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Pottery</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/4q114.png</image:loc><image:title>4Q114</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-10.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-31T17:44:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/08/29/letters-from-the-biblical-world-the-lachish-letters/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-16.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-15.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-14.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-13.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-12.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-11.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-10.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-9.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-8.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-7.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-30T17:43:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2018/10/11/fake-news-in-biblical-archaeology/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fake-news.png</image:loc><image:title>Fake News</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screenshot-404.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (404)</image:title><image:caption>Some of the photos which accompanied the fake "Goliath Skeleton" story.  
Photo Credit: Snopes.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/800px-gospel_of_jesus_wife.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-Gospel_of_Jesus'_Wife</image:title><image:caption>The "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" is a credit-card sized papyrus which has been shown to be fraudulent. 
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Cloud 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Factory</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/9.d79bd79cd799-d798d799d7a4d795d7a1d799-d7a9d7a9d799d79ed7a9-d799d794d795d793d799d79d-d791d7aad7a7d795d7a4d7aa-d791d799d7aa-d7a9d7a0d799.-d7a6d799d79cd795d79d-d790d79ed799d79c-d790d79cd7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>9.כלי טיפוסי ששימש יהודים בתקופת בית שני. צילום אמיל אלג'ם רשות העתיקות</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/judahite-seal.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Judahite Seal</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-05T11:22:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2026/02/28/jericho-the-latest-research-part-five/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jericho-aerial.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jericho Aerial</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/kenyon-domestic-dwelling-jericho.png</image:loc><image:title>Kenyon Domestic Dwelling Jericho</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-7.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-6.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/crosssection-kenyon-trench-i.png</image:loc><image:title>Crosssection Kenyon Trench I</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-01T01:25:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/12/21/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-christmas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/405170036_368359555756461_5730783956567017318_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>405170036_368359555756461_5730783956567017318_n</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/papyrus-p4-luke-2-nativity-christmas.png</image:loc><image:title>papyrus-p4-luke-2-nativity-christmas</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-church-of-the-nativity.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1-church-of-the-nativity</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3-herods-palace.jpg</image:loc><image:title>3-herods-palace</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-stone-manger.jpg</image:loc><image:title>4-stone-manger</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/7-papyrus-904.jpg</image:loc><image:title>7-papyrus-904</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/10-great-isaiah-scroll.jpg</image:loc><image:title>10-great-isaiah-scroll</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-christmas-cover-1.png</image:loc><image:title>top-ten-discoveries-related-to-christmas-cover-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-christmas-cover.png</image:loc><image:title>top-ten-discoveries-related-to-christmas-cover</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-24T11:28:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2026/02/07/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-january-2026/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-5.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-4.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-3.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slab28ninevehjohnrussell-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slab28NinevehJohnRussell</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slab28ninevehjohnrussell.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slab28NinevehJohnRussell</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-2.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/monthly-top-three.png</image:loc><image:title>Monthly Top Three</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-08T13:33:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2026/01/30/jericho-the-latest-research-part-four/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-3.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/6-mudbrick-remains-on-cyclopean-wall.png</image:loc><image:title>6 Mudbrick Remains on Cyclopean Wall</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-2.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/jericho-reconstruction-3.png</image:loc><image:title>Jericho Reconstruction 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_0293_smaller.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0293_smaller</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-31T21:55:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/08/25/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-the-book-of-isaiah/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/capture_of_lachish_-_ramps_and_battle_engines_gate2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>capture_of_lachish_-_ramps_and_battle_engines_gate2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shebna-inscription-silwan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>shebna-inscription-silwan</image:title><image:caption>125205
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מכלול כלי צור מחפירת קרית גת. צילום אמיל אלג'ם רשות העתיקות</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-06T02:08:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/08/01/letters-from-the-biblical-world-the-amarna-letters/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/amarna-ea243.png</image:loc><image:title>Amarna EA243</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/amarna-ea286.png</image:loc><image:title>Amarna EA286</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bibleplace-shechem.png</image:loc><image:title>BiblePlace Shechem</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-9.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/amarna-ea227.png</image:loc><image:title>Amarna EA227</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/amarna_letter._letter_from_yapahu_ruler_of_gezer_to_the_egyptian_pharaoh_amenhotep_iii_or_son_akhenaten.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amarna_letter._Letter_from_Yapahu_(ruler_of_Gezer)_to_the_Egyptian_pharaoh_Amenhotep_III_or_son_Akhenaten</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/amarna-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amarna Map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-8.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-7.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-6.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-01T15:06:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/07/10/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-june-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_1515.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1515</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/samaria-herodian-temple-and-israelite-acropolis-aerial-from-east-bb00200058.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Samaria Herodian temple and Israelite acropolis aerial from east, bb00200058</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/6.-d793d795d7a4d79f-d794d7a1d7a8d7a7d795d7a4d792-d7a9d7a2d79cd799d794-d794d7a1d7a6d7a0d794-d7a9d79c-d794d7a8d7a7d795d79cd7a1-d794d7a9d795d79bd791-d7a2d79c-d7a2d795d7a8-d790d7a8d799d794-d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>6. דופן הסרקופג שעליה הסצנה של הרקולס השוכב על עור אריה ומחזיק כוס בידו. צילום אמיל אלגם רשות העתיקות</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T23:00:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/06/27/darius-the-persian-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/persepolis-royal-necropolis-tomb-of-darius-ii-tb0506181628-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Persepolis royal necropolis, tomb of Darius II, tb0506181628 (1)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/persepolis-royal-necropolis-tomb-of-darius-ii-tb0506181628.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Persepolis royal necropolis, tomb of Darius II, tb0506181628</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/naghsh-e_rostam_iran_2016-09-24_dd_16_dariusii_cropped.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Naghsh-e_rostam,_Irán,_2016-09-24,_DD_16_DariusII_cropped</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/d2ha-gold-tablet-darius-ii-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>D2Ha Gold Tablet Darius II Inscription</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20732001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20732001</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/persia-gold-daric-coin-with-king-running-reign-of-darius-ii-423-405-bc-adr1806273893.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Persia, gold Daric coin with king running, reign of Darius II, 423-405 BC, adr1806273893</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-6.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-5.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-4.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-3.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-27T10:07:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/03/16/mesha-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/j_6807_el-kerak_inscription_jordan_archaeological_museum_moabite.png</image:loc><image:title>j_6807_el-kerak_inscription_jordan_archaeological_museum_moabite</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/fields-of-moab-south-of-arnon-tb031801023.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fields-of-moab-south-of-arnon-tb031801023</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/apaame_20181014_mnd-0049.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ataruz 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Louvre</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dibon-tower-inner-face-mesha.png</image:loc><image:title>dibon-tower-inner-face-mesha</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/al-balu_moabite_stele_on_display_at_the_jordan_museum.jpg</image:loc><image:title>al-balu_moabite_stele_on_display_at_the_jordan_museum</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/meshamoabdeadsea-657x1024-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>meshamoabdeadsea-657x1024-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mesha-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>mesha-banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-14T10:59:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/06/05/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-may-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/5.ring-d798d791d7a2d7aa-d794d796d794d791-d7a9d7a0d797d7a9d7a4d794-d791d797d7a4d799d7a8d795d7aa-d7a8d7a9d795d7aa-d794d7a2d7aad799d7a7d795d7aa-d791d7a2d799d7a8-d793d795d793.-d7a6d799d79cd7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>5.ring טבעת הזהב שנחשפה בחפירות רשות העתיקות בעיר דוד. צילום- אליהו ינאי  עיר דוד</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/3.d79bd795d7aad7a8d7aa-d7a0d793d799d7a8d794-d794d799d797d799d793d794-d79ed7a1d795d792d794-d791d7a2d795d79cd79d.-d7a6d799d79cd795d79d-d799d791d792d7a0d799-d790d795d7a1d798d7a8d795d791d7a1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>3.כותרת נדירה, היחידה מסוגה בעולם. צילום יבגני אוסטרובסקי רשות העתיקות</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-06T01:39:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2024/12/27/top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-in-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20240519_094947.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20240519_094947</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-15.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-14.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-13.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-12.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lachish-relief-assyrian-siege-camp.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lachish Relief Assyrian Siege Camp</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-11.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-10.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-9.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-8.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-05T10:20:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2024/12/14/help-me-dig-at-shiloh-in-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-5.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-4.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-3.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/bryanshilohexcavate2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BryanShilohExcavate2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/bryanshilohjournal2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BryanShilohJournal2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-2.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20240520_094122.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20240520_094122</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-05T10:19:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/05/09/scholars-chair-interview-dr-joan-taylor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-2.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bethlehem-aerial-from-northwest-ws120915337.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bethlehem aerial from northwest, ws120915337</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/joantaylor.