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Does the Merneptah Stele Contain the First Mention of Israel?

May 23 Blog

Does the Merneptah Stele Contain the First Mention of Israel?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Does this fragmentary hieroglyphic inscription contain the first mention of Israel? According to a recently published article by Manfred Görg, Peter van der Veen and Christoffer Theis, the name-ring on the right may indeed read “Israel,” and they date it almost 200 years earlier than the reference to Israel on the Merneptah Stele.

altar-mt-ebal

Mar 16 Blog

A Biblical Altar on Mt. Ebal and Other Israelite Footprints in the Jordan Valley?

By: Megan Sauter

Foot-shaped sites have been found throughout the Jordan Valley, including an extraordinary cultic site on Mt. Ebal. Is this the Israelite altar described in Joshua 8?

Apr 3 Blog

How Israel Became a People

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Aren M. Maeir reviews "How Israel Became a People" by Ralph K. Hawkins.

Sep 29 Blog

Ancient Israel Through a Social Scientific Lens

By: Yigal Levin

Archaeology has come a long way since 19th-century explorers first mapped Biblical sites. Two recent volumes highlight the value of a new interdisciplinary approach as archaeologist Avraham Faust explores Israelite and Judahite society and the extent of the Babylonian destruction.

Eric M. Meyers

Mar 27 Blog

The Chasm Between the Media and Biblical Archaeological Scholarship

By: Eric M. Meyers

Archaeological Views by Eric M. Meyers in the March/April 2014 issue of BAR

Jan 21 Blog

Israel’s Ethnogenesis

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

William G. Dever reviews "Israel’s Ethnogenesis: Settlement, Interaction, Expansion and Resistance" by Avraham Faust.

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