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Fruit in the Bible
Carbonized raisins from Iron Age I (12th to 11th centuries B.C.) Shiloh were published by Israel Finkelstein in BAR in 1986. Seeds and fruit remains are exciting discoveries for archaeologists. Not...
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Seth in the Bible
Read Elie Wiesel’s essay on Seth in the Bible as it originally appeared in Bible Review, October 1999. It first appeared in Bible History Daily in 2013.—Ed. An obedient son, Seth (shown twice) listens...
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The Adam and Eve Story: Eve Came From Where?
“So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made...
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Cain and Abel in the Bible
Read Elie Wiesel’s essay on Cain and Abel in the Bible as it originally appeared in Bible Review, February 1998. First republished in BHD June 1, 2015. Mankind’s first murderer, a weary Cain...
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Who Was Thecla?
St. Thecla. Who was Thecla? The saint, rebel, and leading lady of the Acts of Thecla is depicted on this stained glass window from the Basilica of Ars in France. Photo: Vassil by CC0-1.0. Who was...
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10 Great Biblical Artifacts at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem
There are a number of artifacts related to Biblical archaeology in museums across the world. One of these museums is the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Located in Jerusalem’s Givat Ram neighborhood, the...
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Alternative Facts: Domitian’s Persecution of Christians
Ancient portrait of Roman emperor Domitian (r. 81–96 C.E.) set into a bust by Guglielmo della Porta (16th c. C.E.) at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Photo: Dan Diffendale/CC BY-SA 2.0. As...
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Aaron in the Bible
Aaron, the first high priest and brother to Moses, worships the golden calf, in an illumination from the late-13th-century manuscript La Somme le Ray. Elie Wiesel points out that this incident, which...
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Ancient Jerusalem: The Village, the Town, the City
It’s made such an enormous impact on Western civilization that it’s hard to fathom how small its population really was—small compared even to the centers of contemporaneous empires to the east and to...
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Who Were the Hittites?
Who were the Hittites? At one time the Hittites were one of three superpowers in the ancient world. Tudhaliya IV (1237–1209 B.C.E.) ruled over the Hittite Kingdom during its heyday and is depicted here...
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