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>JoanTaylor</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-09T10:44:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/04/30/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-april-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-5.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/5.-d794d797d795d7aad79d-d79ed7aad79c-d7a2d796d7a7d794.-d7a6d799d79cd795d79d-d790d79ed799d79c-d790d79cd792d79d-d7a8d7a9d795d7aa-d794d7a2d7aad799d7a7d795d7aa.jpg</image:loc><image:title>5. החותם מתל עזקה. צילום אמיל אלג'ם רשות העתיקות</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-4.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-30T20:15:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/04/17/caiaphas-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-3.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-2.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gratus-coin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gratus Coin</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ossuary-of-joseph-son-of-caiaphas-limestone-from-jerusalem-1st-c-ad-close-up-mjb1904166341-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ossuary of Joseph son of Caiaphas, limestone, from Jerusalem, 1st c AD, close up, mjb1904166341 (1)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ossuary-of-joseph-son-of-caiaphas-limestone-from-jerusalem-1st-c-ad-close-up-mjb1904166341-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ossuary of Joseph son of Caiaphas, limestone, from Jerusalem, 1st c AD, close up, mjb1904166341 (1)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-17T10:15:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/03/31/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-march-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-19.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-18.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-17.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-16.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-31T16:09:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/03/11/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-the-book-of-esther/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-15.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-14.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-13.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-12.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-11.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/persepolis-harem-reconstructed-hall-tb0506181579.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Persepolis harem reconstructed hall, tb0506181579</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-10.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/assyrian-puru-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Assyrian Puru 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/persian-gold-lion-cup-rhyton-met-museum2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Persian gold lion cup rhyton Met Museum2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-9.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-12T14:02:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/03/03/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-february-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/thutmose-ii-alabaster-fragments-tomb.png</image:loc><image:title>Thutmose II alabaster fragments 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העתיקות</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-03T20:10:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/02/20/merodach-baladan-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/relief-of-sargon-ii-holding-long-staff-possibly-facing-son-sennacherib-from-khorsabad-tb0930199105-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Relief of Sargon II holding long staff, possibly facing son Sennacherib, from Khorsabad, tb0930199105</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/relief-of-sargon-ii-holding-long-staff-possibly-facing-son-sennacherib-from-khorsabad-tb0930199105-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Relief of Sargon II holding long staff, possibly facing son Sennacherib, from Khorsabad, tb0930199105</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/relief-of-sargon-ii-holding-long-staff-possibly-facing-son-sennacherib-from-khorsabad-tb0930199105.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Relief of Sargon II holding long staff, possibly facing son Sennacherib, from Khorsabad, tb0930199105</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/109681001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>109681001</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/320837001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>320837001</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/merodach-baladan-boundary-stone.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Merodach-Baladan Boundary Stone</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1097275001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1097275001</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-20T21:23:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2025/02/01/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-january-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/8.-d7a1d799d79ed7a0d799-d794d797d7a6d799d791d794-d794d79ed7a1d7aad795d7a8d799d799d79d-d7a9d794d7aad792d79cd795-d791d7a8d7a6d7a4d7aa-d794d79ed791d7a0d794.-d7a6d799d79cd795d79d-d7a7d795d79.jpg</image:loc><image:title>8. סימני החציבה המסתוריים שהתגלו ברצפת המבנה. צילום - קובי הראתי עיר 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ring2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-5.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-09T11:25:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2024/11/19/discussions-with-the-diggers-abigail-van-huss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-10.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-9.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-8.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-7.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-6.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-5.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-4.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-19T12:01:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2024/11/01/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-october-2023-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-3.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/eb-vessels-jerusalem.jpg</image:loc><image:title>EB Vessels Jerusalem</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lmlk-jar-handles.jpg</image:loc><image:title>LMLK Jar Handles</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-2.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-01T15:41:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2024/10/24/artaxerxes-i-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/hendin_427_persian_yehud_coin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hendin_427_Persian_Yehud_coin</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-6.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-5.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/first-wall-or-nehemiahs-wall-above-area-g-tb050312244.jpg</image:loc><image:title>(c)Todd 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tb0506181444</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/persepolis_palace_artaxerxes_north3-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>persepolis_palace_artaxerxes_north3</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-24T18:58:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2024/10/01/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-september-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/israel-2013-aerial_18-masada-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israel-2013-Aerial_18-Masada 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cuneiform tablets, from areas of Judean exile, mjb1903102847</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lachishtell_ed_duweir_letter_4_wellcome_l0005980.jpg</image:loc><image:title>L0005980 Lachish,Tell ed Duweir, Letter 4</image:title><image:caption>L0005980 Lachish,Tell ed Duweir, Letter 4
Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images
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Lachish,Tell ed Duweir, Letter 4
Printed Text with Illustration
The Lachish Letters
Torczyner, Harry
Published: 1938-1958

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IVORY POMEGRANATE, POSSIBLY FROM AN ORNAMENT IN SOLOMON'S TEMPLE. 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(1324)</image:title><image:caption>Some of the many foundation cylinders in which Nebuchadnezzar details his extensive building program.  Photo credit of individual cylinders: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nebuchadnezzar-brick1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nebuchadnezzar Brick1</image:title><image:caption>A clay building brick stamped with Nebuchadnezzar's names and titles.  Photo Credit: The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nebuchadnezzar_ishtargateinscription_pergamon_museum_berlin_2007086.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nebuchadnezzar_IshtarGateInscription_Pergamon_Museum_Berlin_2007086</image:title><image:caption>This building Inscription was once part of the famous Ishtar Gate.  Photo credit: Griffindor / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nebuchadnezzar-east-india-house.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nebuchadnezzar East India House</image:title><image:caption>The East India House Inscription is a foundation tablet that further describes Nebuchadnezzar's extensive building.  Photo Credit: The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jerusalem-chronicle-e1571255151717.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jerusalem Chronicle</image:title><image:caption>The Babylonian Chronicle 5, also known as the Jerusalem Chronicle, records the events from ca. 605-595 BC, early in Nebuchadnezzar's reign.  Photo Credit: The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nebuchadnezzar-cylinder1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nebuchadnezzar Cylinder1</image:title><image:caption>This Nebuchadnezzar cylinder is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  It is one of many in which Nebuchadnezzar boasts of his extensive building program.  Photo credit: Metmuseum.org / Public Domain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nebuchadnezzar-stele.png</image:loc><image:title>Nebuchadnezzar Stele</image:title><image:caption>There are only four known images of King Nebuchadnezzar; this stele contains the best-preserved likeness.  It is sometimes mistakenly called the Tower of Babel Stele. 
 Howeever, it bears an image of the great Babylonian ziggurat, called the Etemenanki, not the biblical Tower of Babel.  It is held in the Schøyen Collection, and is officially labeled MS 2063.  Photo credit: JoeRussel / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1320.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1320)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-15T14:14:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/11/08/tiglath-pileser-iii-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tiglath-pileser-iii-tribute.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tiglath-Pileser III Tribute</image:title><image:caption>Tiglath-Pileser III receiving tribute.  Photo: Detroit Institute of Arts / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/assiri_il_re_assiro_tukul-apil-esharra_iii_riceve_gli_omaggi_745-727_ac_ca.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Assiri,_il_re_assiro_tukul-apil-esharra_III_riceve_gli_omaggi,_745-727_ac_ca</image:title><image:caption>Tiglath-Pileser III receiving tribute.  Photo: </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/incirli-stele.png</image:loc><image:title>Incirli Stele</image:title><image:caption>The Incirli Stele is an ancient boundary stone with a Phoenician inscription that dates to the 8th century BC.  On it, Tiglath-Pileser III is referred to as “Puwal, the great king of Assyria.” Photo: A.D. Riddle / BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tiglath-pileser-iiismall.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tiglath-Pileser-IIIsmall</image:title><image:caption>Tiglath-Pileser III stands under a parasol in his royal chariot and raises his right arm in greeting. From the Central Palace at Nimrud.  Photo: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tiglath-pileser-stele-israel-museum-jerusalem-ardon-bar-hama.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tiglath Pileser Stele Israel Museum Jerusalem Ardon Bar-Hama</image:title><image:caption>The Stele of Tiglath-Pileser III names Menahm of Syria as one of the kings who brought him tribute.  Photo Credit: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Ardon Bar-Hama </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tiglath-pileser-summary-statement-7-british-museum.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tiglath Pileser Summary Statement 7 British Museum</image:title><image:caption>The Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III (Summary Statement Seven).  Photo Credit: THe British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1361.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1361)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-15T14:12:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/01/17/king-david-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/heights-of-david.png</image:loc><image:title>Heights of David</image:title><image:caption>Some of the place name rings that are listed on the Triumphal Relief of Shoshenq I at Karnak.  Rings 105 and 106 have been reconstructed by Egyptologist Kenneth Kitchen to read, "Heights or Highlands of David."  Image: Drawing by Champion in University of Chicago Oriental Institute Epigraphic Survey (1954), Reliefs and inscriptions at Karnak: The Bubastite portal, vol. III. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/king-david-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>King David banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/karnak_tempel_19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Karnak_Tempel_19</image:title><image:caption>In this relief on the wall of the Great Temple at Karnak, the Pharaoh Shoshenq I (biblical Shishak) listed the places he conquered in his campaign in Israel and Judah in 926 BC.  Photo: Olaf Tausch / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/karnak_tempel_19small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Karnak_Tempel_19small</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/qeiyafa_c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>QEIYAFA_C</image:title><image:caption>An aerial view of Khirbet Qeiyafa.  Photo: אברהם גרייצר / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/large-stone-structure.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Large Stone Structure</image:title><image:caption>The Large Stone Structure was identified by archaeologist, Eilat Mazar, as the palace of King David.  