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An analysis of bracelets owned by ancient Egyptian royalty more than 4,500 years ago has found Egypt and Greece were involved in long-distance trade much earlier than realised.

An analysis of bracelets owned by ancient Egyptian royalty more than 4,500 years ago has found Egypt and Greece were involved in long-distance trade much earlier than realised.

Canaan, area variously defined in historical and biblical literature, but always centred on Palestine. Its original pre-Israelite inhabitants were called Canaanites. The names Canaan and Canaanite occur in cuneiform, Egyptian, and Phoenician writings from about the 15th century bce as well as in the Old Testament. In these sources, “Canaan” refers sometimes to an area encompassing all of Palestine and Syria, sometimes only to the land west of the Jordan River, and sometimes just to a strip ...

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Here is Part 2 of my argument with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis concerning his uninformed …

Also, Parallels to Solomon's Palace 1 Kings 6:2-6 (RSV) The house which King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and Archaeologists have discovered all sorts of architectural parallels to particular features of Solomon's temple, down to almost the smallest detail. I summarize them.

Was Naram Sin the mysterious king-god depicted wearing a torque on a stele at the Temple of Baal in Ugarit the commander of the Habiru warriors?

A Discrepancy in the Biblical Book of Exodus Could Indicate That Passover Originated Not in Egypt but Right Here, in Ritually Eating the Pagan God Baal.

This is Chapter Three of my book, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back up the Bible (Catholic Answers Press, March 15, 2023: Chapter Three of my book, "The Word Set in Stone" (March 15, 2023) surveys the archaeological evidence that is consistent with the accounts of Abraham in the Bible.

Reply to Atheist "Lex Lata" This is a reply to a guest article on Jonathan MS Pearce's atheist blog, by "Lex Lata": a sharp and fairly civil atheist I provide more than fifty massive and multi-faceted evidences in favor of the notion that Moses wrote the Torah (the first five books of the Bible), vs. atheist "Lex Lata."

The Late Bronze Age collapse is a shocking event when cultures across the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East mysteriously fell between 1200-1150 BC.