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Feb 15 Blog

First Person: Human Sacrifice to an Ammonite God?

By: Hershel Shanks

Were sons and daughters sacrificed in ancient times? Is there any archaeological evidence?

Dec 31 Blog

Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible?

By: Megan Sauter

During the Iron Age, when Israel and Judah ruled Canaan, the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom ruled east of the Jordan River. Recent archaeological discoveries vastly increase our understanding of these kingdoms and their religion.

Dec 26 Blog

Locating Zoar

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Read Master’s College professor Bill Schlegel’s commentary on the location of Zoar along with Steven Collins’s response.

Feb 13 Blog

A First Temple Period Palatial Estate Near Jerusalem?

By: Samuel Pfister

Archaeologists excavating at Ein Hanniya outside of Jerusalem unearthed seventh-century B.C.E. finds that suggest the presence of a palace in the First Temple period.

Apr 4 Blog

First Person: Banning Ba’al

By: Hershel Shanks

Did King David ban Ba’al names in Judah?

May 1 Blog

Proto-Aeolic Capital Associated with Judah’s Longest Spring Tunnel

By: Noah Wiener

A one-of-a-kind proto-aeolic capital still attached to its base is associated with a 525-foot-long tunnel system, the largest and most impressively hewn spring tunnel in the region.

Aug 21 Blog

First Temple Period Inscription May Preserve Biblical Name

By: Robin Ngo

A ceramic bowl with an inscription that may allude to a Biblical figure was recently uncovered among thousands of First Temple period pottery sherds, clay lamps and figurines near Jerusalem’s Gihon Spring. The partially-preserved ancient Hebrew inscription roughly transliterates into English characters as “ryhu bn bnh.” When translated, this name is similar to Zechariah the son of Benaiah, whose name appears in 2 Chronicles 20:14. In the Biblical narrative, Zahaziel (son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph) prophesied to King Jehoshaphat before the king went to war against the kingdoms of Ammon and Moab.

Jul 23 Blog

Biblical and Historical Jordan: Sites to See

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Delve into the history of a beautiful land with a rich connection to the Bible: Jordan. Sites to see include Petra, Bethany and Khirbat al-Mudayna where archaeologist discoveries illuminate Biblical history.

Aug 15 Blog

Mizpah, Mizpah Wherefore Art Thou Mizpah?

By: Jeffrey R. Zorn

Where is Biblical Mizpah? Jeffrey R. Zorn discusses two candidates for the location of Mizpah.

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