Mar 22 Blog
By: Lawrence Mykytiuk
How many people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible have been confirmed archaeologically? Lawrence Mykytiuk reveals the surprising number—from Israelite kings to Mesopotamian monarchs—and some lesser figures as well.
Oct 11 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The assassination of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, is presented in the Bible as God’s divine justice against an evil king. Outside of the Bible, however, […]
Dec 19 Blog
By: Shawna Dolansky
Are the 10 Commandments really a moral code, or did the ancients understand them rather as the constitutional basis of a political theocracy?
Feb 8 eBook
By: Michele Barasso
Dec 7 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
Because of his jealous brothers, Esarhaddon had to leave Nineveh and take refuge elsewhere. The pattern of jealous brothers, exile and eventual success is also seen in the Biblical story of Joseph.
May 13 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
Has archaeology uncovered portraits of two Israelite kings? One contender is on the famous Black Obelisk from Nimurd/Calah, but scholars differ about the identification. Another more recent candidate for an Israelite king’s portrait is an image from a wall at Kuntillet ‘Ajrud, a remote site in the Sinai desert.
Jan 1 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
A seventh-century B.C.E. clay bulla inscribed in paleo-Hebrew script provides evidence for how ancient taxes were collected during the reign of the Biblical King Manasseh.
Jun 4 Blog
Could a vizier with a Semitic name from ancient Egypt illuminate the story of Joseph in the Bible?
Nov 10 Blog
By: Samuel Pfister
Archaeologists working at a Bronze Age site in Iraqi Kurdistan discovered a trove of Assyrian clay tablets. Many of the tablets had been stored in a ceramic vessel, perhaps for safekeeping.
Nov 14 Blog
The Washington, D.C.-area Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia and Biblical Archaeology Forum will host the lectures “Egypt and Canaan—A Political and Cultural Encounter” by Daphna Ben-Tor (November 20) and “What Do Ancient Documents Tell Us About the People Who Lived At Hazor?” by Amnon Ben-Tor (November 21).
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