Was Solomon a significant king ruling over a vast, wealthy empire? The Bible says he was. What does archaeology say? A journey begins at the gates …

Featuring guest speaker, best-selling author and commentator Dinesh D’Souza

A peculiar inscription matching the name of one of Israel’s most famous prophets

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

A world premiere exhibit presented by the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology, from Feb. 25, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025

From the biggest of shipwrecks to the smallest of pendants—here’s our list of 2024’s greatest hits in biblical archaeology.

In a first for Israel, a tomb complex holding the bones of about 60 individuals was recently uncovered in the Negev region of southern Israel. On today’s program, Let the Stones Speak host Brent Nagtegaal speaks with Israel Antiquities Authority senior researcher and Negev expert Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini about the unique discovery.

We invite you to come inside the lobby of the magnificent Armstrong Auditorium and view our archaeological exhibit, “Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered!”

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

If so, what was he doing in the east Sinai outpost of Kuntillet Ajrud?

An archaeology principle for everyday life

The finds that caught our eye

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

‘For the Redemption of Zion’

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

Near-decimation of the kingdom of Judah—the result of an unholy alliance?

Was Solomon a significant king ruling over a vast, wealthy empire? The Bible says he was. What does archaeology say? A journey begins at the gates …

Three successive articles in the Israel Exploration Journal take aim at the Mount Ebal ‘Curse Inscription.’ Do they provide the knockout blow?

A new study offers a peek into the rule of Jeroboam ii.

A recent three-month excavation raises more ruins of ancient Jerusalem.

Another find from the period of the Maccabees—right before Hanukkah

Has the original despot been discovered?

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