Shlomo, Rivkah, Shimshon—the English language has done a real number on the names of these famous biblical characters (and many more).

The semantic debate about using b.c./a.d. or b.c.e./c.e. Here’s why we use the form that we do for our website.

What a mysterious gray Egyptian artifact in a German museum has to say about Israel’s(?) early history

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

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

According to scholars from Tel Aviv University: Yes.

Was the miracle of Joshua’s long day just an eclipse?

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?

How did completely different, unrelated languages emerge alongside one another in the ‘cradle of civilization’?

This treasure of archaeological finds proves the biblical record.

Where did this famous medical symbol come from?

Do great individuals turn the course of history?

Who was ‘Yehoezer, son of Hoshayahu’?

A story of confirmation and cross-corroboration—quite by accident

A striking Jerusalem gemstone believed to contain the first depiction of a famous ancient perfume ingredient

Adding to the growing fund of archaeological evidence proving the existence of the Ammonite state

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

The question is, why?