Photo: Photo courtesy of Dr. Eilat Mazar.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mesha_31_btdwd.gif</image:loc><image:title>mesha_31_btdwd</image:title><image:caption>New imaging techniques by scholar, Michael Langois, improves the reading of the "House of David" inscription on the Moabite Stone.  Image courtesy of Micahel Langois, https://michaellanglois.fr/en/publications/les-rois-la-cite-et-la-maison-de-david-sur-la-stele-de-mesha-a-la-lumiere-de-nouvelles-techniques-dimagerie/</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-15T14:10:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/02/14/king-ahaz-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ahaz-banner-2.png</image:loc><image:title>Ahaz Banner 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ushna-seal-servant-of-ahaz.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ushna Seal servant of Ahaz</image:title><image:caption>The seal of Ushha, servant of King Ahaz.  Photo: Yale University Library - Seals From The Babylonian Collection</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ahaz-bulla.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ahaz Bulla</image:title><image:caption>The bulla (clay seal impression) of King Ahaz. Photo: The Madain Project, https://madainproject.com/list_of_seals_found_in_israel</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/beersheba-four-horned-altar-replica-tb110702422-bibleplaces.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beersheba-four-horned-altar-replica-tb110702422-bibleplaces</image:title><image:caption>A replica of the four-horned altar discovered at Beersheba.  Photo: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lachish-toilet-iaa-e1581594615236.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lachish Toilet IAA</image:title><image:caption>This stone toilet, discovered in a gate-shrine at Lachish, is evidence of intentional desecration during the reign of Hezekiah.  Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ahaz-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Ahaz banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-15T14:09:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/09/11/necho-ii-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-15T14:08:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/06/11/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-david/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-15T14:06:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/09/24/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-moses-and-the-exodus/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T21:07:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/11/12/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-joshua-and-the-conquest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-6.png</image:loc><image:title>image-6</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/monumental-structure-shilo.png</image:loc><image:title>monumental-structure-shilo</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-5.png</image:loc><image:title>image-5</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-4.png</image:loc><image:title>image-4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/top-ten-joshua-conquest-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Top Ten Joshua Conquest Banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-15T14:04:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/03/18/tirhakah-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-15T14:02:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2024/01/31/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-january-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/gath-mud-brick-archaeomagnetism.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gath-mud-brick-archaeomagnetism</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/karnak-temple-column.jpg</image:loc><image:title>karnak-temple-column</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-31T20:31:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2024/01/05/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-december-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/nebuchadnezzar_brick_bm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nebuchadnezzar_brick_bm</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rooftilefragmentsgivati.jpg</image:loc><image:title>rooftilefragmentsgivati</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-11T19:13:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/12/09/more-thoughts-on-the-lead-tablet-from-mt-ebal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/iej-73.png</image:loc><image:title>iej-73</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/more-thoughts-on-mt-ebal-lead-tablet.png</image:loc><image:title>more-thoughts-on-mt-ebal-lead-tablet</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-05T15:15:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/12/10/o-little-town-of-bethlehem-2/</loc><lastmod>2024-01-05T15:01:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2016/12/15/the-archaeology-of-christmas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/archaeology-of-christmas.png</image:loc><image:title>Archaeology of Christmas</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/treasury_petra_jordan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>treasury_petra_jordan</image:title><image:caption>The Treasury of Petra, Jordan, where the magi may have purchased frankincense.  Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/jesus-in-egypteugenealexisgiradelt.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jesus-in-egypteugenealexisgiradelt</image:title><image:caption>Flight Into Egypt, by Eugene Alexis Giradelt.  Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/papyrus_75a.gif</image:loc><image:title>papyrus_75a</image:title><image:caption>P75 - The earliest manuscript of the Luke's gospel, (2nd/3rd century AD). Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/herod-jerusalem-palace.jpg</image:loc><image:title>herod-jerusalem-palace</image:title><image:caption>The remains of Herod's Palace in Jerusalem can be seen near the Tower of David Museum today.  The lowest courses of stone on the walls are Herodian.  Photo Credit: The Tower of David Museum</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/blbullabethlehem.jpg</image:loc><image:title>blbullabethlehem</image:title><image:caption>The Bethlehem Bulla - the earliest archaeological evidence that Bethlehem existed during the First Temple period.  Photo credit: Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/800px-templestepsmay2009.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-templestepsmay2009</image:title><image:caption>The Southern Steps at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.  The arch of one side of the Double Gates is visible in the center of the photo where the two walls meet at the top of the stairs. Photo credit: Wilson44691 / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/adoracic3b3n_de_los_pastores_murillo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>adoracion_de_los_pastores_murillo</image:title><image:caption>Adoration of the Shepherds by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ca. 1657.  Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/adoration_of_the_shepherds_reni.jpg</image:loc><image:title>adoration_of_the_shepherds_reni</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/image-axdfenestrated-windows.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image-axdfenestrated-windows</image:title><image:caption>A domestic stable room inside a first-century house with a fenestrated interior “window” wall at Khirbet el-Maqatir.  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(767)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/christparody.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Christparody</image:title><image:caption>The Alexamenos Graffito is likely a blasphemous caricature intended to mock a Christian Roman soldier named Alexamenos. Tertullian (ca. 155-240 AD). Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shroudofturin1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shroudofturin1</image:title><image:caption>The Shroud of Turin’s provenance is unknown, although it is first mentioned in 1390 AD. Studies have shown that it is an ancient burial cloth from a tortured/crucified man which was exposed to elements (limestone residue and pollen) from the Jerusalem area.  Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cabinet_des_mc3a9dailes_paris_-_nazareth_edict.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cabinet_des_Médailes,_Paris_-_Nazareth_Edict</image:title><image:caption>The Nazareth Inscription is an edict from a Roman Emperor outlawing the stealing of bodies from Jewish tombs.  Photo credit:  Wikimedia commons.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/edicule-window.jpg</image:loc><image:title>edicule window</image:title><image:caption>A window was recently installed in the edicule of the tomb of Jesus, allowing people to see the stone wall of the original tomb. Photo credit: The Associated Press</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/324_ijnthstm01_400.jpg</image:loc><image:title>324_IJNTHSTM01_400</image:title><image:caption>The edicule is the shrine that is built around the supposed tomb of Jesus.  Photo credit: www.HolyLandPhotos.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/heel-nail.jpg</image:loc><image:title>heel nail</image:title><image:caption>The heel bone of Yehohanan, the crucified man, with the nail still intact.  Photo credit: Courtesy the Israel Museum, photographer: Ilan Shtulman</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/golgotha.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Golgotha</image:title><image:caption>An illustration of the area of Golgotha at the time of Jesus.  Photo Credit: Joan Taylor and The Associates for Biblical Research.  www.biblearchaeology.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pilate-stone.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pilate stone</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kayafas_ossuary_2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kayafa's_Ossuary_2</image:title><image:caption>The Caiaphas Ossuary, inscribed with "Joseph, son of Caiaphas"  Photo credit: Wikimedia commons</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-08T14:10:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/04/02/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-jesus/</loc><lastmod>2023-04-04T14:27:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/03/31/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-march-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/darius-potsherd-not-authentic.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Darius Potsherd Not Authentic</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bronze-fishhook-ashkelon.png</image:loc><image:title>bronze-fishhook-ashkelon</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/great-pyramid-chamber.jpg</image:loc><image:title>great-pyramid-chamber</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-02T18:38:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/02/28/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-february-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gold-bead-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gold-bead-2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/girsu-aerial2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>girsu-aerial2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/saqqara-embalming-vessels.jpg</image:loc><image:title>saqqara-embalming-vessels</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image-1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-16T01:03:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/02/09/king-jehoram-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/samaria-reconstruction.png</image:loc><image:title>samaria-reconstruction</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/samaria-excavations-iron-age-acropolis-mat05525.jpg</image:loc><image:title>samaria-excavations-iron-age-acropolis-mat05525</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mesha-stele-moabite-stone.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mesha-stele-moabite-stone</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mesha-stele-moabite-stone-smaller.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mesha-stele-moabite-stone-smaller</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jehoram-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>jehoram-banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-11T19:03:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/05/03/biblical-sites-three-discoveries-at-hazor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/hazor-tablet1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hazor Jabin Tablet</image:title><image:caption>A Cuneiform tablet from Hazor, addressed to the Jabin the king.  Photo Credit: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screenshot-777.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (777)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/jabin-tablet.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jabin-Tablet</image:title><image:caption>A Cuneiform tablet from Hazor, addressed to the Jabin the king. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hazoraerial15s.jpg</image:loc><image:title>HazorAerial15s</image:title><image:caption>The city gate of Hazor dates to the time of King Solomon.  Photo courtesy of  Biblewalks.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hazor_ashlayer.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hazor_ashlayer</image:title><image:caption>The ash layer from Hazor's fiery destruction dates to the time of Joshua's destruction of the city in Joshua 11.  Photo Credit: Royce Chandler, Courtesy of LukeChandler.wordpress.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/jabintablet.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jabintablet</image:title><image:caption>The Jabin Tablet discovered at Hazor.  