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Beginning with the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11, Babylon is mentioned throughout the Bible in both a literal and figurative sense. The ruins of the ancient metropolis are located in Iraq about 60 miles south of Baghdad. Archaeological explorations have been going on there since the end of the 18th century. Writing in the … Continue reading “FROM
IRAQ
EXCAVATIONS AT BABYLON”

In June of 1972 a discovery from Gezer was displayed at the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem. The finds came from a burial cave dating to 1450-1400 B.C., around the period of the Israelite conquest of Canaan. Gezer is being excavated by the Hebrew Union College under the direction of Dr. Joe D. Seger. The people … Continue reading “SECRETS
OF GEZER”

Nineveh was one of the great cities of antiquity. It was a capital of the Assyrians, rulers of the Near East from about 900 to 600 B.C. Nineveh is well known in the Bible as the place where God sent Jonah to preach. It is also mentioned a number of times in connection with the … Continue reading “EXCAVATIONS
AT NINEVEH”

Clifford A. Wilson In our last article, we referred to the trade relationship between Israel and the kingdom of Sheba in Solomon’s time. In this concluding article we shall look at some of the archaeological evidence of fortresses along Israel’s trade routes. Writing in the ISRAEL EXPLORATION JOURNAL (Volume 17 No. 1, 1967), Professor Yohanan … Continue reading “SOLOMON
AND ISRAEL’S GOLDEN AGE
PART III — TRADING WITH SHEBA”

The Six-Day War in 1967 radically changed the archaeological scene in Jerusalem. Since then, excavations have proceeded as never before. For the first time in over 2, 000 years, Jerusalem is a united city under Israeli control. Archaeologists, both Jewish and Christian, have been able to conduct excavations free of political divisions and military tensions. … Continue reading “JERUSALEM
REPORT: FOUR AREAS EXCAVATED IN 1972”

Bryant G. Wood After the death of Saul, Israel’s first king, the people of Israel and Judah united under David at Hebron (II Samuel 5:1–5). David’s first act as leader of the newly formed federation was to establish a new capital. He chose a neutral city, Jerusalem, which lay on the border between the northern … Continue reading “NEW
LIGHT ON DAVID’S CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM”

Moses, according to tradition, was the compiler of the first five books of the Bible. Jesus recognized him as the author of “the law” (Luke 24:27 and 44), which was the first five books of the Bible according to the Jewish division of the Old Testament. The New Testament makes it clear that Moses was … Continue reading “GENESIS
5 AND 11B — FROM MOSES OR MESOPOTAMIA?”

This summer a number of groups are again seeking permission from the Turkish government to continue looking for Noah’s ark on Mount Ararat. One group, the SEARCH (Scientific Exploration and Archaeological Research) Foundation, is attempting to recover an ancient wooden structure buried beneath tons of ice. It was discovered in 1969 by Frenchman Fernand Navarra … Continue reading “ARK—AEOLOGY
‘72”

In Matthew 8, Mark 5, and Luke 8 we have parallel accounts of Jesus’ healing of a demon-possessed man on the shore of Galilee. He commanded the demons to go into a herd of swine who then ran down a steep hill to their death in the sea. The site of this miracle has been … Continue reading “SITE
OF CHRIST’S MIRACLE IDENTIFIED”

Jerusalem was destroyed by invading Babylonian armies in 587 B.C. and the nation of Judah was taken into captivity. In 539 B.C. Babylon was overthrown by the Medes and Persians under Cyrus. Through Cyrus’ liberal policies, the men of Judah were allowed to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their beloved city. But after a time, … Continue reading “GASHMU,
NEHEMIAH’S ADVERSARY”