Jan 15 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba is one of the more intriguing accounts found within the narrative of Solomon’s reign (1 […]
Jan 9 Blog
We all know that one person who fills their home with a never-ending flow of antiques. Maybe that person is even you. No matter who […]
Nov 21 Blog
Conducting salvage excavations at the ancient site of Megiddo—famously known as Armageddon in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation—archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) […]
Jul 26 Blog
By: Marek Dospěl
The biblical figure of Joseph offers one of the most fascinating narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Genesis 37–50 tells the intricate and adventurous story that […]
Mar 12 Blog
By: BAS Staff
A newly published inscription from Tel Lachish in southern Israel is the earliest alphabetic writing discovered in the southern Levant. The fragmentary inscription features a mere handful of letters inscribed on a tiny pottery sherd, measuring just 4 by 3.5 cm. The sherd is dated by radiocarbon to the 15th century B.C.E., or the first part of the Late Bronze Age.
Dec 22 Blog
By: Clinton J. Moyer
Biblical Hebrew is the dialect of the Canaanite language used by the people of ancient Israel, and the primary language of the Hebrew Bible. It […]
Mar 22 Blog
By: Jean-Georges Heintz
The theme of covenant is central to the Hebrew Bible. It provides the background to many of its most memorable stories where Yahweh establishes alliances […]
Feb 27 Blog
Editor’s Note: This blog article contains images of human skeletal remains. While archaeology is not brain surgery, sometimes it can find evidence for it in the […]
Feb 20 Blog
The Amorites and especially their language have long puzzled scholars. Indeed, many have wondered whether an Amorite language even existed. While the Amorites—first attested during […]
Dec 30 Blog
What were the top ten biblical archaeology stories of 2022? As the year winds down, we look back at the top ten stories published on […]
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