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

Ancient records speaks of an astronomer among the Chaldeans who had a special relationship with ‘the mighty God.’

Here’s a story of ancient astronomy—and Abraham.

The answer might surprise you.

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

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.

So claimed Spartan King Areus I. Could it be true?

Just how accurate is the biblical portrayal of early marriages?

New research reveals the robust use of biblically attested currency, 500 years earlier than scholars originally thought.

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

We know what ‘Abraham’ means—Genesis 17:5 tells us. Right? Trouble is, it doesn’t really make sense—in Hebrew, that is. Why not?

According to scholars from Tel Aviv University: Yes.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of nuclear-level devastation at an ancient site near the Dead Sea. But is it in the right place, at the right time? Is it Sodom?

The unusual species that once roamed ancient Israel

The name change from Sarai to Sarah parallels that of her husband, Abram/Abraham. But like her husband, the Hebrew doesn’t seem to entirely make sense. Why not?

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?

A new tablet confirms precedent for the biblical account

Near Eastern tablets that name and describe an individual closely matching the biblical patriarch Terah

Impossible odds?

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

The Hebrews’ rich musical culture was seen in the variety of instruments they employed.

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