Month: December 2023
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Samaria – The Genesis of the Bible’s Notorious City
Ancient Samaria is one of the most well-known and notorious cities of the Bible. For hundreds of years, it served as the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel and a rival center to Jerusalem. Condemned by the Bible as a sinful and apostate city, the city housed several infamous Israelite kings over the years,…
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Tiglath-pileser III’s Campaign against Israel
In circa. 736 B.C.E., an Israelite military officer named Pekah launched a military coup d’etat against King Pekahiah, assassinating him and seizing the throne of Israel (2 Kings 15:25). Pekah then collaborated with King Rezin of Aram-Damascus, along with multiple other states in the southern Levant, in a resistance movement against King Tiglath-pileser III of…
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Did King Solomon Fortify Gezer? New Radiocarbon Evidence!
According to the Hebrew Bible, Solomon was the fourth king of Israel sometime in the 10th century B.C.E (his predecessors being Saul, Eshbaal, and his father, David). The biblical accounts remember his reign as one of great peace, prosperity, and wealth in the Israelite kingdom. They further describe many of his building projects, including the…
