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Jerusalem in David and Solomon’s Time

It Really Was a Major City in the Tenth Century B.C.E.
By Jane M. Cahill
Among the most controversial issues in both Biblical archaeology and Biblical studies is the nature of Jerusalem in the tenth century B.C.E. Why the tenth century? Because in the Bible that is the time of Israel’s glory, the time of King...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 2004

Four-Horned Altar Discovered in Judean Hills

By Yoel ElitzurDoron Nir-Zevi
We are what the outside world calls “settlers.” We live in the West Bank, but refer to it by its Biblical names, Judea and Samaria. I (Yoel) live in Ophrah, about 10 miles from the ancient site of Shiloh. Ophrah was established in 1975, the...
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2004

Don’t Rush to Judgment

Jehoash Inscription May Be Authentic
By David Noel Freedman
BAR’s reports on the so-called Jehoash inscription—which describes repairs to the Solomonic Temple by King Jehoash in the ninth century B.C.E.—are unhesitatingly condemnatory: It is a...
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2004

Weeds & Seeds

What Archaeobotany Can Teach Us
By Ehud WeissMordechai E. Kislev
Think small. No, think minute! Think something seemingly unimportant, but invaluable. Think seeds and weeds and grains—grown over 2,500 years ago. Our story takes place in the...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 2004