Photo Credit: Israel Exploration Journal</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-09T21:05:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/01/31/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-january-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cuneiform-tablet-akkadian-canaanite.png</image:loc><image:title>cuneiform-tablet-akkadian-canaanite</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-31T12:19:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/01/24/five-podcasts-about-biblical-archaeology/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/book-and-spade-banner.jpg</image:loc><image:title>book-and-spade-banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/biblical-world-podcast.png</image:loc><image:title>biblical-world-podcast</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dft-podcast-logo.png</image:loc><image:title>dft-podcast-logo</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/troweling-down-podcast.png</image:loc><image:title>troweling-down-podcast</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/let-the-stones-speak-podcast.png</image:loc><image:title>let-the-stones-speak-podcast</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/five-podcasts-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>five-podcasts-banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-24T13:49:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/08/18/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-the-book-of-daniel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nebuchadnezzars-palace-southern-citadel-koldeway.png</image:loc><image:title>nebuchadnezzars-palace-southern-citadel-koldeway</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cyrus-cylinder-holylandphotos.jpg</image:loc><image:title>cyrus-cylinder-holylandphotos</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nabonidus-clay-cylinder-from-ur-sin-temple-adr090506730-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Inscription mentions Belshazzar</image:title><image:caption>Inscription mentions Belshazzar</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nabonidus-clay-cylinder-from-ur-sin-temple-adr090506730.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Inscription mentions Belshazzar</image:title><image:caption>Inscription mentions Belshazzar</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nabonidus_chronicle.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nabonidus_chronicle</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dss-daniel-4q114-e28093e28089-4q-danc.png</image:loc><image:title>dss-daniel-4q114-e28093e28089-4q-danc</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bm-nabonidus-cylinder.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bm-nabonidus-cylinder</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bm-cyrus-cylinder.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bm-cyrus-cylinder</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/458109001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>458109001</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/800px-reconstructed_processional_street_of_babylon_showing_striding_and_roaring_lions._from_babylon_iraq._pergamon_museum_in_berlin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-reconstructed_processional_street_of_babylon_showing_striding_and_roaring_lions._from_babylon_iraq._pergamon_museum_in_berlin</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-17T11:46:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/12/31/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-december-2022/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/wooden-box-with-silver-coins.png</image:loc><image:title>wooden-box-with-silver-coins</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tower-of-david-museum-arrowheads.png</image:loc><image:title>tower-of-david-museum-arrowheads</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pool-of-siloam-from-south-tb042406080.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pool-of-siloam-from-south-tb042406080</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/possible-hezekiah-inscription-galil.png</image:loc><image:title>possible-hezekiah-inscription-galil</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-7.png</image:loc><image:title>image-7</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-12-31T15:55:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/12/28/top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-in-2021/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-05T14:20:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/11/30/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-november-2022/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/lice-comb-lachish-canaanite-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>lice-comb-lachish-canaanite-inscription</image:title><image:caption>An ivory lice comb discovered at Lachish bearing an early Canaanite inscription. Photo: Dafna Gazit / Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/possible-hezekiah-royal-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>possible-hezekiah-royal-inscription</image:title><image:caption>A screen capture of the inscription Galil and Shukron have reconstructed to read "Hezekiah." Source: ריקלין ושות' עם שמעון ריקלין | 26.10.2022 | התכנית המלאה / https://youtu.be/xcuTB1rQCNg</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image-1</image:title><image:caption>The base of a pyramid built for Queen Neith Photo: Zahi Hawass</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-21T03:11:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/01/12/top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-relating-to-the-old-testament/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/top-ten-ot.png</image:loc><image:title>Top Ten OT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cyrus_cylinder_front-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>cyrus_cylinder_front small</image:title><image:caption>The Cyrus Cylinder contains a declaration by Cyrus the Great allowing people captured by the Babylonians to return to their homelands and rebuild the temples to their gods.  Photo Credit: Prioryman / Wikimedia  Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/800px-the_great_isaiah_scroll_ms_a_1qisa_-_google_art_project-x4-y0.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-the_great_isaiah_scroll_ms_a_(1qisa)_-_google_art_project-x4-y0</image:title><image:caption>The Great Isaiah Scroll MS A (1QIsa), dating to the first century BC.  Photo Credit: The Israel Museum / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/jrslm_300116_tel_dan_stele_01.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jrslm_300116_tel_dan_stele_01</image:title><image:caption>The Tel Dan Stele with the "House of David" inscription, testifying to the historicity of David and the reality of his dynasty.  Photo Credit: Oren Rozen / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hinnom-scroll.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hinnom scroll</image:title><image:caption>Drawing of silver scroll.  Photo Credit: BibleArchaeology.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/samuel_and_saidye_bronfman_archaeology_wingdscn5068-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>samuel_and_saidye_bronfman_archaeology_wingdscn5068 small</image:title><image:caption>Silver Scroll unrolled.  Photo credit: yoav dothan / Wikimedia Commons / GNU 1.2</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1024px-lachish_relief_british_museum_4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1024px-lachish_relief,_british_museum_4</image:title><image:caption>A portion of the Lachish relief showing the assault on the city gates with Hebrew soldiers defending from the tower.  Photo Credit:  Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net) / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/siloam_inscription_small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>siloam_inscription_small</image:title><image:caption>A replica of the inscription from Hezekiah's tunnel that describes the moment when the tunnel was completed.  The original is in the Istanbul Museum.   Photo credit: Wikikati / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/jerusalem-chronicle-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jerusalem chronicle small</image:title><image:caption>The Babylonian Chronicle for the years 605-594 BC describes Nebuchadnezzar’s campaign against Jerusalem in 597 BC.  Photo Credit: British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/moabite-stone-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>moabite stone small</image:title><image:caption>The Moabite Stone, also known as the Mesha Inscription.  Photo Credit: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-23T18:32:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/03/08/three-egyptian-inscriptions-about-israel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot-687-e1551881784166.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (687)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/screenshot-635.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (635)</image:title><image:caption>A reconstruction of the "Land of the Shasu of Yahweh" inscription at the temple of Soleb.  Photo Credit: https://flic.kr/p/dULpbp</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/karnak_tempel_19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Karnak_Tempel_19</image:title><image:caption>A relief from the temple wall at Karnak of Pharaoh Shishak/Shoshenq I, along with a list of the places he conquered in his campaign into Canaan in 935 B.C.   Photo Credit: Olaf Tausch / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-22T05:16:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/10/28/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-october-2022/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-2.png</image:loc><image:title>image-2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/syria-mosaic.jpg</image:loc><image:title>syria-mosaic</image:title><image:caption>A late Roman era mosaic discovered at Rastan, Syria. Photo: Omar Sanadiki</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-1.png</image:loc><image:title>image-1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-31T18:10:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/09/29/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-september-2022/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jerusalem-ivories.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jerusalem-ivories</image:title><image:caption>Ivory pieces reassembled into a panel that likely adorned furniture in the home of Judahite elites or royalty in the Iron Age. Photo: Dafna Gazit / Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/linear-elamite.jpg</image:loc><image:title>linear-elamite</image:title><image:caption>The Linear Elamite script on the Marv Dasht vessel dating to the 21st century BC. 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An excavation to build an accessible elevator from the Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall near the Temple Mount by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Archaeology has unearthed the mikveh that dates back to the 1st Century CE. 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Ebal lead tablet2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-02-11T16:47:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/01/07/discussions-with-the-diggers-an-interview-with-dr-aren-maeir/</loc><lastmod>2022-01-07T11:59:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/12/26/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-dec-2021/</loc><lastmod>2021-12-26T14:32:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/01/19/top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-relating-to-the-new-testament/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/toptennt.png</image:loc><image:title>TopTenNT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/top-ten-nt.png</image:loc><image:title>Top Ten NT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bone-ankle-crucified-man_im_fjenkins091312_184t.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bone-ankle-crucified-man_im_fjenkins091312_184t</image:title><image:caption>The heel bone of Yehohanan, the son of Hagakol, a man crucified in the first century.  The nail still embedded in his heel bone testifies to his violent death.  Photo Credit: Ferrell Jenkins</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p52_recto.jpg</image:loc><image:title>p52_recto</image:title><image:caption>The John Rylands Library Papyrus P52 (recto) contains parts of John 18:31-33.  It is the earliest New Testament manuscript discovered to date.  Photo Credit: JRUL / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pontius_pilate_inscriptionsmall.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pontius_pilate_inscriptionsmall</image:title><image:caption>The Pilate Stone confirms that Pontius Pilate was Prefect of Judea.  Photo Credit: BRBurton / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gallio-inscription-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gallio inscription small</image:title><image:caption>The Gallio Inscription from Delphi, Greece confirms Gallio as Proconsul of Achaia and dates to the Spring of AD 52.  Photo Credit: HolyLandPhotos.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/to_the_trumpeting_place.jpg</image:loc><image:title>to_the_trumpeting_place</image:title><image:caption>An inscription found at the base of the Temple Mount that reads, “To the place of trumpeting”  indicating it had come from the place where priests blew the trumpets.  Photo Credit: Talmoryair / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/jerusalem_temple_warning_inscription-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jerusalem_temple_warning_inscription small</image:title><image:caption>The Temple Warning Inscription in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum.  Trace amounts of red paint have been found within the letters indicating that the inscription once stood out in bright red.  Photo Credit: 	oncenawhile / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ossuary_of_the_high_priest_joseph_caiaphas_p1180839small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ossuary_of_the_high_priest_joseph_caiaphas_p1180839small</image:title><image:caption>The ossuary of Caiaphas, the high priest who oversaw the trial of Jesus.  The bones of a 60-year old man were found in it.  Photo Credit: deror_avi / Wikimedia Commons / GNU License 1.2</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/corinth_erastus-incr_fjenkins050708_0070t.jpg</image:loc><image:title>corinth_erastus-incr_fjenkins050708_0070t</image:title><image:caption>The Erastus Inscription in Corinth.  The 7-inch tall letters were at one time filled with bronze.  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Credit: Associates for Biblical Research (BibleArchaeology.org)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/scarab.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scarab</image:title><image:caption>This 15th-century B.C. Egyptian scarab was voted the #1 discovery in biblical archaeology in 2013 by Christianity Today magazine.  It helped date the occupation at Khirbet el-Maqatir, independent of pottery.  Photo Credit: Michael C. Luddeni, Associates for Biblical Research (BibleArchaeology.org)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screenshot-747.png</image:loc><image:title>Socket Stone</image:title><image:caption>One of the six socket stones from the city gate at Khirbet el-Maqatir.  This one was discovered in the first season of excavations.  Photo Credit: Associates for Biblical Research (BibleArchaeology.org) </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screenshot-745.png</image:loc><image:title>Infant Burial Jar</image:title><image:caption>An infant burial jar and the child's remains were discovered at Khirbet el-Maqatir in 2009, testifying to the presence of women at the site as described in Josh. 8:25.  