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Jan 17 Blog

The Doorways of Solomon’s Temple

In the Bible, the inner shrine of Solomon’s Temple is described as having five mezuzot. What are they? The question has puzzled Biblical scholars for centuries. Does a recently discovered shrine model from Khirbet Qeiyafa hold the answer?

Nov 4 Blog

Rock Giants in Noah

By: Megan Sauter

Can the Book of Enoch shed light on Noah the movie? Ronald S. Hendel examines the flood story.

Jul 10 Blog

Understanding the Jewish Menorah

By: BAS Staff

The Jewish menorah—especially the Temple menorah, a seven-branched candelabra that stood in the Temple—is the most enduring and iconic Jewish symbol. But what did the Temple menorah actually look like? Learn more in this post and view a number of important menorah depictions from antiquity.

Feb 16 Blog

The Animals Went in Two by Two, According to Babylonian Ark Tablet

By: Noah Wiener

A recently translated Old Babylonian flood tablet describes how to build a circular ark.

Dec 7 Blog

Joseph and Esarhaddon of Assyria

By: Megan Sauter

Because of his jealous brothers, Esarhaddon had to leave Nineveh and take refuge elsewhere. The pattern of jealous brothers, exile and eventual success is also seen in the Biblical story of Joseph.

Dec 1 eBook

Exploring Genesis: The Bible’s Ancient Traditions in Context

By: BAS Admin

Answer Biblical archaeology’s earliest questions in the latest FREE BAS eBook on the Book of Genesis. Download your copy today!

Apr 10 Blog

Victor Hurowitz (1948-2013)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

It is always a special tragedy when a scholar dies relatively young. Victor Avigdor Hurowitz, a widely respected professor in the department of Bible, archaeology and ancient Near East at Ben-Gurion University, died unexpectedly in January at age 64 in the course of a hospital operation.

Feb 3 Blog

Temple Mount, the “Sacred Esplanade”

By: Reviewed by James F. Strange

James F. Strange reviews "Where Heaven and Earth Meet" by Oleg Grabar and Benjamin Z. Kedar & "Jerusalem’s Temple Mount" by Hershel Shanks

Jan 10 Blog

Idols of the People

By: Victor Avigdor Hurowitz

Victor Avigdor Hurowitz reviews "Idols of the People: Miniature Images of Clay in the Ancient Near East" by P.R.S. Moorey.

Aug 1 Blog

Another Lion Statue Discovered at Tell Tayinat in Turkey

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Archaeologists excavating at the Iron Age site of Tell Tayinat in southern Turkey have unearthed a 4-foot-tall statue of a roaring lion. The newly excavated […]

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