
The Story of Ruth - Biblical Archaeology Society
Jul 30, 2024 · Adele Berlin argues that the story of Ruth illuminates the main theme of the Hebrew Bible: the continuity of God’s people in their land.
Daily Life in Ancient Israel - Biblical Archaeology Society
Aug 30, 2025 · According to author Robert D. Miller, archaeological surveys and excavations of the central hill country have provided a much clearer picture of daily life in ancient Israel during …
Widows in the Bible - Biblical Archaeology Society
Sep 16, 2025 · Ruth swearing her allegiance to Naomi, by Jan Victors, 1653. In both the New Testament and Hebrew Bible, widows are repeatedly the subjects of miracles. Following the …
Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible?
Jun 17, 2025 · Although the Bible offers information about these three Iron Age kingdoms, recent archaeological discoveries are bringing to light a fuller picture of them.
How Bad Was Jezebel? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Sep 18, 2025 · How Bad Was Jezebel? Read Janet Howe Gaines’s full article about Jezebel in the Bible and later depictions as it appeared in Bible Review
Rahab the Harlot? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Aug 2, 2025 · Rahab the harlot? It may be a surprise to some readers, but Biblical prostitutes were commonly mentioned in the text. What was the profession of Rahab in the Bible? Here, …
The Aleppo Codex - Biblical Archaeology Society
Apr 27, 2025 · The Aleppo Codex, a key Hebrew Bible manuscript, lost pages during 1947 riots in Syria; scholars debate whether they were destroyed or stolen.
Who Was the Wife of Cain? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Apr 16, 2025 · The wife of Cain is only mentioned once in the Bible. Who was he married to? There are many possible answers, as Mary Joan Leith explains.
Bezalel Porten - Biblical Archaeology Society
Bible & Archaeology Fest XVIII, November 20 – 22, 2015 Ruth: King David’s Moabite Great-Grandmother Why does Israel’s greatest king and future messiah have a foreign ancestress? …
Where Was Mary Magdalene From? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Nov 30, 2022 · Where was Mary Magdalene from? Known today as Magdala, this expansive site on the Sea of Galilee was called Taricheae in the time of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Photo: …