Photo Credit: Associates for Biblical Research (BibleArchaeology.org). </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/oblique-view-of-four-towers.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Khirbet el-Maqatir</image:title><image:caption>A reconstruction of the fortress at Khirbet el-Maqatir, likely Ai from Joshua 7 and 8.  Credit: Tom Miller</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screenshot-742.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (742)</image:title><image:caption>Khirbet el-Maqatir and the Wadi Sheban (the spot where Joshua's ambush force likely hid) Photo Credit: Todd Bolen - bibleplaces.com; labeled by the author with help from Gary Byers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/map2.png</image:loc><image:title>map2</image:title><image:caption>Khirbet el-Maqatir shown in relation to Bethel (el-Bireh) and Beth Aven (Beitin).  Credit: Associates for Biblical Research (BibleArchaeology.org)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screenshot-737.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (737)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-10-21T14:12:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/09/29/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-sept-2021/</loc><lastmod>2021-09-29T17:34:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/05/14/top-ten-discoveries-related-to-paul/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mars-hill-holylandphotos.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mars Hill HolyLandPhotos</image:title><image:caption>The Areopagus (Mars’ Hill) in Athens.  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Photo Credit: www.HolyLandPhotos.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/talpiot-tomb-iaa.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Talpiot Tomb IAA</image:title><image:caption>The Talpiot Family Tomb was discovered in 1980 and likely belonged to a middle class family in the first century.  Photo Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screenshot-760.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (760)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screenshot-757.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (757)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-30T14:07:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/03/26/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-march-2021/</loc><lastmod>2021-03-26T13:37:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/03/19/scholars-chair-interview-dr-clyde-billington/</loc><lastmod>2021-03-19T11:03:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/02/26/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-february-2021/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cyrus-gate-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cyrus Gate</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-26T14:42:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/02/19/scholars-chair-interview-dr-todd-bolen/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-19T11:47:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/02/12/king-manasseh-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><lastmod>2022-01-23T04:03:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/01/29/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-january-2021/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/fragment-of-the-rare-purple-fabric.-photo_-dafna-gazit-israel-antiquities-authority-1024x640-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fragment-of-the-rare-purple-fabric.-Photo_-Dafna-Gazit-Israel-Antiquities-Authority-1024x640</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-01-29T14:15:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/01/22/scholars-chair-interview-dr-charles-aling/</loc><lastmod>2021-01-22T12:45:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/01/15/darius-i-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><lastmod>2021-01-15T12:36:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/12/13/caesar-augustus-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/augusuts-res_gestae.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Augusuts-Res_Gestae</image:title><image:caption>Part of the Res Gestae (Acts of Augustus) from the Ankara Temple. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/augustus-acts-bibleplaces.png</image:loc><image:title>Augustus Acts</image:title><image:caption>This Res Gestae (Acts of Augustus) inscription is on display in the Yalvac Museum near Pisidian Antioch in Turkey. Photo: Todd Bolen, Bibleplaces.com. NOTE: This photo is part of an excellent resource called the Photo Companion to the Bible – https://www.bibleplaces.com/luke-photo-companion-to-the-bible/
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/04.03.09.b.-roman-census-edict-in-egypt-papyrus-904-2-1024x667.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Census Edict Egypt</image:title><image:caption>Papyrus 904 - A Roman Census Edict from Egypt.  Photo: Courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum Library.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/augustus-blog-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Augustus Blog Banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/augustus-coin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Augustus Coin</image:title><image:caption>A denarius issued by Caesar Augustus. Photo: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/augustus-statue.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Augustus Statue</image:title><image:caption>A statue of Caesar Augustus in the Vatican Museum.  Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-12-19T23:50:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/12/19/quirinius-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/quirinius-blog-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Quirinius blog banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/altar_domitius_ahenobarbus_louvre_n1small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Altar_Domitius_Ahenobarbus_Louvre_n1SMALL</image:title><image:caption>A scene depicting a Roman census on a plaque from the Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus dating to the late 2nd century BC.  Photo: Jastrow / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/beirut_tombstone_aemilius_census_quirinius_in_apamea.jpg</image:loc><image:title>beirut_tombstone_aemilius_census_quirinius_in_apamea</image:title><image:caption>The tombstone of Q. Aemilius Secundus, who conducted a census for the Legate Quirinius in Apamea in Syria.  Photo: Jona Lendering / Livius.org / CC0 1.0 Universal </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/trivoli-tombstone.png</image:loc><image:title>Trivoli Tombstone</image:title><image:caption>This inscription is from a tombstone discovered near Trivoli, Italy.  It's owner was once "Twice Legate" of Augustus in Syria. Photo credit: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com NOTE: This Photo is part of an excellent resource called the Photo Companion to the Bible – https://www.bibleplaces.com/luke-photo-companion-to-the-bible/</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-05T21:40:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/12/26/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-dec-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/servant-jeroboam-ii-bulla.png</image:loc><image:title>servant Jeroboam II bulla</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-12-26T13:42:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/12/11/herod-the-great-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T13:19:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/12/04/discussions-with-the-diggers-dr-leen-ritmeyer/</loc><lastmod>2020-12-04T12:04:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/11/28/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-november-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/inscribed-stone-geshurite-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Inscribed Stone Geshurite</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/silver-ingots-640x400-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>silver ingots-640x400</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/5f96a2a0d3806c0e6c4067a0.jpg</image:loc><image:title>5f96a2a0d3806c0e6c4067a0</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-11-28T14:51:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/11/13/king-jehoiachin-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><lastmod>2020-12-29T05:55:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/11/06/discussions-with-the-diggers-dr-dale-w-manor/</loc><lastmod>2020-11-06T14:53:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/10/29/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-october-2020/</loc><lastmod>2020-10-29T11:10:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/10/09/king-jehu-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/blackobeliskbritishmuseum.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BlackObeliskBritishMuseum</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-10-11T14:27:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/10/02/scholars-chair-interview-dr-lawrence-j-mykytiuk/</loc><lastmod>2020-10-03T17:53:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/02/06/the-three-oldest-biblical-texts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/screenshot-641.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (641)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/birkat_kohanim_22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>birkat_kohanim_22</image:title><image:caption>Ketef Hinnom silver scroll, unrolled, reveals the priestly blessing from the book of Numbers.  Photo Credit: Tamar Hayardeni / Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screenshot-615.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot (615)</image:title><image:caption>One of the oldest Dead Sea Scroll Fragments: a portion of Exodus-Leviticus (4Q17 –  4Q Exod-Levf).  Photo courtesy of The Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, IAA, photo: Shai Halevi.  https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/?locale=en_US</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screenshot-614.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot (614)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/800px-2nd_century_hebrew_decalogue.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-2nd_century_hebrew_decalogue</image:title><image:caption>The Nash Papyrus.  Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-10-01T09:45:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/09/25/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-september-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/image_8825e-jerusalem-capital-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image_8825e-Jerusalem-Capital</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-09-25T22:18:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/08/28/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-august-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abr-breaking-news-2.png</image:loc><image:title>ABR Breaking News 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/fortress1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aerial photo of the Canaanite fortress.</image:title><image:caption>An aerial photo of the recently unearthed Canaanite fortress. Photo: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/floor-tiles-babylonian-destruction.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Floor Tiles Babylonian Destruction</image:title><image:caption>Remains of the floor tiles in a house destroyed by the Babylonians. Photo: Ariel David</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/philestine-cemetery-ashkelon.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Philestine Cemetery Ashkelon</image:title><image:caption>A skeleton from the Philistine cemetery at Ashkelon (illustrative).  Photo: Tsafrir Abayov / The Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-28T14:05:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/08/24/resource-review-photo-companion-to-the-bible-1-samuel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/aphek-turkish-fort-and-lb-egyptian-fort-aerial-from-south-ws032715897.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aphek-Turkish-fort-and-LB-Egyptian-fort-aerial-from-south-ws032715897</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pcttb-1-samuel-collage.png</image:loc><image:title>PCttB 1 Samuel Collage</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/aerial-1samuel-overlay.jpg</image:loc><image:title>aerial-1samuel-overlay</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/museum-1samuel-overlay.jpg</image:loc><image:title>museum-1samuel-overlay</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/markings-1samuel-overlay.jpg</image:loc><image:title>markings-1samuel-overlay</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/verse-1samuel-overlay.jpg</image:loc><image:title>verse-1samuel-overlay</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pcttb-1-samuel-philistines.png</image:loc><image:title>PCttB 1 Samuel Philistines</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pcttb-1-samuel-banner3.png</image:loc><image:title>PCttB 1 Samuel Banner3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pcttb-1-samuel-banner2.png</image:loc><image:title>PCttB 1 Samuel Banner2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pcttb-1-samuel-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>PCttB 1 Samuel Banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-24T11:05:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/08/21/discussions-with-the-diggers-dr-gary-byers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/byers-and-collins-at-teh.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Byers and Collins at TeH</image:title><image:caption>Gary Byers and Dig Director, Dr. Steven Collins stand on the remains of the Early Bronze city wall at Tall el-Hammam.  Photo: ABR</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gary-byers-quote.png</image:loc><image:title>Gary Byers Quote</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/teh4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TeH4</image:title><image:caption>Excavations at Tall el-Hammam.  Photo: Courtesy of the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project, https://tallelhammam.com/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dwtd-gary-byers2.png</image:loc><image:title>DwtD Gary Byers2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gary-byers-at-teh.png</image:loc><image:title>Gary Byers at TeH</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dwtd-gary-byers-1.png</image:loc><image:title>DwtD Gary Byers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dwtd-gary-byers.png</image:loc><image:title>DwtD Gary Byers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4-tell-hammam.jpg</image:loc><image:title>4-Tell-Hammam</image:title><image:caption>Tall el-Hammam in Jordan.  Photo: Courtesy of the Tell el-Hammam Project</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/byers-gary.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Byers, Gary</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Gary Byers</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-21T14:19:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/08/07/king-uzziah-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/aerial-foto-looking-sw-2009-with-excavation-areas-gath.jpg</image:loc><image:title>aerial-foto-looking-sw-2009-with-excavation-areas Gath</image:title><image:caption>An Aerial photo of Tell es-Safi (Gath) with Area F labeled.  Photo: Courtesy of The Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project / https://gath.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-2009-season-is-over/
