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Stamp of Rebellion: Rare Silver Jewish Revolt Coin Discovered (by an 11-Year-Old)
Stamp of Rebellion: Rare Silver Jewish Revolt Coin Discovered (by an 11-Year-Old)
A special coin (produced at the temple itself?) found by a young sifting project volunteer
By Christopher Eames • November 29
How Sennacherib’s Assyrians ‘Poured’ Their Way Into Hezekiah’s Lachish
How Sennacherib’s Assyrians ‘Poured’ Their Way Into Hezekiah’s Lachish
Spoiler alert: It’s just as the Bible describes (although you might have missed it).
By Christopher Eames • November 18
Annihilated Fortress Discovered From Maccabees’ Revolt Against Antiochus
Annihilated Fortress Discovered From Maccabees’ Revolt Against Antiochus
A destroyed Seleucid fortress near the Lachish forest—courtesy the Hasmonean revolt
By Christopher Eames • November 15
Israel’s Biblical History
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600-Year-Old Gold ‘Micro-Bible’ Found in North Yorkshire
600-Year-Old Gold ‘Micro-Bible’ Found in North Yorkshire
A once-in-a-lifetime discovery of a pendant thought to belong to a relative of King Richard iii
By Christopher Eames • November 13
King Manasseh’s ‘Nose Hooks,’ in the Bible and Archaeology
King Manasseh’s ‘Nose Hooks,’ in the Bible and Archaeology
Beneath a peculiar English translation lies a scripture far more brutal (and a warning to the stubborn).
By Christopher Eames • November 9
King Baalis: First Evidence of a Biblical Ammonite Ruler
King Baalis: First Evidence of a Biblical Ammonite Ruler
And the man who had Judah’s first governor assassinated
By Christopher Eames • November 6
Surprised by a Pagan Temple Discovered Near Solomon’s? Not If You Read the Bible
Surprised by a Pagan Temple Discovered Near Solomon’s? Not If You Read the Bible
Tel Motza hosted a pagan shrine displaying a Canaanite deity—a find characterized as ‘surprising.’ Here’s why it’s not.
By Christopher Eames • November 1
An Ancient <em>Judean</em> Toilet Seat—And Proof of Nehemiah’s Wall?
An Ancient Judean Toilet Seat—And Proof of Nehemiah’s Wall?
By Watch Jerusalem Staff • October 28
<em>Gideon v. Midian</em>:<em> </em>Evidence of the Biblical Account
Gideon v. Midian: Evidence of the Biblical Account
Long before Sparta’s 300, there was Gideon’s.
By Christopher Eames • October 26
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
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
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