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Category Archives: Inscriptions and Manuscripts
Proposed text of new Hezekiah inscriptions in Jerusalem
Eli Shukron and Gershon Galil have announced the identification of several stone inscriptions from Hezekiah in and around Jerusalem’s ancient water system. Remarkably, one of their newly identified inscriptions is at the end of Hezekiah’s tunnel, just below the spot … Continue reading
Discovery of First Known Sentence in Canaanite Language at Lachish
A small ivory comb unearthed at biblical Lachish in 2017 turns out to have produced the first known sentence from the ancient Canaanites in their language. Archaeologists Yossi Garfinkel, Michael Hasel, and Martin Klingbeil announced the discovery this morning. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 Tel Lachish excavation, archaeologists, Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Israel, Lachish, Languages, New Discoveries
Tagged alphabet, Canaanite, Discoveries, Inscriptions, Ivory comb, Lachish, Madeleine Mumcuoglu, Martin Klingbeil, Michael Hasel, Yosef Garfinkel, Yossi Garfinkel
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Possible Monumental Inscription with Hezekiah’s Name
A large limestone fragment discoverd in a Jerusalem excavation may show the name of biblical king Hezekiah, according to archaeologist Eli Shukron and epigrapher Gershom Galil. The broken slab measures around 5.5″ x 4″ x 2″ and was found near … Continue reading
Biblical inscription from Mt. Ebal, but a note of caution
Archaeologists have revealed a small, ancient lead amulet with an inscription that was discovered on Mt. Ebal in the rubbish pile of a previous excavation. Back in the 1980s, Dr. Adam Zertal uncovered a stone structure atop Mt. Ebal that … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, Inscriptions and Manuscripts, New Discoveries
Tagged ABR, amulet, Archaeology, Associates for Biblical Research, Biblical Archaeology, curse tablet, Early Iron Age, Early Israel, Inscriptions, Joshua altar, Late Bronze, Literacy, Mind the gap, Mt. Ebal, proto-alphabetic, proto-Canaanite, Stripling, tomographic scan
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Contrary to earlier report, Turkey not returning Siloam inscription
A couple days ago, an Israeli news source quoted an Israeli official that Turkey had agreed to send the Siloam inscription to Israel as a result of diplomatic negotiations. Turkey has since responded that the Siloam incsription will not be … Continue reading
Updated Report: Turkey will NOT return Hezekiah’s Tunnel inscription to Israel
(See update at bottom) A report today states that Turkey has agreed to return the famous inscription from Hezekiah’s tunnel back to Jerusalem. The inscription, etched on stone near the western end of the 8th BC water tunnel, describes how … Continue reading
Posted in Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Museums
Tagged Archaeology, Hezekiah, Hezekiah Tunnel, Israel, Siloam, Turkey
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Museum of the Bible opening today in DC
Today marks the grand opening of the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, just blocks from the U.S. Capitol and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The Museum of the Bible is free and boasts a massive collection of artifacts and … Continue reading
Another Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Found (Photos)
For the first time in over 60 years, scholars have identified another Dead Sea Scrolls cave. This newly excavated cave has everything one finds in a DSS cave (storage jars with lids, protective cloth wrap, leather binding straps, etc.) except … Continue reading
Posted in archaeologists, Biblical Archaeology, Dead Sea Scrolls, Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Israel, New Discoveries
Tagged Ahiad Ovadia, Archaeologists, Archaeology, Casey L. Olson, Cave, Dead Sea, Dead Sea Scrolls, Discoveries, Hebrew University, israel antiquities authority, Israel Hasson, Liberty University, Manuscripts, Operation Scroll, Oren Gutfeld, Q12 cave, Qumran, Randall Price, scrolls, Ziad Abu Ganem
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Bible, Archaeology, and Travel with Luke Chandler 
See Sennacherib’s biblical invasion of Judah in the British Museum
The Bible describes Sennacherib’s invasion of Hezekiah’s Judah in three different books. Sennacherib dedicated a central room in his palace to this same event. Clearly, it made an impression all around. All three biblical accounts describe Sennacherib’s army coming to Jerusalem … Continue reading →