Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.
Roy Albag (“Reconstructing the Church of the Glorious Martyr” sidebar) is an architect specializing in 3D archaeological research. He is currently working on the Tel Moẓa temple, the topic of his doctoral research at Osnabrück University, Germany.
El-i-sheba
El = “god,” “god ‘El” or “the God (‘Elohim)” | i = “of ” or “my” | shaba = “seven” or “to bind with an oath”
Readers of the Gospels have frequently concluded that Jesus was opposed to the Jewish ritual purity system. But this was not the case.
How many wives did King David have?
Answer: Eight
According to the genealogical list of David’s male offspring, in
On March 28, Bert de Vries, long time director of the Umm al Jimal excavations in Jordan and former director of the American Center of Research (ACOR) in Amman, died at age 82 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he and his wife, Sally, lived for many decades.
