Bible Exploration

A 2,300-year-old gold ring set with a red gemstone has been discovered during excavations in the City of David. The ring was likely a coming-of-age gift from a wealthy Jerusalem family to a young person. It dates to the late 3rd century or early 2nd century BC, during the Early Hellenistic period. According to researchers, gold […]

…was the first capital of the Jewish Kingdom for 369 years until David moved the capital to Jerusalem. It was in Shiloh that the Tabernacle stood, the place where Yahweh was worshiped before the building of the Temple. Excavations have uncovered the marketplace, homes, and the place where the Tabernacle stood.  Enjoy this video.

Insights into the life of the ancient Samaritans have been uncovered in a new excavation of a fourth-century site in a small village twelve miles east of Tel Aviv. This is an unusual location for a Samaritan village. After the Jewish revolts against Rome in the first and second centuries, Samaritans were driven from the […]

Bible Exploration 10 The Temple Institute has been preparing for the next Jewish Temple since 1987. They have priests being trained, red hefers being raised, garments created, all in the anticipation of a third Jewish temple. There is one problem – the Dome of the Rock! This third most holy site of Islam sits where […]

Bible Exploration Ever wonder why Roman buildings last so long while modern structures often degrade within a generation? A team of Utah University geologists has uncovered the secret behind the durability of structures made with Roman cement. The idea was actually suggested by the ancient writer Pliny the Elder. In his first-century book, “Naturalis Historia,” […]

Where it all began! King David moved the capital from Hebron to The City of David after he conquered it from the Jebusites. This was the original Jerusalem. Covered by centuries of dirt, the buried city was discovered under a potato field by Sir Charles Warren, a British military officer and archaeologist, sent to the […]