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How Bad Was Jezebel?
09/20/2025

How Bad Was Jezebel?

Jezebel, a Phoenician queen, is often seen as a symbol of evil due to her promotion of idolatry, yet her actions may be more complex than depicted.

Using clay, people created protective amulets that incorporated well-known features from Canaanite female figurines, but...
09/19/2025

Using clay, people created protective amulets that incorporated well-known features from Canaanite female figurines, but also added new elements, such as the feathered headdress, that expressed the qualities of strength and power in the object.

This past summer, excavators at Azekah found a new figurine that combines many of the known forms and adds some new elements.

“The size and splendor of the buildings discovered, the quality of their mosaic floors, and the impressive agricultural ...
09/19/2025

“The size and splendor of the buildings discovered, the quality of their mosaic floors, and the impressive agricultural installations all point to the great wealth and prosperity of the local Samaritan community over the years,”

Salvage excavations northeast of Tel Aviv revealed the remains of a magnificent Samaritan village dating back 1,600 years or more.

Rare cross discovered on Sir Bani Yas Island
09/19/2025

Rare cross discovered on Sir Bani Yas Island

During excavations on Sir Bani Yas Island in the UAE, archaeologists made a find that sheds a light on the early Christian community.

An impressive Roman city
09/18/2025

An impressive Roman city

Perhaps the best-preserved Roman city in Israel, Beth Shean boasts an archaeological resume that is hard to match, even in a country where ancient sites pop out of the landscape every few miles.

Widows in the Bible
09/18/2025

Widows in the Bible

Discover how widowhood in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament serves as a literary and theological tool—highlighting vulnerability, prompting divine intervention, and often signaling catalytic moments through miracles, redemption, and examples of resourcefulness.

Excavators in the ancient Roman port city of Ostia made an incredible discovery when they uncovered a semi-subterranean ...
09/17/2025

Excavators in the ancient Roman port city of Ostia made an incredible discovery when they uncovered a semi-subterranean Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh.

Excavators in the ancient Roman port city of Ostia made an incredible discovery when they uncovered a Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh.

How fresh perspectives are reshaping the past
09/17/2025

How fresh perspectives are reshaping the past

Biblical archaeology has come a long way in the past century, as emerging trends reshape how both scholars and institutions think about and conduct archaeology in biblical lands.

Coins of the Roman Republic
09/16/2025

Coins of the Roman Republic

During recent restoration work, archaeologists on the Italian island of Pantelleria, located off the coast of Sicily, discovered a hoard of silver denarii in the

Herbs and spices of the ancient Near East
09/16/2025

Herbs and spices of the ancient Near East

The Bible reflects knowledge of herbs and spices, which perfumed the Jerusalem Temple, sweetened the home, and seasoned meals during the Exodus.

With the spread of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean during the Byzantine period, institutions specifically desi...
09/15/2025

With the spread of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean during the Byzantine period, institutions specifically designated for the care of the elderly began to spread, with many being directly connected to churches or funded by wealthy donors.

Although family members typically cared for the elderly in antiquity, the concept of places dedicated to elder care is not a modern invention.

New evidence of the world’s first plague pandemic
09/15/2025

New evidence of the world’s first plague pandemic

The Justinian Plague (c. 541–750 CE) was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. But what was the cause?

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