IT was perfectly natural that the discovery in 1868 of the famous Moabite Stone, which created such a sensation all over the civilised world, should have made literary and scientific men wish to ...

Researchers have verified with a considerable degree of certainty that the Mesha Stele – a basalt stone slab discovered in 1868 east of the Dead Sea – contains explicit references to King David. Also ...

Researchers probing an ancient stone stele believe it shows a biblical king was an actual historical figure. King Balak of Moab, located in today's Jordan, is mentioned in a passage of the Book of ...

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now and Friday Focus podcasts and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Since the early 1990s, ...

The altar reveals new details about a rebellion against the Kingdom of Israel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A 2,800-year-old ...

Jericho’s latest dig seasons have delivered story-book material. Archaeologists from Sapienza University of Rome and the Palestinian Department of Antiquities report finding a potsherd inscribed in ...

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