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.

The discovery of the Isaiah bulla adds to the evidence supporting the Bible.

A recent documentary Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle compares a ‘scientific’ Bitter Lakes crossing theory with a ‘biblical’ Gulf of Aqaba crossing theory. But how biblical—or scientific—is either? Where did the Red Sea crossing take place?

One hundred and fifty years of evolutionary theory unravels.

The book of Job describes this massive animal—but it is shrouded in mystery. Is it proof that giant dinosaurs lived with man? Why would God even create such a creature?

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

Yes—here’s what those who call her profession into question leave out.

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?

According to scholars from Tel Aviv University: Yes.

How could 4 x 15 = 45? How a confounding equation led translators to begin ‘correcting’ the biblical text more than 2,000 years ago—and its solution.

Maybe; evidence of the physics, certainly.

Did Moses really write the Torah? Or was it written by Jewish authors centuries, if not a millennium, later?

They may not refer to specific biblical individuals—but even generic names help authenticate the account.

Kadesh? Qarqar? Thermopylae? The Bible’s account is largely descriptive of events relating to ancient Israel. But certain verses also hint at these famous events happening throughout the surrounding ancient world.

Harmonizing biblical poetry and history to understand David’s time on the run

What the Prophet Ezekiel—and archaeology—reveals about ancient Babylonian divination

But which nation did he rule?

Impossible odds?

Investigating the people Israel encountered in the Promised Land

The Holy Land is full of holy stones, and so is the Bible. What does archaeology say?

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

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

Evidence for the earliest pagan worship in Genesis?

The debate about the date of the Exodus, conquest of Canaan, and establishment of Israel as a nation: What does Bible chronology say? And does the material on the ground offer any evidence?

You’ve heard of Goliath, but here is a look at the people he represented.