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Aug 20 Blog

How Bad Was the Babylonian Exile?

By: BAS Staff

Was there really weeping from the Judahite exiles by the rivers of Babylon? New evidence suggests that life was actually pretty good for some Judahite deportees and their successors.

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Jul 30 Blog

Nehemiah—The Man Behind the Wall

By: Dorothy Willette

Few people are familiar with the Biblical figure Nehemiah, and yet he was instrumental in the rebuilding and reestablishment of Jerusalem in the fifth century B.C. following the Babylonian exile.

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Jul 12 Blog

Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible?

By: Megan Sauter

During the Iron Age, when Israel and Judah ruled Canaan, the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom ruled east of the Jordan River. Recent archaeological discoveries vastly increase our understanding of these kingdoms and their religion.

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May 4 Blog

10 Great Biblical Artifacts at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

By: David Moster

10 The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem houses one of the world’s most important collections of Biblical artifacts.

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Jan 11 Blog

Virtually Explore Holy Land Artifacts

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

From the comfort of your home, you can virtually explore archaeological objects that shed light on Biblical history with the click of a button.

Jan 13 Blog

Can Abecedaries Be Used to Date the Book of Psalms?

By: Noah Wiener

Mitchell First compares ancient abecedaries to the Book of Psalms for a new perspective on letter order in the ancient Hebrew alphabet.

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Sep 20 Blog

Babylonian Trigonometry Table: The World’s Oldest?

By: Samuel Pfister

According to a new interpretation of a 3,800-year-old clay tablet, the ancient Babylonians may have developed the first inklings of trigonometry more than a thousand years before Pythagoras, the namesake of the Pythagorean Theorem.

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Dec 19 Blog

Digs 2017: Digging Through Time

By: Ellen White

Each year students and volunteers from around the world travel through time by participating in excavations. We explore the history of the land of the Bible as we dig into the archaeological past. Learn about this year’s exciting excavation opportunities!

Oct 6 Blog

The Cities That Built the Bible

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Cynthia Shafer-Elliott reviews "The Cities That Built the Bible" by Robert R. Cargill.

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Feb 12 Blog

Tablets of Jewish Exiles

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Al-Yahudu Archive is the focus of the exhibit By the Rivers of Babylon at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem.

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