land of the bible

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.

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?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Rehav (Buni) Rubin reviews "The Lost Book of Moses" by Chanan Tigay.

By: Reviewed by Nava Panitz-Cohen

Nava Panitz-Cohen reviews The Ancient Pottery of Israel and Its Neighbors: From the Iron Age Through the Hellenistic Period (vols. 1 and 2), edited by Seymour Gitin.

By: Hershel Shanks

Giants in Biblical archaeology, Eric and Carol Meyers sit down with BAR’s editor to discuss the past 40 years of the field. Read the full interview as it appears in the 40th anniversary issue of BAR.

By: Reviewed by Morten Hørning Jensen

Morten Hørning Jensen reviews "Alexander to Constantine: Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (Vol. 3)" by Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey.

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

During an event at the Jordanian Embassy in Washington, DC, BAR editor Hershel Shanks saw a poster headlined “Jordan—Land of the Bible,” making a very clear, positive reference to Jordan’s rich Biblical past. Upon receiving a newsletter from the Siegfried Horn Archaeological Museum that reported on the excavations at Tall Hisban in Jordan, however, Shanks noted not a single reference to the Bible, ancient Israel or the possible identification of the site as Biblical Heshbon.

By: Noah Wiener

Anson F. Rainey, Israel's leading historical geographer of the land of the Bible and a master of cuneiform languages such as Akkadian and Ugaritic, as well as ancient Egyptian (hieroglyphic and hieratic), to say nothing of Hebrew and Arabic, succumbed to pancreatic cancer on February 19. He was 81.

By: Peter van der Veen

Back to Seal Controversy: From Temech to Shlomit Introduction I would like to thank Ryan for his interesting analysis of the letters. I do not […]

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Volkmar Fritz died on August 21, 2007, at the age of 69 in Bad Schwartau, Germany, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He is survived by his devoted wife Anke and four children. Volkmar came to Israel in 1964 after having completed his theological studies in Tübingen, Berlin, Heidelberg, Bonn and Marburg, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1968...