Beth Shemesh News Today

Inscription Found Nearly a Century Ago in Beth Shemesh Was a Sequence of Letters Copied by a Budding Scribe, and Reveals Existence of a School There Nearly 3,500 Years Ago

In 1 Samuel 6 we read, "Why be stubborn like the Egyptians and Pharaoh?" Why are we still stubborn in the face of God's sovereignty today?

A radiocarbon study at Gezer in central Israel has reignited debates over biblical tales, particularly about Kings David and Solomon.

'For the children of Naphtali… Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-‘anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages' (Joshua 19: 32-38)

The Independent covers an aspect of our main item, on Israeli-Lebanese tensions on the northern border. “The growing tensions over Ghajar,” it ...

Professor Yosef Garfinkel of the Institute of Archaeology at Hebrew University claims the Bible's King David ruled over a large kingdom near Jerusalem.

While the cities were discovered separately, the archaeologist claims he is the first to connect the dots - determining they are an organized urban network built during the reign of King David.

Prof. Yossi Garfinkel Thinks a Ring of Fortified Towns Around Jerusalem Proves David Ruled Over a Substantial Kingdom, but Colleagues Say Those Settlements May Have Nothing to Do With Ancient Judah

In this comprehensive study, Prof. Yosef Garfinkel examines the earliest fortified sites in the kingdom of Judah during the 10th century BCE.

Sometimes we read Scripture and wonder, "How did that happen?" Deeper study, and consideration of context, usually provides the answer.