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Apr 1 Blog

Biblical Kings Drank Vanilla-Flavored Wine

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

It might seem strange, but in the days of the biblical kings, wine flavored with vanilla was a hit. We are not just talking about […]

Feb 21 Blog

Step Into Moabite Jordan

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Perched along Wadi Balu’a, the site of Khirbat al-Baluʿa controlled the major north-south route through Transjordan. The most extensive period of occupation at Baluʿa dates […]

Jan 14 Blog

Royal Architecture during the Time of David and Solomon

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

According to a study in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, evidence of royal architecture might prove the existence of the biblical kingdom of David and Solomon. […]

Aug 12 Blog

The Destruction of Philistine Gath

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Recent excavations by Bar-Ilan University, led by Dr. Aren Maeir, have shed new light on the destruction of biblical Gath, the Philistine city famously home […]

Aug 5 Blog

From Judah to Edom

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

According to a scholarly article published in Palestine Exploration Quarterly, the biblical “Road of Edom,” mentioned in 2 Kings 3, may have been discovered. The proposal follows the recent excavation of Gorer Tower, a Judean outpost in the Judean Desert that archaeologists date to the Iron Age II period (c. 1000–586 B.C.E.). Based on the excavation, the team, led by archaeologists from Ben-Gurion University and the Israel Antiquities Authority, has proposed a new reconstruction of the ancient road system that connected the kingdoms of Judah, Edom, and Moab.

extensive excavations in the northwestern part of Tel Beth Shemesh

May 28 Blog

The Other Side of Beth Shemesh

By: Boaz Gross

Tel Beth Shemesh was one of the first biblical sites to be excavated in the Land of Israel. The site is perched on a low […]

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