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Oded Borowskia Deferred payment—using credit cards and checks instead of currency and coin—is a modern invention. But people have been using money, whether paper or metal, for a very long time. The Hebrew Bible mentions many different monetary denominations, and archaeologists frequently find coins and weights at dig sites. For centuries, ancient peoples exchanged goods … Continue reading “FROM
SHEKELS TO TALENTS:
MONEY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD”

David Merling And Randall W. Younker An exciting discovery sheds new light on an old site David Merling is Associate Director of the Institute of Archeology and Curator of the Horn Archaeological Museum at Andrews University, Berrien Springs MI. Randall W. Younker is Director of the Institute of Archaeology at Andrews University and is Director … Continue reading “GEZER
AND THE BIBLE”

Alan R. Millarda Those who read the Biblical text and make a subjective judgment as to its reliability often conclude—and understandably so—gross exaggerations. The quantity of gold the Bible claims for King Solomon is simply unbelievable, even unimaginable! Take, for example, the Jerusalem Temple that Solomon built for Israel’s God, Yahweh. Walk inside, and all … Continue reading “DOES
THE BIBLE EXAGGERATE KING SOLOMON’S WEALTH?”

Kenneth A. Kitchena In the previous article, Alan Millard amply demonstrates that the gold attributed in the Bible to King Solomon was entirely consistent, both in use and extent, with what we know about the ancient Near East. Yet, readers must be led to wonder: If Solomon had all this gold, why haven’t we found … Continue reading “WHERE
DID SOLOMON’S GOLD GO?”

William G. Devera Introduction The “United Monarchy” in ancient Israel spans barely a century, covering the reigns of the first three kings of Israel: Saul (ca. 1020–1000 BC); David (ca. 1000–960 BC); and Solomon (ca. 960–918 BC). The basic historical and chronological framework for the period is derived principally from the Hebrew Bible itself, especially … Continue reading “MONUMENTAL
ARCHITECTURE IN ANCIENT ISRAEL IN THE PERIOD OF THE UNITED MONARCHY”

G. Ernest Wrighta By far the best known of Solomon’s architectural wonders in Jerusalem was the Temple, undoubtedly a splendid work which reflected his major interest. It was built primarily as a royal chapel with priests made members of the royal court and subject to the king’s control. The religious focus of both Israel and … Continue reading “THE
ARCHAEOLOGY OF SOLOMON’S TEMPLE”

Alan R. Millard The Temple built by King Solomon as a house for God in his capital city, Jerusalem, was not very big, but it was certainly spectacular. For, inside, everything was gold. There were dishes and bowls, lamps, lampstands and tongs of gold. The door fittings were gold, and so was the table for … Continue reading “A
GOLDEN TEMPLE”

Bryant G. Wood In approximately 970–963 BC, Solomon built a temple to Yahweh. It was erected north of Jerusalem on land purchased by his father David on Mt. Moriah where Abraham offered Isaac (2 Sm 24:18–24; 2 Chr 3:1; Gn 22:1–2). Solomon’s engineers first had to construct a platform or podium in order to provide … Continue reading “IN
SEARCH OF SOLOMON’S TEMPLE MOUNT”

Mart DeHaan and Jimmy DeYoung Preparations for a Temple Micha and Shoshana Harrari are harpmakers credited with making the first harps in Jerusalem in almost 2, 000 years. When a local rabbi saw their work, he said he knew the coming of the Messiah was near. The Harraris believe it could be their destiny to … Continue reading “TEMPLE
OF THE LOST ARK”

Alan R. Millarda Tutankhamun’s treasures help us understand more clearly two things which are described in the Bible. Both belong to the time of the Exodus, that is, within a century of Tutankhamun’s burial. (ca. 1352 BC) The first is the Tabernacle, the sacred tent-shrine where God was present. In King Tutankhamun’s tomb, four gold-plated … Continue reading “TUTANKHAMUN,
THE TABERNACLE AND THE ARK OF THE COVENANT”