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Apr 15 Blog

Fruit in the Bible

Seeds and fruit remains are exciting discoveries for archaeologists, and they provide radiocarbon data to help date buried strata. Fruit also plays an important role in the Biblical narrative.

Oct 12 Blog

Jonah and the Whale

By: Nahum Sarna

The Book of Jonah is read in the synagogue on the afternoon of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, the sacred Day of Atonement. Why, of all books in the Bible, this book this most holy day?

Oct 1 Blog

The 10 Strangest Foods in the Bible

By: David Moster

Many Biblical stories are set within the context of a meal. While most of these are about regular meals, others refer to more bizarre, extreme or supernatural cases of eating and drinking.

Feb 26 Blog

Trilingual Inscription Surfaces Near Darius the Great’s Tomb

By: Megan Sauter

An ancient trilingual inscription has surfaced on a hillside near the tomb of Persian king Darius the Great 4 miles northwest of Persepolis, Iran.

Dec 13 Blog

From the Days of King David

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Incredible artifacts from the site of Khirbet Qeiyafa are on display—many for the first time—in the exhibit In the Valley of David and Goliath at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem.

Feb 12 Blog

Tablets of Jewish Exiles

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Al-Yahudu Archive is the focus of the exhibit By the Rivers of Babylon at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem.

Oct 25 Blog

Renowned Collector Shlomo Moussaieff Dies at 92

By: Hershel Shanks

Shlomo Moussaieff, who owned the world’s largest private collection of Near Eastern antiquities, passed away in the summer of 2015 at the age of 92. What is the future of his collection?

Feb 12 Blog

Bibles over the Centuries

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The best-selling book of all time, the Bible is the most important text for two major world religions: Judaism and Christianity. With rich content—and an equally rich transmission history—the Bible has captivated audiences for millennia, although the appearance of this text has certainly changed over the ages—from scrolls (above) to codices, manuscripts to printed books. The Book of Books exhibit in Jerusalem chronicles the history and development of Judaism and Christianity by focusing on some of the earliest copies of the Bible that have survived.

Nov 13 Blog

Joan Goodnick Westenholz (1943–2013)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Joan Goodnick Westenholz, a former chief curator at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem and one of the world’s foremost Assyriologists, passed away in February at the age of 69. A prolific scholar, Dr. Goodnick Westenholz published extensively on religion, literary traditions and gender issues in the ancient Near East. She was an authoritative voice on a wide range of subjects, from the epic literature of the Sargonic kings of Akkad to temple structures in Mesopotamia, and from gendered divinities and rituals to the Assyrian lexicon.

Aug 1 Blog

Let the Public See It!

By: Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks discusses the Yehoash inscription in court.

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