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Jan 13 Blog

Who Is Satan?

By: John Drummond

Does our modern conception of Satan have any resemblance to the devil in the Bible? Just who is Satan?

Jan 1 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.

Dec 14 Blog

Locating Zoar

By: BAS Staff

Read Master’s College professor Bill Schlegel’s commentary on the location of Zoar along with Steven Collins’s response.

A wide view of the Tall el-Hammam archaeological mound and surrounding plains in Jordan.

May 22 Blog

Where Is Sodom?

By: BAS Staff

The stories of Sodom and its destruction, whether historical or not, were clearly understood to have occurred near the Dead Sea, among the so-called “cities of the plain” mentioned in Genesis 13, verse 12. But where exactly was this plain, and was a particular site associated with Sodom?

Dec 10 Blog

Arguments Against Locating Sodom at Tall el-Hammam

By: Todd Bolen

The proposal that Sodom has been found on the northeastern side of the Dead Sea has been around for a decade or so, but with the publication of an article by Steven Collins this month it will receive the widest hearing to date.

Dec 12 Blog

Letters Answered Online

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In two cases, exchanges between letter writers and authors were too long (and technical) to print in our letters column. Therefore we have posted them online.

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