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gibeah-sauls-palace-with-view-s-to-jerusalem-db6403302905.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gibeah Ruins</image:title><image:caption>Iron Age ruins at Gibeah, as photographed in 1964.  Photo: LifeintheHolyLands.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/qumran-cisterns.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Qumran Cisterns</image:title><image:caption>The round cistern at Qumran in the middle of this photo dates to the Iron Age.  Some scholars believe it was built during the reign of Uzziah, as described in 2 Chron. 26:10 - "And he built towers in the wilderness and cut out many cisterns..."  Photo: Courtesy of www.HolyLandPhotos.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/uzziah-kingdom-e1596726273920.png</image:loc><image:title>Uzziah Kingdom</image:title><image:caption>The Expanding kingdom of Judah during Uzziah's reign.  Image: GiantBibleMaps.com / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/brick-wall-destroyed-in-earthquake-uzziah.jpg</image:loc><image:title>brick-wall-destroyed-in-earthquake Uzziah</image:title><image:caption>This photo, from Tell es-Safi (Gath) shows a collapsed wall, in which the bricks moved laterally about 2 meters off of the foundation and then toppled. Based on the stratigraphic context, this can be dated to the mid-8th century BC, and was likely the result of the earthquake that occurred in the days of Uzziah.  Photo: Courtesy of The Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project, https://gath.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/view-of-philistine-temple-and-amos-earthquake/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/uzziah_im_fjenkins042813_070t.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israel Museum</image:title><image:caption>King Uzziah's reburial plaque.  Photo: Ferrell Jenkins, https://ferrelljenkins.blog/2014/01/30/visualizing-isaiah-6-king-uzziah/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/seal-of-shebnayahu-servant-of-uzziah-king-of-judah-with-assyrian-figure-1st-half-8th-c-bc-tb0927195041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Seal of Shebnayahu servant of Uzziah king of Judah, with Assyrian figure, 1st half 8th c BC, tb0927195041</image:title><image:caption>The seal of Sebnayau, "servant of Uzziah.” Photo: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/uzziah-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Uzziah Banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-07T14:11:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/07/24/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-july-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tell-el-daba2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tell el-Dab'a2</image:title><image:caption>Excavations at Tell el-Dab'a.  Photo: Manfred Bietak, (c) OAI/OREA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/persian-era-seal-impression-e1595616770323.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Persian-Era Seal Impression</image:title><image:caption>A persian-era seal impression discovered in the City of David Givati Parking Lot excavations depicting a man a man sitting on a chair.  Photo: Shai Halevy /  Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lmlk-handle.jpg</image:loc><image:title>LMLK Handle</image:title><image:caption>A two-winged LMLK ('Belonging to the King') jar handle discovered during the Arnona excavations. Photo: Yaniv Berman / Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/judahite-complex.png</image:loc><image:title>Judahite complex</image:title><image:caption>An aerial photo of the 2700-year-old administrative complex unearthed in the  Arnona neighborhood in Jerusalem Photo: Yaniv Berman / Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-24T18:55:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/05/23/book-review-the-harvest-handbook-of-bible-land/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9780736975421_int_03.jpg</image:loc><image:title>9780736975421_int_03</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9780736975421_int_02.jpg</image:loc><image:title>9780736975421_int_02</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9780736975421_int_01.jpg</image:loc><image:title>9780736975421_int_01</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2c319b19-71ba-4126-a0ac-730f5cff99dd.__cr001940600_pt0_sx970_v1___.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2c319b19-71ba-4126-a0ac-730f5cff99dd.__CR0,0,1940,600_PT0_SX970_V1___</image:title><image:caption>Publisher's Promotional Photos, Harvest House Publishers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/thhobl-contents.jpg</image:loc><image:title>THHoBL Contents</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/harvest-handbook-of-bible-lands-book-review.png</image:loc><image:title>Harvest Handbook of Bible Lands book review</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-22T20:43:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/07/17/discussions-with-the-diggers-dr-steven-ortiz/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/steven-ortiz2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>STeven Ortiz2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/steven-ortiz-at-gezer-calendar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Steven Ortiz at gezer-calendar</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Steven Ortiz stands next to a replica of the Gezer Calendar.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/steven-ortiz.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Steven Ortiz</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dwtd-steven-oritz.png</image:loc><image:title>DwtD Steven Oritz</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gezer-aerial-2015.png</image:loc><image:title>Gezer aerial 2015</image:title><image:caption>An aerial photo of Gezer from the 2015 excavation season.  Photo: Gezer Excavation Project, http://www.telgezer.com/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tel-gezer-2015-excavations.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tel Gezer 2015 Excavations</image:title><image:caption>An aerial photo of Gezer from the 2015 excavation season.  Photo: Gezer Excavation Project, http://www.telgezer.com/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gezer_calendar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gezer_Calendar</image:title><image:caption>The Gezer Calendar. Photo: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tell-bornat-possible-libnah-from-west-tb011606860_thumb1-e1594521277500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tell Bornat, possible Libnah, from west, tb011606860_thumb[1]</image:title><image:caption>Tel Burna from the west.  Photo: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gezer-solomonic-gate-from-north-tb040607304-bibleplaces.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gezer-Solomonic-gate-from-north-tb040607304-bibleplaces</image:title><image:caption>The six-chambered Solomonic gate at Gezer.  Photo: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gezer-aerial-from-northwest-tbs136170112-bibleplaces.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gezer-aerial-from-northwest-tbs136170112-bibleplaces</image:title><image:caption>Tel Gezer, from the south.  Photo: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-17T11:03:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/05/15/king-ahab-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/megiddo_aerial-water-stystem-id2_fjenkins051111_4166sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Megiddo - Aerial of Water Shaft and exit from spring</image:title><image:caption>The water system at Megiddo has been dated to the reign of King Ahab.  Photo: Ferrell Jenkins, https://ferrelljenkins.blog/2017/08/17/the-water-system-at-megiddo/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/megiddo-under-king-ahab-9th-century-bc-3431.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Megiddo-under-King-Ahab-9th-century-BC-3431</image:title><image:caption>A reconstruction of Megiddo during the reign of King Ahab.  Illustration: Courtesy of Balage Balough, ArchaeologyIllustrated.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jezreel_aerial_easts.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jezreel_Aerial_Easts</image:title><image:caption>An aerial view of Jezreel.  The remains of a four (or six) chambered gate can be seen on the right (south side).  The construction of the royal military compound has been dated to the reigns of King Omri and Ahab.  Photo: https://www.biblewalks.com/tellyizreel</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ahab-tel-jezreel-winery.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ahab-tel-jezreel-winery</image:title><image:caption>This ancient rock-hewn winery is located at the foot of Tel Jezreel,.  Visible are the treading floor (forefront), vats and other functional pits. Its location indicates it may be connected with Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21). Photo: Courtesy of the Jezreel Expedition.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ahab-kurkh-monolith.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ahab Kurkh Monolith</image:title><image:caption>The Kurkh Monolith of the Assyrian King Shalmaneser III mentions Ahab the Israelite.  Photo: Yuber / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ahab-samaria-ivory-e1589207115801.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ahab Samaria Ivory</image:title><image:caption>One of the Samaria Ivories.  Furniture inlay: striding sphinx, Samaria, Iron Age II, 9th–8th century BC, Ivory, L: 7.5; W: 7 cm, Israel Antiquities Authority, 1933-2572
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Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ahab-jezebel-seal.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ahab Jezebel Seal</image:title><image:caption>A seal which some scholars believe belonged to Queen Jezebel.  Collection Israel Antiquities Authority, Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ahab-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Ahab Banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-07T10:56:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/06/08/biblical-sites-three-discoveries-at-dan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tel-dan-israelite-gate-b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tel-dan-israelite-gate-b</image:title><image:caption>The Iron-Age Israelite gate was built during the reign of King Ahab.  Photo Credit: Mboesch / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/telldan63s.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TellDan63s</image:title><image:caption>The High Place at Dan, where Jeroboam set up a place of worship to rival Jerusalem.  The platform where the golden calf would have stood is to the right of the photo, with stairs leading up to it.  A reconstruction of the four-horned altar is also visible (the metal frame, center-left).  Photo courtesy of Biblewalks.com </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tel-dan-ns-20154.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tel-Dan-NS-20154</image:title><image:caption>The Canaanite city gate of Leshem (renamed Dan after the Israelite Conquest) dates to the 18th century and is the oldest surviving archway in the world.  Photo Credit: Bukvoed / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screenshot-917.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (917)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-05T12:57:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/07/03/sennacherib-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/409736001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>409736001</image:title><image:caption>The Bellino Cylinder of Sennacherib. Photo: (c) The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sennacherib-chariot.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sennacherib chariot</image:title><image:caption>In this relief, Sennacherib stands in his rickshaw (a royal chariot which pulled by two servants) and oversees the construction of his palace at Nineveh.  Photo: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin /  ancient.eu / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1060411001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1060411001</image:title><image:caption>The Esarhaddon Prism alludes to the murder of Sennacherib by his sons and the ascension of Esarhaddon to the Assyrian throne.  Photo: (c) The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lachish-assyrian-siege-ramp-cross-section-from-west-tb022201266-bibleplaces.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lachish-Assyrian-siege-ramp-cross-section-from-west-tb022201266-bibleplaces</image:title><image:caption>The siege ramp at Tel Lachish.  Photo: Todd Bolen, Bibleplaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/354010001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>354010001</image:title><image:caption>Sennacherib oversees the battle of Lachish. Photo: (c) The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/oriental-prism-sennacherib.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Oriental Prism Sennacherib</image:title><image:caption>The Annals of Sennacherib are recorded on the Oriental Institute Prism.  Photo: daderot / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/capture_of_lachish_-_sennacherib_zunkir_cc-by-sa-4-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Capture_of_Lachish_-_Sennacherib_Zunkir_CC BY-SA 4</image:title><image:caption>King Sennacherib oversees the capture of Lachish in this panel from the Lachish Reliefs.  Photo: Zunkir / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sennacherib-bellino-cylinder-british-museum.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sennacherib Bellino Cylinder British Museum</image:title><image:caption>The Bellino Cylinder of Sennacherib. Photo: (c) The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sennacherib-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Sennacherib banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/capture_of_lachish_-_sennacherib_zunkir_cc-by-sa-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Capture_of_Lachish_-_Sennacherib_Zunkir_CC BY-SA 4</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-03T10:43:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/06/24/footsteps-three-things-in-egypt-joseph-likely-saw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screenshot-982.