The Tower of Babel
Abigail L.
Genesis 11:1–9 speaks of a time when all the people on the earth spoke the same language. As…
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Camels and the Patriarchs
Titus Kennedy
Camel Riders Cylinder Seal Date: 1800-1650 BC Discovered: Syria Period: Patriarchs Keywords: camel; animal domestication; Abraham; Jacob; Job…
The Archaeology of Christmas
We are probably all familiar with the Christmas story. We can picture Mary and Joseph arriving in Bethlehem,…
The Search for Noah’s Ark
Since the 1800s, alleged sightings of Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat have kindled a hope of recovering the…
The Pre-Flood World: The Sumerian King List
Date: 2000 BC Discovered: Larsa, Iraq Period: Genesis 1–11 Keywords: Sumerian, antediluvian; Flood Bible Passage: Genesis 5:3–10:10 Adapted…
What is Archaeology?
Definition Archaeology is the study of past human civilizations through the recovery and analysis of material remains. Biblical…
An Egyptian Perspective on the Plagues?
The Ipuwer Papyrus is an Egyptian manuscript written in poetic form describing a chaotic time in Egyptian history.…
From Shittim to Shiloh
40 years after leading the descendants of Jacob out of Egypt, Moses died. Joshua then assumed leadership of…
Noah’s Flood in Egyptian Hieroglyphs?
Many scholars contend that Genesis borrowed the stories of creation and the Flood from Babylonian manuscripts, particularly the…
The Mysterious Stones of the Orkney Islands
The Orkney Islands lie north of Scotland and are home to a collection of ancient stone structures that…
Christian Ryan
Joshua Cedar