The archaeological site north of Nablus linked to the memory of John the Baptist targeted by settlers (and the Israeli army) ...

Was Jerusalem destroyed in 587 or 607 BCE? Often overlooked in this controversy is some evidence from Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian.

While aboard a small boat, Frankie Floridia, president of Strong Island Animal Rescue, chipped away at the ice along the river.

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden chapter of the Bible dating back nearly 1,500 years in an ancient Vatican manuscript. The remarkable finding, concealed beneath three layers of text, was revealed ...

No one can realistically be expected to know everything about the Palestinian Arab/Israeli conflict, yet there are recurring canards that one should be prepared to address with some level of knowledge ...

Discovered in the city of Kiryat Gat, Israel, some 56 km south of Tel Aviv, the colourful tiles feature a Greek inscription from the Bible ... Director of the Israel Land Authority said: "The ...

Now, researchers digging in the Holy Land are sifting fact from fiction ... As a professor of Christian archaeology and director of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum’s museum, he’s part ...

A rare intact Hellenistic estate at Khirbet el-Eika in Eastern Galilee was likely abandoned by its inhabitant as Yonatan ...

(photo credit: ROBERT MULLINS) Researchers from the Hebrew University and American archaeologists made a discovery at the Tel Abel Beth Maacah archaeological ... on ancient land ownership and ...