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The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser and the Earliest Depiction of an Israelite
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser and the Earliest Depiction of an Israelite
The beginning of the end for the northern kingdom of Israel
By Warren Reinsch • December 11
Archaeology Unveils Uzziah, King of Judah
Archaeology Unveils Uzziah, King of Judah
How the “stones speak” about Judah’s longest-reigning monarch
By Christopher Eames • December 3
A 50-Year Partnership in Jerusalem Archaeology
A 50-Year Partnership in Jerusalem Archaeology
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • December 2
Israel’s Biblical History
Use this interactive map to explore the history, geography and archaeology of Jerusalem and Israel. To see more detail, scroll in with your cursor or click the zoom button. For more information, click a label.
The Case for Adam and Eve
The Case for Adam and Eve
Genetics, morphology and archaeology—what does science say about the primeval couple?
By Christopher Eames • November 22
Nebuchadnezzar’s ‘Tower of Babel’
Nebuchadnezzar’s ‘Tower of Babel’
The Babylonian king’s account of the biblical colossus
By Christopher Eames • November 12
Recent Findings: Lessons from Yahweh Worship at Dan
Recent Findings: Lessons from Yahweh Worship at Dan
Just what does the Bible say about who the northern tribes of Israel worshipped?
By Brent Nagtegaal • November 11
Music: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Music: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Just how accurate is the biblical portrayal of ancient music?
By Christopher Eames • November 4
Merneptah Stele: Proving Israel’s 3,200-Year Existence
Merneptah Stele: Proving Israel’s 3,200-Year Existence
What does a pharaoh’s conquest have to do with Israel?
By Warren Reinsch • October 26
Clothing: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Clothing: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Just how accurate is the biblical portrayal of early clothing?
By Christopher Eames • October 21
Early Cylinder Seals and the Garden of Eden
Early Cylinder Seals and the Garden of Eden
Do these represent parallels of some of the earliest biblical themes?
By Christopher Eames • October 15
The ‘Jerusalem Stone’
The ‘Jerusalem Stone’
The newly discovered, exceptionally rare inscription of an exceptionally common name
By Christopher Eames • October 10
Interview: Using Archaeology to Explore the Origins of Language
Interview: Using Archaeology to Explore the Origins of Language
If language is hardwired into the human brain, how did it get there?
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • October 7
Language: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Language: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Just how accurate is the biblical depiction of the development of language?
By Christopher Eames • October 4
Lachish’s Lavatory
Lachish’s Lavatory
The remains of an altar-cum-lavatory that has shed light on Hezekiah’s reign
By Rachael Grellet • October 2
A Tablet, a King and His Rations
A Tablet, a King and His Rations
How a tablet of an enslaved king’s rations sheds light on biblical accuracy
By Rachael Grellet • September 20
NIMROD: Found?
NIMROD: Found?
Has the original despot been discovered?
By Christopher Eames • September 14
Iran Stele—a Warning to Biblical Samaria
Iran Stele—a Warning to Biblical Samaria
Archaeological discovery indicates the Israelite King Menahem of Samaria paid gold and silver to Tiglath-Pileser III in an attempt to appease Assyrian aggression.
By Warren Reinsch • September 5
Marriage: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Marriage: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Just how accurate is the biblical portrayal of early marriages?
By Christopher Eames • September 3
Biblical Belshazzar Revealed
Biblical Belshazzar Revealed
A lesson in being patient in waiting for confirmation of biblical events
By Warren Reinsch • August 27
The First Military Battle Recorded in the Bible
The First Military Battle Recorded in the Bible
Is the account of Abraham’s defeat of the Assyrian kings historical?
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • August 26
Biblical Longevity of the First Humans
Biblical Longevity of the First Humans
Surely no one could live for 900 years.
By Christopher Eames • August 20
Connecting the discovery of a 3000-year-old bee apiary to the Bible
Connecting the discovery of a 3000-year-old bee apiary to the Bible
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • August 19
Canaan vs. Israel: Helpless Natives Against Evil Imperialist Power?
Canaan vs. Israel: Helpless Natives Against Evil Imperialist Power?
Cherry-picking the biblical record would indicate the affirmative.
By Christopher Eames • August 14
Biblical Pre-Flood Longevity—Mere Myth? and Processing Finds from the Ophel Cave
Biblical Pre-Flood Longevity—Mere Myth? and Processing Finds from the Ophel Cave
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • August 12
A Trio of Biblical Prisms
A Trio of Biblical Prisms
These artifacts depict the conquests—and almost conquests—of Assyrian King Sennacherib over the nation of Judah.
By Rachael Grellet • August 7
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