Tag Archives: Ostracon

Khirbet Qeiyafa website updated with info, photos

Posted on April 8, 2016 by LukeChandler

The official site for Khirbet Qeiyafa has just been updated with new information and photos. This Iron Age site happens to overlook David and Goliah’s biblical battlefield and has produced a wealth of data from the period when the tribal societies of … Continue reading →

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Ben Gurion airport exhibition includes Qeiyafa ostracon

Posted on March 14, 2016 by LukeChandler

Air passengers in Israel will now walk by an exhibition that includes what may be the oldest existing Hebrew inscription, the Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon. A year-long exhibit on Science in Israel has opened at Ben Gurion airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv. This … Continue reading →

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Premiere of a New Khirbet Qeiyafa Short Film is Right Here

Posted on June 1, 2013 by LukeChandler

A new short film titled “Khirbet Qeiyafa: A Fortified City in the Kingdom of Judah” now debuts on this blog. It summarizes the major finds at Khirbet Qeiyafa and presents the excavators’ conclusions on how the site shapes our understanding … Continue reading →

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Khirbet Qeiyafa inscription deciphered. Refers to next-gen “Solomonic” gate design

Posted on April 1, 2013 by LukeChandler

An astonishing new technology is bringing damaged and faded ancient texts to light. Scientists demonstrated its potential by scanning and translating the Khirbet Qeiyafa inscription during a news conference this morning. Researchers at MIT have developed the Subatomic Ultra-Parsing Epigraphic Resolving … Continue reading →

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Information on the second Qeiyafa inscription coming later this year

Posted on February 20, 2013 by LukeChandler

A few people have inquired about the new Khirbet Qeiyafa inscription discovered in the 2012 season. I asked Yossi Garfinkel about it last week when I drove up to Chattanooga (from Tampa!) to catch his presentation at Southern Adventist University. He … Continue reading →

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The Qeiyafa Inscription at the Israel Museum – Photos now Allowed!

Posted on July 25, 2012 by LukeChandler

We recently visited the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and saw many of the Bible-related archaeological treasures displayed there. Bible students would probably recognize objects from Bible dictionaries, class materials, PowerPoint lessons, textbooks, and other sources. It’s one thing to see … Continue reading →

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Where Exactly Was Khirbet Qeiyafa’s Ostracon Discovered? (Photos)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by LukeChandler

This post is in response to a comment left by Michael Grisanti on my post from January 12th. That entry featured some excellent aerial photographs of Khirbet Qeiyafa at the end of the 2011 dig season, particularly of Area C … Continue reading →

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