The oldest recorded alphabet may be Hebrew. According to a controversial new study by archaeologist and ancient inscription specialist Douglas Petrovich, Israelites in Egypt took 22 ancient Egyptian ...

Archaeologists have been excavating Israel's Tinshemet Cave for nearly a decade, but a recent discovery in the cave is getting attention for what it reveals about human behavior. Experts hope the ...

A Jewish man is praying in front of the tomb of patriarch Abraham in Hebron, West Bank. According to tradition, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were buried in the cave with their wives Sarah, Rebekah, and ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed an ancient clay seal, or bulla, that may be connected to a biblical prophecy of disaster. The seal, which dates back 2,600 years to the First Temple period, ...

The tablet is barely larger than a postage stamp. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Updated Dec. 6, 2023: The original findings ...

It was my senior year of college, and I had room for one elective. As a dedicated Bible Christian, I had a strong desire to learn the original languages of the Scriptures, and I jumped at the chance ...

HOUSTON — Today, the Associates for Biblical Research (ABR) announced the discovery of a formulaic curse recovered on a small, folded lead tablet. The defixio came to light in December 2019 when ...

Israel has acquired a previously unknown ancient papyrus bearing a Hebrew inscription dated to around 2,700 years ago that had long been in possession of a Montana resident, the country’s antiquities ...

An ancient Hebrew Bible has just sold at Sotheby's auction house in New York for $38 million. The ancient text, written in around 900 AD, is the most complete early copy of the Hebrew Bible. The ...