Jan 17 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
In the Bible, the inner shrine of Solomon’s Temple is described as having five mezuzot. What are they? The question has puzzled Biblical scholars for centuries. Does a recently discovered shrine model from Khirbet Qeiyafa hold the answer?
Sep 18 Blog
By: Janet Howe Gaines
For more than two thousand years, Jezebel has been saddled with a reputation as the bad girl of the Bible, the wickedest of women. But just how depraved was she?
May 11 Blog
By: Eilat Mazar
Digging just south of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, Eilat Mazar uncovered a monumental building from the tenth century B.C.—the right time and the right place for David’s royal residence.
Jan 5 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa have uncovered a second city gate from the 10th century B.C.E., the time of King David’s reign. No other site from this period has more than one gate. What do Qeiyafa’s two city gates tell us about the Kingdom of Judah in David’s time?
Apr 4 Blog
By: Hershel Shanks
Did King David ban Ba’al names in Judah?
Dec 30 Blog
As we ring in the New Year, let’s take a look back at the top 10 finds that fascinated us in 2015.
Jun 5 Blog
A 3,000-year-old inscription discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa references the Biblical name Eshbaal. This is the first time the name has been found in an ancient inscription.
Dec 18 Blog
By: Ellen White
Colossal expense equals colossal waste for the new Ridley Scott movie Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Aug 8 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
In the May/June 2012 BAR, epigrapher Christopher A. Rollston considered four contenders as candidates for the oldest Hebrew inscription. Rollston’s thoughtful discussion was met by dissenting responses from distinguished archaeological and Biblical scholars, including Yosef Garfinkel and Aaron Demsky.
May 25 Blog
A recent discovery at a Roman villa near Silves, Portugal stands out as the oldest evidence of Jews in Iberia.
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