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Ain Dara temple

Jul 23 Blog

Searching for the Temple of King Solomon

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

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.

Jul 11 Blog

Tarshish: Hacksilber Hoards Pinpoint Solomon’s Silver Source

By: Noah Wiener

What is the location of Tarshish, the Biblical source of the Phoenician silver trade? A Hacksilber Project study points to Spain and Sardinia as the Biblical world’s source of silver in the 10th century B.C.E., lending scientific credence to textual associations between Biblical Tarshish and modern Sardinia.

Oct 23 Blog

Jerusalem of Gold

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Gold is mentioned 285 times in the Hebrew Bible—more than any other metal—and the use of its imagery by the Biblical writers is as rich and varied as the precious objects into which it was formed throughout antiquity. Gold jewelery offered to Rebecca (Genesis 24) and to Joseph (Genesis 41:39–44) reflect their honored status as Isaac’s bride and Pharaoh’s viceroy, respectively, but the idolatrous golden calf forged at the foot of Mt. Sinai brought shame and suffering on the Israelites.

Bountiful Hoard Discovered at Kiryat Gat

Jun 6 Blog

Bountiful Hoard Discovered Near Kiryat Gat

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of a large quantity of precious Roman gold coins and jewelry in a Roman/Byzantine-era structure on Tuesday, June 05, 2012 near Kiryat Gat, Israel.

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