Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Ayala Zilberstein, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holding the rare sealing. (photo credit: ...

An overview of the historical background and theology of 2 Kings to help you develop your sermon series and apply it to your hearers. Second Kings continues the story of the divided nation of Israel ...

The substantial historicity of the united monarchy of Judah — the reigns of King Saul around 1037–1010 B.C., King David around 1010–970 B.C. and King Solomon around 970–931 B.C. — was widely accepted ...

A 2,700-year-old tombstone marking the final resting place of King Uzziah, who ruled over Judah from about 767 to 737 BCE, has been acquired by Mayor Teddy Kollek of Jerusalem for the Israel Museum ...

A group of excavators recently uncovered the first-ever Assyrian inscription found in Jerusalem — shedding light on ancient power struggles described in the Bible. The inscription, which was carved on ...

An Assyrian inscription dating to around 2,700 years ago was unearthed in an archaeological excavation near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City — the first time written evidence of the relations ...

King Solomon is traditionally (and I think, solidly) believed to have been king of the united monarchy of Judah, from c. 970-931 B.C. We don’t have much at all to establish his existence and influence ...