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Mar 5 Blog

Where Was Moses Buried?

By: Marek Dospěl

Where was Moses buried? We don’t know exactly. Nor did the biblical writers: “Then Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of […]

Feb 4 Blog

Shishak’s Campaign: A Meeting of Archaeology and the Bible?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

The campaign of Pharaoh Sheshonq I (r. 945–925 B.C.E), or Shishak as he is known in the Bible, had a profound and long-lasting impact on […]

Jan 3 Blog

Ancient Israel and the History of Beer

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

An article published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology has shed new light on the history of beer in the ancient Near East and, specifically, the […]

Jul 7 Blog

Copper Mines in the Arabah

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

New Kingdom Egypt’s copper likely originated in the Arabah, the wide desert valley that forms the modern border between Israel and Jordan. In addition to showing trade connections, this discovery could also provide new evidence on the reasons for the famous military expedition of the Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq I (biblical Shishak) to the southern Levant in the mid-tenth century B.C.E.

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Where Was Moses Buried?

Shishak’s Campaign: A Meeting of Archaeology and the Bible?

Ancient Israel and the History of Beer

Copper Mines in the Arabah

Must-Read Free eBooks

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Past, Present, and Future

Biblical Peoples—The World of Ancient Israel

Who Was Jesus? Exploring the History of Jesus’ Life

Ancient Israel in Egypt and the Exodus

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