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Saving Aramaic, the Language Jesus Spoke
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 15, 2018)—There are only a few people in the world who could claim that they could understand Jesus in his mother tongue if he were alive today. One such person is Yona S… read more →
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Masada Dig Reveals a Pleasure-Garden at King Herod’s Palace
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 21, 2018)—In 73 C.E., at the conclusion of the First Jewish Revolt, the Roman army led a siege on the clifftop site of Masada, where the last of the Jewish rebels had been h… read more →
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New Excavations at Tel Shimron
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 15, 2018)—Excavations have launched at the largest archaeological mound in Israel’s Jezreel Valley: Tel Shimron. In the summer of 2017, archaeologists opened up multiple exc… read more →
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The Egyptian Vizier ‘Abdiel
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 01, 2018)—The Egyptian vizier ‘Abdiel lived in the 14th century B.C.E. and likely served two pharaohs, Amenhotep III and Amenhotep IV (better known as Akhenaten). Egyptologist Ala… read more →
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An Unprecedented Find: Prophet Isaiah’s Seal Mark Possibly Discovered in Jerusalem
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 22, 2018)—The recent discovery in Jerusalem of a 2,700-year-old stamped clay seal potentially belonging to the Biblical prophet Isaiah is being published by a prominent I… read more →
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Taking Out the Trash in Ancient Jerusalem
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 11, 2018)—One of the world’s oldest landfills was recently uncovered in Jerusalem. Explore this ancient landfill with Tel Aviv University archaeologist Yuval Gadot in his art… read more →