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Discovered: 2,000-Year-Old Seal With First Depiction of Biblical Balsam
Discovered: 2,000-Year-Old Seal With First Depiction of Biblical Balsam
A striking Jerusalem gemstone believed to contain the first depiction of a famous ancient perfume ingredient
By Christopher Eames • October 20
Gideon the Judge—Found in Southern Israel?
Gideon the Judge—Found in Southern Israel?
Scientists have discovered an inscription bearing the name of a biblical judge.
By Brent Nagtegaal
Is This the Biblical ‘Bithiah, Daughter of Pharaoh’?
Is This the Biblical ‘Bithiah, Daughter of Pharaoh’?
A peculiar biblical personality and a peculiar Egyptian princess
By Christopher Eames • October 13
Israel’s Biblical History
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Debating King David
Debating King David
An interview with Prof. Yosef Garfinkel
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • October 10
Yavne: World’s ‘Largest Complex of Byzantine Winepresses’ Ever Discovered
Yavne: World’s ‘Largest Complex of Byzantine Winepresses’ Ever Discovered
Uncovered: A multimillion-liter wine-making industry (with a biblical origin?)
By Christopher Eames • October 10
First Temple Period Lavatory Discovered in Jerusalem
First Temple Period Lavatory Discovered in Jerusalem
A 2,700-year-old toilet discovered in a mansion on the outskirts of the capital
By Christopher Eames • October 4
Has the Seal Impression of Eliakim, Son of Hilkiah, Been Discovered?
Has the Seal Impression of Eliakim, Son of Hilkiah, Been Discovered?
First it was King Hezekiah, then Isaiah the prophet. Now evidence has been discovered of another royal official from the same time period.
By Brent Nagtegaal
Was David and Solomon’s Jerusalem a ‘Godforsaken’ Place?
Was David and Solomon’s Jerusalem a ‘Godforsaken’ Place?
What does archaeology tell us?
By Brad Macdonald and Christopher Eames
Uncovering Khirbet Qeiyafa
Uncovering Khirbet Qeiyafa
Professor Yosef Garfinkel’s excavation of an ancient fortress city is uncovering some important biblical history.
By Christopher Eames
An Interview With Yosef Garfinkel
An Interview With Yosef Garfinkel
When Professor Garfinkel and his team uncovered a large Davidic city at Khirbet Qeiyafa, they changed the narrative about ancient Israel’s greatest king.
By Watch Jerusalem Staff
INFOGRAPHIC: The Life of Eilat Mazar
INFOGRAPHIC: The Life of Eilat Mazar
By Watch Jerusalem Staff
‘Ice Age’ Megafauna and the Book of Genesis
‘Ice Age’ Megafauna and the Book of Genesis
Car-size rodents, elephant-size sloths, dinosaur-size elephants: How Pleistocene megafauna relate to the peculiar biblical antediluvian period
By Christopher Eames • September 8
Working With Dr. Mazar
Working With Dr. Mazar
Recounting my time with Jerusalem’s queen of archaeology
By Brent Nagtegaal
Discoveries of Eilat Mazar: The Temple Mount
Discoveries of Eilat Mazar: The Temple Mount
By Watch Jerusalem Staff
New Discovery: A ‘Deceitful Weight’ in Jerusalem
New Discovery: A ‘Deceitful Weight’ in Jerusalem
A small, inconspicuous artifact, for which there is more than meets the eye
By Christopher Eames • September 2
Discoveries of Eilat Mazar: The Ophel
Discoveries of Eilat Mazar: The Ophel
By Watch Jerusalem Staff
Discoveries of Eilat Mazar: The Summit of the City of David
Discoveries of Eilat Mazar: The Summit of the City of David
By Watch Jerusalem Staff
A Tribute to Our Friend, Dr. Eilat Mazar
A Tribute to Our Friend, Dr. Eilat Mazar
Why I believe Eilat Mazar will be remembered as one of the greatest archaeologists of all time
By Gerald Flurry
‘Looking Into the Liver’: Archaeology Illustrates a Peculiar Bible Verse
‘Looking Into the Liver’: Archaeology Illustrates a Peculiar Bible Verse
What the Prophet Ezekiel—and archaeology—reveals about ancient Babylonian divination
By Christopher Eames • August 20
Special Edition: Remembering Dr. Eilat Mazar, 1956–2021
Special Edition: Remembering Dr. Eilat Mazar, 1956–2021
The life and work of the ‘queen of Jerusalem archaeology’
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • August 15
‘Oldest Example of Applied Geometry’ and the Patriarch Abraham
‘Oldest Example of Applied Geometry’ and the Patriarch Abraham
New study of a land survey tablet reveals the mathematical genius of Babylon—and a link to the biblical patriarch, Abraham?
By Christopher Eames • August 10
The Eliakim Bulla From Tel Lachish
The Eliakim Bulla From Tel Lachish
And evidence of Amos’s earthquake discovered in Jerusalem
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • August 8
Has the Seal Impression of the Biblical Eliakim, Son of Hilkiah, Been Discovered?
Has the Seal Impression of the Biblical Eliakim, Son of Hilkiah, Been Discovered?
‘And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder ….’
By Brent Nagtegaal • August 5
Evidence of ‘Amos’s Earthquake’ Discovered in Jerusalem
Evidence of ‘Amos’s Earthquake’ Discovered in Jerusalem
Archaeologists identify remains in the City of David as belonging to the infamous biblical catastrophe.
By Christopher Eames • August 3
The Temple Warning Inscriptions: ‘Closest Thing to the Temple We Have’
The Temple Warning Inscriptions: ‘Closest Thing to the Temple We Have’
The 150-year anniversary of finding the closest confirmed temple artifacts
By Christopher Eames • August 2
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