Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THIS SEAL, dated to the First Temple period, features Hebrew writing that reads: ‘Natan-melech the king’s servant,’ which is a ...

We are two Australians in our 30s, and if you asked us what most shaped the way we love and understand Israel, we would both ...

Archaeologists have always worked to connect the stories in ancient texts with what lies buried underground. These efforts often involve piecing together fragile remains, one layer at a time, to ...

But the role that now defines him is the one he never formally trained for: an educator shaped by the land of Israel and ...

In a time of terrible grief and anger, does the study of ancient Israel require a particular political stance on modern Israel? Freedom of speech and inquiry, one of the bright lines dividing ...

Within David’s retinue of soldiers was an Israelite man named Benaiah. The Biblical record describes him as being in charge of the Cherethites. Elsewhere, it describes Benaiah as being in charge of ...

One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought. By Clay Risen Gabriel Barkay, a leading figure in ...