Apr 1 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
It might seem strange, but in the days of the biblical kings, wine flavored with vanilla was a hit. We are not just talking about […]
Feb 21 Blog
Perched along Wadi Balu’a, the site of Khirbat al-Baluʿa controlled the major north-south route through Transjordan. The most extensive period of occupation at Baluʿa dates […]
Jan 14 Blog
According to a study in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, evidence of royal architecture might prove the existence of the biblical kingdom of David and Solomon. […]
Aug 12 Blog
Recent excavations by Bar-Ilan University, led by Dr. Aren Maeir, have shed new light on the destruction of biblical Gath, the Philistine city famously home […]
Aug 5 Blog
According to a scholarly article published in Palestine Exploration Quarterly, the biblical “Road of Edom,” mentioned in 2 Kings 3, may have been discovered. The proposal follows the recent excavation of Gorer Tower, a Judean outpost in the Judean Desert that archaeologists date to the Iron Age II period (c. 1000–586 B.C.E.). Based on the excavation, the team, led by archaeologists from Ben-Gurion University and the Israel Antiquities Authority, has proposed a new reconstruction of the ancient road system that connected the kingdoms of Judah, Edom, and Moab.
May 28 Blog
By: Boaz Gross
Tel Beth Shemesh was one of the first biblical sites to be excavated in the Land of Israel. The site is perched on a low […]
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