Articles in "Biblical era"

Christian Historian Urges Israel to Protect Biblical Heritage Sites

In response to the recent vandalization of Joshua's Altar on Mount Ebal, a Christian historian called on Israel to take stronger measures ...

Archaeologists Baffled by Jerusalem Discovery Dating Back to Biblical Kings

In a discovery that is baffling archaeologists, an unprecedented channel installation dating back to the First Temple period was uncovered ...

Israel to Excavate Biblical Siloam Pool Dating Back to King Hezekiah

Israeli authorities announced plans to excavate Jerusalem's Biblical Siloam Pool on Tuesday and open the site to the public. The pool ...

Burial Cave from Time of Pharaohs Discovered on Israel’s Coast

A burial cave from the time of Pharaoh Ramses II, containing dozens of intact objects and which has been untouched for some 3,300 years, ...

‘Greeting from Yehoshua ben Nun’: Biblical-Era Amulet with God’s Name Found on Mount Ebal

An ancient amulet bearing God's name written in ancient Hebrew was found among the remains of the excavation carried out at the ...

Israeli Boy on Hike Chances Upon Rare Biblical-Era Figurine

A few weeks ago, 11-year-old Zvi Ben-David from Be’er Sheva was on a family trip to Nahal HaBesor in the south when he saw an unusual ...

Scans Show Traces of the Original Dimensions of the Tefach, Biblical Measurement Unit Used by Ancient Israelites

Storage jars form one of the main ceramic vessels that were produced and abundantly used ever since pottery was invented.  The need to ...

Israeli Researchers Discover Evidence of Biblical Kingdom of Edom in South

Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University have uncovered evidence of the ancient Kingdom of Edom, giving credence to the Biblical ...

Enormous Fortifications Found in Ancient Gath, Goliath’s Hometown

A new layer of massive structures was exposed this summer at Tell es-Safi at the Gath Archaeological Project, igniting the researchers' ...

Israeli Researchers Uncover King David’s Biblical Town of Ziklag

Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, ...