In 2015, UNESCO added the archaeological complex at Al-Maghtas, Jordan—called the Biblical “Bethany beyond the Jordan”—to its World Heritage List. Another tradition places the baptismal site on the west bank Read more…
Biblical Archaeology Sites
Biblical archaeology sites are historical and/or archaeological sites related to the Bible found throughout the lands of the Bible.
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Baptismal Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
• 09/29/2018
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Wilderness Wanderings: Where is Kadesh?
• 09/26/2018
According to the Bible, the Israelites stayed at a place called Kadesh-Barnea following their Exodus from Egypt and wanderings through the desert. Where is Kadesh-Barnea? Read more…
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Tel Maresha Caves Reveal Hellenistic Treasures
• 09/18/2018
Recent excavations shed further light on how ancient peoples used the subterranean cave complexes at Tel Maresha. Read more…
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Tel Maresha Caves Reveal Lost World of the Idumeans
• 09/16/2018
Tel Maresha, located in the Judean foothills southwest of Jerusalem, exists on two levels—one a typical Hellenistic town; the other a subterranean metropolis of cave complexes. Read more…
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Biblical Riot at Ephesus: The Archaeological Context
• 09/09/2018
How accurate is Luke’s account of the riot at Ephesus described in Acts 19:23–41? Excavations at the site bring this Biblical event to reality in a new way—from inscriptions and Read more…
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Carchemish in the Bible and History
• 09/02/2018
Carchemish was an important Hittite fortress and provincial capital located on the west bank of the Euphrates River. Read more…
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New Excavations at Tel Shimron
• 08/27/2018
For the first time ever, excavations have begun at Tel Shimron, the largest archaeological site in Israel’s Jezreel Valley. Read more…
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Masada Dig Reveals a Pleasure-Garden at King Herod’s Palace
• 08/20/2018
Masada—the remote mountain-plateau in the Judean Desert, where Herod built a palace-fortress and where Jewish Zealots made their last stand against the Romans—is being excavated once again. Read more…
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The Masada Siege
• 08/19/2018
What do we know about the Roman siege of Masada? We must consider both the account given by Josephus and the surviving archaeological evidence in order to reconstruct what happened. Read more…
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Canaanite Fortress Discovered in the City of David
• 08/02/2018
Excavations around the Gihon Spring in the City of David uncovered a massive 3,800-year-old fortress. Read more…
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Huqoq Mosaic Depicts Israelite Spies from Numbers 13
• 07/12/2018
The 2018 season of excavation at a Late Roman synagogue at Huqoq revealed more fascinating mosaics, including one referencing Numbers 13:23. Read more…
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A Biblical Altar on Mt. Ebal and Other Israelite Footprints in the Jordan Valley?
• 06/24/2018
Foot-shaped sites have been found throughout the Jordan Valley, including an extraordinary cultic site on Mt. Ebal. Is this the Israelite altar described in Joshua 8? Were these foot-shaped enclosures Read more…
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Minoan Frescoes at Tel Kabri
• 06/05/2018
Over 100 years of excavations on Crete have exposed elegant Minoan frescoes that once adorned the walls of the island’s Bronze Age palaces. This distinctively colorful Aegean art style flourished Read more…
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Where Noah Landed?
• 05/27/2018
Still another group is looking for Mt. Ararat, where the Bible says Noah landed after the flood. This group is looking to confirm the tradition that nearby Mt. Cudi (Judi Read more…
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Where Is the Original Siloam Pool from the Bible?
• 05/22/2018
Where is the original Siloam Pool, the water pool that fed Jerusalem in the First Temple period? While the Roman-period Siloam Pool—where Jesus cured the blind man—was recently discovered, the Read more…
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The Siloam Pool: Where Jesus Healed the Blind Man
• 05/12/2018
The Siloam Pool has long been considered a sacred Christian site, even if the correct identification of the site itself was uncertain. According to the Gospel of John, it was Read more…
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A Royal Tomb at Biblical Armageddon?
• 04/30/2018
In 2016, team members of the Megiddo Expedition digging at the location of Biblical Armageddon uncovered a lavish tomb adjacent to a monumental Middle Bronze Age palace. Read more…
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Where Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine?
• 04/28/2018
Where did Jesus turn water into wine? According to archaeologist Tom McCollough in “Searching for Cana: Where Jesus Turned Water into Wine” in BAR, one site offers the most compelling Read more…
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The House of Peter: The Home of Jesus in Capernaum?
• 04/22/2018
Italian excavators working in Capernaum may have uncovered the remnants of the humble house of Peter that Jesus called home while in Capernaum. Read more…
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When Did Christianity Begin to Spread?
• 04/21/2018
How old is Christianity? Churches are among Biblical archaeology findings that hold the answer. Read more…
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Did Jesus’ Last Supper Take Place Above the Tomb of David?
• 03/29/2018
Jesus’ Last Supper and the Tomb of David are traditionally associated with a building called the Cenacle in Jerusalem. Can archaeology shed light on these traditions? Read more…
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Tour Showcases Remains of Herod’s Jerusalem Palace—Possible Site of the Trial of Jesus
• 03/20/2018
Visitors to Jerusalem’s Old City can explore remains of King Herod’s palace, which may be where Roman governor Pontius Pilate tried and condemned Jesus of Nazareth to death. Read more…
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1,800-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Revealed at Caesarea National Park
• 03/09/2018
A colorful Roman mosaic depicting three figures wearing togas was unearthed at Caesarea National Park in Israel. Read more…
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Searching for the Temple of King Solomon
• 03/06/2018
The black basalt ruins of the Iron Age temple discovered at ’Ain Dara in northern Syria offer the closest known parallel to the Temple of King Solomon in the Bible. Read more…
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Virtually Explore Jesus’ Tomb at the National Geographic Museum
• 01/08/2018
3-D technology brings Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre to life in the National Geographic Museum exhibit Tomb of Christ: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre Experience. Read more…
