Has the site of Joshua’s altar been discovered?

A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

A study into the debate about the earliest biblical chronogenealogies, found in Genesis 5 and 11—for which early textual variants (Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan) differ dramatically. Can we know which is correct?

Long before Sparta’s 300, there was Gideon’s.

Prof. Yosef Garfinkel’s excavation of an ancient fortress city is uncovering some important biblical history.

The discovery of peculiar artifacts that debunk an early scholarly theory about the Bible’s greatest lament

So goes a recent claim. If only the biblical authors had remembered to cite their sources … or did they?

Tel Motza hosted a pagan shrine displaying a Canaanite deity—a find characterized as ‘surprising.’ Here’s why it’s not.

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

Artifacts that all but identify biblical personalities

Archaeological discoveries reveal the eyewitness account—surprise, surprise—to be spot-on. (And as an aside: Does the Bible reveal the origin of such machines?)

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

The archaeological record of two cities gives us insight into one of Israel’s most influential personalities.

Thousands of these artifacts have brought this biblical story to life.

Can we know exactly when Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were on the scene?

Prof. Yosef Garfinkel’s excavation of an ancient fortress city is uncovering some important biblical history.

A message from the ancient walls of Deir Alla

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?

New excavations reveal Egyptian army’s presence at Megiddo.

Scientists discover 2,700-year-old remains of cannabis on a Tel Arad incense altar, paralleling details of the reign of King Ahaz. But does the ritual cannabis use reflect standard worship practices at Jerusalem’s temple, as the researchers suggest?

An inspiring overview of the world’s most important and famous city