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (982)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screenshot-961.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (961)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/itjtway.png</image:loc><image:title>Itjtway</image:title><image:caption>Researchers take core samples at the site believed to be the ancient city of Itj-Tway.  Photo Credit: Screen capture from Sarah Parcak's 2012 TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_parcak_archeology_from_space#t-276542</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screenshot-952.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (952)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/obelisk-sesostrisi-heliopolis.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Obelisk-SesostrisI-Heliopolis</image:title><image:caption>The obelisk at Heliopolis (Ancient On) is the largest surviving structure of the Temple of Re erected by Senusret/Sesostris I. It still stands in its original position. Photo Credit: Didia (David Schmid) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/800px-el_lahun_pyramid_01.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-El_Lahun_Pyramid_01</image:title><image:caption>The remains of the pyramid of Senusret/Sesostris II at el-Lehun.  Photo Credit: Einsamer Schütze / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/josephnarr-image-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>JOSEPHNARR-image-3</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-11-06T16:51:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/03/15/three-assyrian-inscriptions-about-hebrew-kings/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/screenshot-660.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (660)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/725px-taylor_prism-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>725px-Taylor_Prism-3</image:title><image:caption>The Taylor Prism records the Sennacherib's conquests in Judah.  It is currently housed in the British Museum.  Photo Credit: dcastor / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/800px-jehu-obelisk-cropped.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-Jehu-Obelisk-cropped</image:title><image:caption>Jehu King of Israel is seen kneeling before King Shalmaneser III of Assyria offering him tribute.  This relief is part of Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III in the British Museum.  Photo Credit: Steven G. Johnson / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/an00409152_001_l.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TPIIIAnnals</image:title><image:caption>The Summary Statements of Tiglath-Pilesar III confirm that Ahaz, King of Judah gave him tribute as the Bible describes.  Photo Credit: The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-01T02:24:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/06/26/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-june-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/excavations-at-wilsons-arch.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>Underground excavations at the area of Wilson's Arch. Photo: Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jeremiah-scroll-e1593179261195.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jeremiah Scroll</image:title><image:caption>A fragment of the Book of Jeremiah from the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Photo: Shai Halevi, Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/robinsons-arch-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Robinson's Arch Small</image:title><image:caption>The remains of Robinson's Arch on the western side of the Temple Mount.  Photo: Brian Jeffery Beggerly / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/arad-temple-altars.jpg</image:loc><image:title>arad temple altars</image:title><image:caption>Two altars with burnt residue at the entrance to the shrine at Tel Arad.  Image: Israel Antiquities Authority Collection. Photo: Laura Lachman, (c) The Israel Museum, Jerusalem</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-26T14:16:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/11/15/sergius-paulus-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/quintus-sergius-paulus-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>Quintus Sergius Paulus Inscription</image:title><image:caption>This inscription is part of an decree reguarding sacrifices at a temple. The fragment also contains the name, Quintus Ser[gius].  If it refers to the Sergius clan, then it may be more evidence of the Sergius Paulus family on Cyprus in the early-to-mid first century.  Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sergius-paulus-younger-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>Sergius Paulus Younger Inscription</image:title><image:caption>Sir William Ramsay copied this inscription near Pisidian Antioch in 1912.  It refers to an L. Sergius Paulus the younger, son of L. Sergius Paulus. Photo: William Ramsay in The Bearing of Recent Discovery on the Trustworthiness of the New Testament</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/photo-cil-6.31545-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>photo - CIL 6.31545 (2)</image:title><image:caption>On this inscription (CIL 6.41545), dating to the mid-40's, L. Sergius Paulus is named as one of the commissioners of the banks and beds of the Tiber river. Photo: Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies, The Ohio State University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sergius-paulus-soloi-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>Sergius Paulus Soloi Inscription</image:title><image:caption>A squeeze of the Soloi Inscription, discovered on Cyprus and dating to 54 AD, mentions a "proconsul Paulus."  Photo: T. B. Mitford / The Annual of the British School at Athens / https://www.jstor.org/stable/30096725?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sergius-paulus-blog-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Sergius Paulus Blog Banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-22T19:50:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/01/28/esv-archaeology-study-bible-vs-niv-archaeological-study-bible/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ecp_kgqwkae4n3k.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ECP_KGqWkAE4n3k</image:title><image:caption>After only eight months of light reading each morning, the binding on the ESV Archaeology Study Bible literally started to fall apart.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screenshot-975.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (975)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nivsamplepage.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nivsamplepage</image:title><image:caption>NIV Archaeological Study Bible Layout</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nivmissionaryjourneypaul.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nivmissionaryjourneypaul</image:title><image:caption>NIV Archaeological Study Bible Layout</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/esvmatthewtext.jpg</image:loc><image:title>esvmatthewtext</image:title><image:caption>ESV Archaeology Study Bible Layout</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/esvexodus2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>esvexodus2</image:title><image:caption>ESV Archaeology Study Bible - Article on the Date of the Exodus</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/esvexods1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>esvexods1</image:title><image:caption>ESV Archaeology Study Bible - Article on the Date of the Exodus</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nivexodus.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nivexodus</image:title><image:caption>NIV Archaeological Study Bible - Article on the Date of the Exodus</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/esvdanielintro.jpg</image:loc><image:title>esvdanielintro</image:title><image:caption>ESV Archaeology Study Bible - Introduction to Daniel</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nivdanielintro.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nivdanielintro</image:title><image:caption>NIV Archaeological Study Bible - Introduction to Daniel</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-25T19:24:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/06/12/discussions-with-the-diggers-dr-robert-mullins/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/abel-beth-maacah-knucklebones.png</image:loc><image:title>Abel Beth Maacah knucklebones</image:title><image:caption>A jar of knucklebones discovered in situ.  Photo: Tel Abel Beth Maacah Excavations</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/abel-beth-maacah-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DCIM100MEDIA</image:title><image:caption>An aerial view of Area A, end of 2015 excavation season, looking west.  Photo: Tel Abel Beth Maacah Excavations / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/hebrew-writing-on-jar-e1591967724413.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hebrew-writing-on-jar</image:title><image:caption>The Hebrew inscription on this storage jar says it belonged to "Benayo" or "Benayau." Photo: Azusa Pacific University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/abel-beth-maacah-head.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abel Beth Maacah Head</image:title><image:caption>The head of a figurine discovered at Abel Beth Maacah may depict a nobleman or even a king.  Photo: Gabi Laron, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/abel-beth-maacah-silver-horde.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abel Beth Maacah Silver Horde</image:title><image:caption>The silver horde discovered at Abel Beth Maacah. Photo: Gabi Laron, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bob-nava-03.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bob &amp; Nava 03</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Robert Mullins and Dr. Nava Panitz-Cohen, co-directors with Dr. Naama Yahalom-Mack of the Tel Abel Beth Maacah Excavations. Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Robert Mullins</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/abel-beth-maacah-excavations.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abel Beth Maacah Excavations</image:title><image:caption>Excavations at Abel Beth Maacah: Iron I building in foreground, MBII tower and rampart in background; looking south.  Photo: Tel Abel Beth Maacah Excavations / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/abel-beth-maacah-from-northwest-tb062900201-800.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abel Beth Maacah from northwest, tb062900201 800</image:title><image:caption>Abel Beth Maacah from the northwest. Photo: BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/robert-mullins2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Robert Mullins2</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Robert Mullins. Photo: Azusa Pacific</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/robert-mullins.png</image:loc><image:title>Robert Mullins</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-12T18:55:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/06/05/xerxes-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/palace_of_xerxes_persepolis-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Palace_of_Xerxes,_Persepolis small</image:title><image:caption>The palace of Xerxes at Persepolis.  Photo: Carole Raddato / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/relief_of_xerxes_at_doorway_of_his_palace_persepolis_iran.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Relief_of_Xerxes_at_Doorway_of_his_Palace,_Persepolis,_Iran</image:title><image:caption>A relief of Xerxes from the doorway of his palace at Persepolis.  Photo: Jona Lendering / Livius.org / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tomb_of_xerxes.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tomb_of_Xerxes</image:title><image:caption>The tomb of Xerxes. Photo: Roodiparse / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/xerxes-daiva-inscription.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Xerxes Daiva Inscription</image:title><image:caption>The "Daiva Inscription" (XPh) from Persepolis. Photo: Marco Prins / Livius.org / CC0 1.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/xerxes-van_xv.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Xerxes van_xv</image:title><image:caption>The Van citadel inscription (XV) of Xerxes.  Photo: Marco Prins / Livius.org / CC0 1.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/xerxes-treasury-reliefs.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Xerxes treasury reliefs</image:title><image:caption>The Treasury Relief from Perseopolis. Photo: A.Davey / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/xerxes-palace-susa.png</image:loc><image:title>Xerxes Palace Susa</image:title><image:caption>The ruins of the palace at Susa, the setting for the book of Esther.  Photo: Google Earth</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/chart-17-1-chronology-in-esther.jpg</image:loc><image:title>chart-17-1 Chronology in Esther</image:title><image:caption>From the ESV Study Bible.  (c) Crossway.  Used with permission.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/xerxes-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Xerxes Banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/xerxes-harem-inscription.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Xerxes Harem Inscription</image:title><image:caption>The XPf "Harem Inscription" is a cuneiform text which records in the Babylonian language Xerxes' accession to the throne.  It is currently housed in the National Museum in Tehran. Photo: Jona Lendring / Livius.org / CC0 1.0 Universal.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-05T11:35:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/05/29/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-may-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/7.dr_.-barak-monnickendam-givon-at-the-subterranean-system.-yaniv-berman-israel-antiquities-authority-1024x640-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Underground Complex Near Western Wall</image:title><image:caption>This underground complex discovered near the Western Wall dates to Second Temple-era.  Photo: Yaniv Berman / Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/beit-shemesh-synagogue-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beit Shemesh Synagogue</image:title><image:caption>The remains of a first-century synagogue at Tel  Beit Shemesh. Photo: Israeli Institute of Archaeology</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/petra-treasury-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Petra - Treasury small</image:title><image:caption>The Kazneh (Treasury) at Petra.  