Jennifer Ristine

Nov 1, 2024 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Nathan Steinmeyer |Jennifer Ristine

Who Was the King of Abel Beth Maacah?

Oct 14, 2024 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Jennifer Ristine |Nathan Steinmeyer

Sennacherib’s Administration in Jerusalem Stamp seals shed new light on Jerusalem’s changing administration Nathan Steinmeyer October 14, 2024 0 Comments 11 views Share Excavators with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered two large administrative buildings in the Mordot Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem. Constructed one on top of the other, the two buildings date to immediately before and after the conquest of Judah by Sennacherib in 701 BCE. According to the directors of the...

Sep 23, 2024 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Nathan Steinmeyer |Jennifer Ristine

Biblical Balm from a Resurrected Seed Scientists bring a thousand-year-old seed to life Nathan Steinmeyer September 23, 2024 0 Comments 4514 views Share While it is not the first time that the team at the Arava Institute has brought an ancient seed back to life, this time is no less exciting, as it might be the rediscovery of a biblical balm. Publishing in the journal Communication Biology, the team cataloged the amazing journey of a small seed discovered in an archaeological excavation in...

Sep 18, 2024 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Nathan Steinmeyer |Jennifer Ristine

Beth Shean: A Tale of Two Sites Explore the Canaanite town that became a Roman city Nathan Steinmeyer September 18, 2024 0 Comments 3218 views Share As I stepped out of the visitors’ center at Beth Shean, my eyes widened in shock at the picturesque Roman cardo stretching out before me, leading to the base of the site’s towering ancient mound in the distance. Having visited many of Israel’s impressive archaeological sites but never Beth Shean, all I could think was, “Why haven’t I been here...

Sep 11, 2024 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Jennifer Ristine |Nathan Steinmeyer

The Philistines Are Coming! Exploring the reality of ancient migration Nathan Steinmeyer September 11, 2024 0 Comments 3241 views Share The traditional view of the biblical Philistines sees them as an organized and powerful force that moved in and conquered part of the southern Levant during the transition between the Late Bronze and early Iron Ages (13th–11th centuries BCE). More than three decades of excavations at Tell es-Safi/Gath, however, suggest that the Philistines’ entrance into...