Within David’s retinue of soldiers was an Israelite man named Benaiah. The Biblical record describes him as being in charge of the Cherethites. Elsewhere, it describes Benaiah as being in charge of ...

During excavations of an ancient cistern in Azekah, archaeologists came across a 2,500-year-old mass grave for dozens of ...

Discover the significance of wheat, grapes, and olives in ancient Israel and how they relate to the Eucharist, priesthood, and anointing rituals.

Within the charcoal, archaeologists found traces of ash, willow, oak, olive, pistachio, grapevine, oleander, and the oldest ...

An ancient historical site stretching to the time of the Bible is at the center of a new battle for land in the occupied West Bank. Israel is seizing the area to turn it into a tourist site aimed at ...

While the infants were not given individual graves, they were not discarded without care. The excavations revealed that the children were buried alongside simple grave goods. The archaeologists ...

It’s so often said that it’s become a cliché in modern politics: Israel has been the Jewish homeland for 3,000 years or more. Modern Israel, they say, is heir to the ancient kingdom of David and ...