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Charles F. Aling Charles F. Aling, Ph. D., is professor of history at North western College in Minneapolis MN and President of The Institute for Biblical Archaeology. He is author of Egypt and Bible History, Baker Books, 1981. The events narrated in the Joseph Story, Genesis 37–50, have long been a favorite topic of investigation … Continue reading “THE
HISTORICITY OF THE JOSEPH STORY”

Bryant G. Wood In an unprecedented discovery, an ancient text found at Deir Alla, Jordan, in 1967 tells about the activities of a prophet named Balaam. Could this be the Balaam of the Old Testament? The text makes it clear that it is. Three times in the first four lines he is referred to as … Continue reading “BALAAM
SON OF BEOR”

Bryant G. Wood ABR is now part of an internet site called Christian Answers Net dealing with Creation-Evolution, Bible Archaeology, Theology, and Cults. When one of these four areas is selected, a list of questions appears. When a particular question is selected, the answer is then given. The material in the Bible Archaeology section was … Continue reading “ABR
ON LINE”

Gary A. Byers One of the longest running archaeological excavations in the region of ancient Palestine has been conducted just south of Amman, Jordan, by Andrews University. Called the Madaba Plains Project, it has quietly become one of the most thorough and integrative of American excavations in the Middle East. Heshbon Expedition Initiated as the … Continue reading “ANDREWS
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE HORN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM”

Gary A. Byers Tell el-ʾUmeiri sits at the point where the Madaba Plains join the Ammonite hills along a major ancient north-south route through the Jordanian plateau. Halfway between Amman and Tell Hesban, it is the southernmost fortifiable hill with water among the Ammonite mountains. The site consists of three distinct mounds 250 m apart, … Continue reading “TELL
EL-ʾUMEIRI”

Gary A. Byers The fall of 1995 brings a very special celebration — Jerusalem 3000 — the 3,000th anniversary of King David’s capture of ancient Jerusalem. Beginning in 1990, during the administration of former mayor Teddy Kollek, the modern city of Jerusalem has been planning to celebrate the ancient city. Of course, this celebration is … Continue reading “JERUSALEM
3000 — A CAPITAL IDEA?”

Austin Robbins Austin Robbins, DDS, recently retired from private practice in New Jersey. He was previously on the faculties of Georgetown University School of Dentistry, Temple University Dental School, and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Robbins is a member of the Board of Directors of the Associates for Biblical Research. About the … Continue reading “TOMBAND TEETH: A DENTIST’S VIEW OF ANCIENT ISRAELITES”

Austin Robbins Upon entering college, and later in Dental School at the University of Pennsylvania, I faced a constant barrage of evolutionary philosophy. Raised in a Christian home and taught the Bible from a very early age, I had no reason to doubt the Biblical record of beginnings. Yet the apparent overwhelming scientific evidence for … Continue reading “KROGMAN,
THE CROC
A NEW SPECIES OF PRIMEVAL MAN?
NO, JUST ONE OF MY GRADUATE SCHOOL PROFESSORS!”

William M. Curtis III A scientist’s response to recent reports on the universe. Why the evolutionary theory of an ancient expanding universe is wrong. Dr. Curtis has been active in the creationist movement for the past 19 years. He holds degrees in mechanical engineering (B.S., University of Utah), aeronautical engineering with a minor in nuclear … Continue reading “CRISIS
IN EVOLUTIONARY COSMOLOGY”

Bryant G. Wood After the Israelites completed the conquest of southern Canaan, they headed north to bring that region of the country under their dominion. The most powerful city in the North was Hazor (Jos 11:10), whose king was named Jabin (Jos 11:1). Jabin united the other city states of the area to form a … Continue reading “JABIN,
KING OF HAZOR”