It’s a commonly cited name for the area between the City of David and the Temple Mount. But what does this enigmatic word really mean?

The remains of an altar-cum-lavatory that has shed light on Hezekiah’s reign

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

New research corroborates the biblical account of King David’s chain of outposts within Edom.

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

What to make of Ron Wyatt’s claimed discovery?

It’s one of the more ambiguous points in the biblical genealogies. And—despite a commonly calculated answer to this question—here’s a case for 70.

Genuine evidence for an early Exodus date? Or the product of artificial inflation?

How archaeological discoveries from Judah’s ‘first city’ correspond with biblical history

Tragedy brings into world focus one of the most enigmatic communities living in northern Israel (and beyond).

The Tel Dan Stele is arguably the most important artifact ever discovered in the world of biblical archaeology, containing the earliest confirmed mention of King David. In light of the opening celebration, Let the Stones Speak host Brent Nagtegaal interviewed epigrapher and historian Prof. Michael Langlois, who is currently researching the Stele.

The team from Hebrew University and the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is about to start excavations again in the royal quarter of ancient Jerusalem—the Ophel. On today’s program, host Christopher Eames talks with excavation directors Prof. Uzi Leibner and Dr. Orit Peleg-Barkat about the upcoming Ophel dig.

New discoveries may provide insight into the cultic practices of biblical ‘soothsayers.’

For thousands of years, speculation has abounded as to the true identity of Melchizedek—then out of the wilderness came a Dead Sea Scroll.

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

Scriptural phrases that have been confirmed in the archaeological record

Archaeologists identify remains in the City of David as belonging to the infamous biblical catastrophe.

Archaeologists uncover a ritual table stone, with peculiar parallels to the biblical account of the lost ark.

Beware the lens of presentism.

The biblical record has a lot to say about the ancient city of Shechem—and so does archaeology.

The Temple Mount Sifting Project has produced some remarkable finds. The discoveries are diverse—from arrowheads to astragals—and unique, including items made of gold!

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?