities that met a fiery demise when the Israelites conquered the Promised Land: “So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap …” (Joshua 8:28). Over the years, archaeologists have proposed a few sites as being biblical Ai. One such site is Khirbet al-Maqatir. Al-Maqatir was excavated by the Associates for Biblical Research for 14 seasons. This small site conforms with a number of key parameters for Joshua’s Ai. In today’s interview, which was recorded in May, Let the Stones Speak co-host Christopher Eames speaks with Abigail Van Huss, one of the site’s excavators, about the history of the site and its identification as Ai.

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?

The archive has often been linked with the Israelite conquest, yet there’s no mention of the chief protagonist, Joshua. Or is there?

A remarkable discovery, if the official assessment is true—but we are left with more questions than answers.

So says one expert. But just how ‘rare’ are biblically significant archaeological discoveries?