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Title: BiblePlaces.com - Photos Illustrating Scripture and the Biblical World

Message History

There was no syllabus. It was probably the third week when a student mustered up the courage to ask what was required for the class. I don’t remember his exact answer, but it was very much in the vein of “know everything.” The library had books; read them. The city had ruins; learn them. He clearly knew it all, and he wanted us to know it all as well.

Most remembran...


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“Archaeologists working at the site of Abusir, one of the main burial grounds of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, have uncovered an extensive temple complex dedicated to the solar deity.”


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A ritual bath was discovered in excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza. A sealed layer of ash indicates that the mikveh was in use until the Roman destruction in AD 70. The 2-minute video ...


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The end of the year marks a time to look back and reflect, and since our interest here is the biblical world, I am continuing our tradition of highlighting the most important discoveries and stories related to biblical archaeology this year.

Our survey begins with a ranked list of the top 10 discoveries of the year. Ranking discoveries is difficult and highly subjec...


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Weekend Roundup

Archaeologists working at Hyrcania discovered tools used to make Holy Land souvenirs in the Byzantine period. They have also found a couple of Greek inscriptions and a Hebrew inscription.

The fi...


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