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Feb 27 Blog

What Is the Hula Valley?

Today, the Hula Valley, north of the Sea of Galilee, is one of the most fertile agricultural regions in Israel. In the biblical period, however, […]

A view of the Negev through an archway at Avdat in the central Negev. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer, BAS

Jan 30 Blog

What Is the Negev?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Although not as central to the biblical narrative as areas like the Galilee or the Judean Highlands, the Negev Desert was nevertheless a region of […]

The ruins of the Byzantine church of Saint Anne in the lower Shephelah. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer, BAS

Jan 28 Blog

What Is the Shephelah?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

The Shephelah, also known as the Judean Foothills, is one of many geographic regions mentioned in the Bible. However, for those who have never visited […]

Jan 12 Blog

Exquisite Byzantine Monastery Discovered

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered the remains of an exquisite Byzantine monastery and a nearby town during development works to expand the […]

Assyrian cylinder seal from Horvat Tevet. Courtesy Omer Peleg et al

Dec 26 Blog

Israel Under Assyrian Rule

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

What can a burial tell us about Assyrian administrative control over ancient Israel? Maybe a lot more than we think. Publishing in the journal Tel […]

Dec 8 Blog

An Israelite Palace East of the Jordan?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

The twin sites of Tall adh-Dhahab, located just across the Jordan River from the ancient cities of Samaria and Shechem, are often identified as biblical […]

The Egyptian scarab. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA

Dec 3 Blog

Young Girl Discovers Egyptian Scarab

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

While walking with her family at Tel Qana near Tel Aviv, a young girl made a fantastic find: a small stone in the shape of […]

Depiction of captured “Sea Peoples,” some of whom are identified with the early Philistines, from the temple of Medinet Habu in Egypt. Courtesy Photo Companion to the Bible, Joshua

Nov 14 Blog

The Philistines Are Coming!

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

The traditional view of the biblical Philistines sees them as an organized and powerful force that moved in and conquered part of the southern Levant […]

Oct 3 Blog

The Chariots of Israel

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Early eighth-century BCE Megiddo is famous for two massive stable complexes, thought by early excavators to be the stables of Solomon. Covering a large portion […]

Setting up camp in the Sinai Desert in the 1800s. Frith, Francis (Photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Aug 18 Blog

What Is the Sinai?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Well known for its role in the biblical Exodus, the Sinai Peninsula spans roughly 23,000 square miles, making it larger than the modern state of […]

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