Mar 3 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
The Philistines are best known from the Bible as the Israelites’ enemies, but they were much more than that. Recent archaeological discoveries help inform our […]
Feb 19 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Perhaps no event recorded in the Hebrew Bible is better supported by archaeology and external evidence than Sennacherib’s siege of Lachish in 701 B.C.E. The […]
Oct 26 Blog
By: Philip D. Stern
When did the Israelites first begin to worship YHWH, refusing to worship or even recognize the existence of other deities? Was monotheism part of Israelite […]
Jan 4 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Assur, the first capital and spiritual heart of the Assyrians—the great Mesopotamian empire that, in the first millennium B.C.E., subjugated much of the Near East, […]
Jul 6 eBook
By: Michele Barasso
This free eBook is your expert guide to the biblical peoples that were part of ancient Israel’s world, from the Egyptians and the Assyrians to […]
May 25 Blog
By: Jennifer Drummond
Sustainability is something we hear about a lot these days. New items are developed every day to help reduce waste in our daily lives. One […]
Mar 4 Blog
A lonely and little-known hilltop fortress in northern Galilee offers archaeologists a unique opportunity to gaze into the origins of ancient Israel. First excavated in […]
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