Photo: LiAnna Davis / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-29T10:46:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/05/08/discussions-with-the-diggers-dr-scott-stripling/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/abr-wet-sifting-station.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ABR Wet Sifting Station</image:title><image:caption>The ABR wet-sifting station at Shiloh.  Photo: Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/scott-stripling2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scott Stripling2</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Stripling is interviewed at Shiloh. Photo:  Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/scott-stripling3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scott Stripling3</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Stripling oversees the excavation work at Shiloh. Photo: Michael Luddeni, Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/scott-stripling-quote.png</image:loc><image:title>Scott Stripling Quote</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/discussions-with-the-diggers-scott-stripling.png</image:loc><image:title>Discussions with the Diggers - Scott Stripling</image:title><image:caption>Photo: Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/scott-stripling1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scott Stripling1</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Scott Stripling speaking at a conference.  Photo: Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-08T17:48:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/05/01/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-april-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/early_bronze_age_pottery_2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Early_Bronze_Age_Pottery_2</image:title><image:caption>Early Bronze Age pottery in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.  Photo: Gary Lee / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/800px-king_tut_burial_mask_23785641449.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-King_Tut_Burial_Mask_(23785641449)</image:title><image:caption>Pharaoh Tutankhamun's burial mask. Photo: Mark Fischer / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tel-gezer-solomons-gate-b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SONY DSC</image:title><image:caption>The Iron Age city gates of Tel Gezer. Photo: Mboesch / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-01T11:02:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/04/24/discussions-with-the-diggers-dr-bryant-wood/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bryant-wood-pottery-reading.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bryant Wood Pottery Reading</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Bryant Wood (in hat) and Dr. Gary Byers, analyze ceramics at the daily pottery reading table.  Photo: Michael Luddeni, Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bryant-wood-at-kem.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bryant Wood at KeM</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Wood giving direction at Khirbet el-Maqatir. Photo: Michael Luddeni, Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bryant-wood-award.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bryant Wood Award</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Scott Stripling presents Dr. Wood a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ABR.  Photo: Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bryant-wood-at-kem3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bryant Wood at KeM3</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Wood records data from the excavation at Khirbet el-Maqatir.  Photo: Michael Luddeni, Associates for Biblical Research </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/discussion-with-the-diggers-bryant-wood.png</image:loc><image:title>Discussion with the Diggers - Bryant Wood</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bryant-wood-before-italian-west-balk.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bryant wood before Italian west balk</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Wood points to some of the mud bricks from the collapsed wall that fell at Jericho. Photo: Associates for Biblical Research </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dr-wood-w-juglet.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dr-Wood-w-juglet</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Wood holds up a juglet discovered at Khirbet el-Maqatir (the city of Ai captured in Joshua 7).  Photo: Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/abrdigstaff_0014_bryantwood.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ABRDigStaff_0014_BryantWood</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Bryant Wood Photo: Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screenshot-709.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (709)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-27T12:35:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2016/12/29/top-ten-discoveries-in-bible-archaeology-in-2016/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/topten2016.png</image:loc><image:title>TopTen2016</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mideast-jerusalem-jes_horo-965x543.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mideast-jerusalem-jes_horo-965x543</image:title><image:caption>Workers remove the top marble slab to reveal the original burial bed in the supposed tomb of Jesus.  Photo credit: Dusan Vranic/National Geographic via AP</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/01-hebrew-scroll-ngsversion-1474479002880-adapt-1190-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>01-hebrew-scroll-ngsversion-1474479002880-adapt-1190-1</image:title><image:caption>A burnt scroll that has been digitally unrolled, revealing text from the book of Leviticus.  Photo credit: Seales et al. Sci. Adv. 2016; 2 : e1601247</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/3482706687.jpg</image:loc><image:title>3482706687</image:title><image:caption>The palatial building found at ancient Gezer. Photo credit: Steven M. Ortiz/Tel Gezer Excavation Project
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/3746778998.png</image:loc><image:title>3746778998</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/arad-ostraca.jpg</image:loc><image:title>arad-ostraca</image:title><image:caption>Ancient Hebrew inscriptions from Tel Arad. Photo credit: Tel Aviv University/Michael Kordonsky, Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/n6a3133-635x357.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>n6a3133-635x357</image:title><image:caption>Excavations of a Philistine cemetery in Ashkelon. Photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Leon Levy Expedition</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/showimage-ashx.jpg</image:loc><image:title>showimage-ashx</image:title><image:caption>The gate structure at Tel Lachish.  Photo credit: Guy Fitoussi/Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img721124.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img721124</image:title><image:caption>A partially finished ancient stoneware vessel.  Photo credit: Ariel University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/timna-textile2-1-1-e1456325181259-635x357.jpg</image:loc><image:title>timna-textile2-1-1-e1456325181259-635x357</image:title><image:caption>A textile sample, dyed blue and red, discovered at the Timna copper mines.  Photo credit: Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-19T12:09:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2017/12/27/top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-in-2017/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/topten2017.png</image:loc><image:title>TopTen2017</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/18920505_1459545550734286_2910319350289428847_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>18920505_1459545550734286_2910319350289428847_n</image:title><image:caption>Volunteers help excavate at the new Shiloh excavations.  Photo credit: Associates for Biblical Research (biblearcaeology.org)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/19059493_1468596073162567_6752911193801302668_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shilohdig1</image:title><image:caption>ABR archaeologists Dr. Gary Byers and Dr. Scott Stripling (left to right) consult at the excavations at Shiloh. Photo credit: Michael Luddeni, Associates for Biblical Research</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/machaerus-king-herod-mikveh.jpg</image:loc><image:title>machaerus-king-herod-mikveh</image:title><image:caption>Steps lead down into the mikveh (baptismal for ritual purification) at King Herod's palace of Machaerus in Jordan.  Photo credit: Hungarian Archaeological Mission to Machaerus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/04jesus-web4-master768.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tombofJesus</image:title><image:caption>Workers remove the top marble slab on the burial bed in the tomb of Jesus, in the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Photo credit: Dusan Vranic/National Geographic via AP</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/01-apostle-home-ngsversion-1502119822728-adapt-1190-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>01-apostle-home.ngsversion.1502119822728.adapt.1190.1</image:title><image:caption>An aerial view of the excavations at el-Araj, possible site of ancient Bethsaida/Julias. Photo credit: Zachary Wong</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dwriter_14996882488.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dwriter_14996882488</image:title><image:caption>A capital from one of the columns from Solomon's Porch. Photo credit: Vladimir Naychin </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/assyriansculpture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Assyriansculpture</image:title><image:caption>Assyrian stone sculpture of a demi-goddess discovered in palace under tomb of Jonah Photo credit: Jérémy André </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2076296665.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2076296665</image:title><image:caption>The remains of an adult on its back, arms above the head, discovered at Gezer. Photo Credit: Tandy Institute for Archaeology
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>11</image:title><image:caption>A collage including the verso of Arad Ostracon No. 16. Photo Credit: Tel Aviv University</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-19T12:07:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/12/27/top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-in-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/topten2019banner.png</image:loc><image:title>TopTen2019banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/shiloh-altar-horn.png</image:loc><image:title>Shiloh Altar Horn</image:title><image:caption>One of the altar horns discovered at Shiloh in 2019.  Photo: Michael Luddeni, Associates for Biblical Research </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/topten2019.png</image:loc><image:title>TopTen2019</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/philistine-cemetery.jpg</image:loc><image:title>philistine cemetery</image:title><image:caption>DNA was extracted from the human remains at the ancient Philistine cemetery of Ashkelon.  Photo:  Melissa Aja/Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-11T21:55:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2018/12/26/top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-in-2018/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/screenshot-691.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (691)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3-Tel-Eton-101-Ashlar_Stones.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tel-Eton Ashlar Stones</image:title><image:caption>These large ashlar stones form the main entrance to a building at Tel ‘Eton that dates to the 10th century BC. Photo Credit: Avraham Faust​/ Tel ‘Eton Archaeological Expedition)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pilat-ring.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pilat-ring</image:title><image:caption>A copper ring bearing the inscription "Pilatus"
Image Credit - drawing: J. Rodman; photo: C. Amit, IAA Photographic Department, via Hebrew University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bulla-for-print-with-credits-horizontal-copy-e1577975134564.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bulla-for-print-with-credits-horizontal-copy</image:title><image:caption>The Isaiah Bulla, a 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which may have belonged to the biblical prophet Isaiah. Photo Credit: Ouria Tadmor/© Eilat Mazar</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Governor-Seal-Jerusalem.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Governor Seal Jerusalem</image:title><image:caption>A First Temple-era seal impression bearing an inscription stating, 'Belonging to the Governor of the City.' Photo Credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Abel-Beth-Maacah-head.png</image:loc><image:title>Abel Beth Maacah head</image:title><image:caption>The head of an ancient figurine, dating to the ninth century BC, discovered at Abel Beth Maacah.
Photo Credit: Gabi Laron</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JerusalemInscription.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jerusalem Inscription</image:title><image:caption>A stone column drum with a 2100-year-old inscription bearing the full spelling of the modern Hebrew word "Yerushalayim."
Photo Credit: Danit Levy, Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bekaweightjerusalem.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bekaweightjerusalem</image:title><image:caption>The first-Temple era Beka weight discovered in Jerusalem. 
Photo Credit: Eliyahu Yanai, City of David
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Tel-Eton.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tel Eton</image:title><image:caption>The site of Tel ‘Eton.  Photo Credit: Griffin Higher Photography
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Great-Psalms-Scroll-With-Fragment.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Great-Psalms-Scroll-With-Fragment</image:title><image:caption>The new DSS fragment of Ps. 147:1 shown where it fits in the Great Psalms Scroll (11Q5). Photo Credit: Shai Halevi, The Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-19T11:58:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/04/17/agrippa-i-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/caesarea-s-027.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Caesarea-S-027</image:title><image:caption>The low seating of the amphitheater would have made it possible for the sun to shine off of Agrippa's silver robe in the early morning light.  Photo: Bukvoed / Wikimedia Commons / GFDL / CC-BY 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/agrippa-third-wall.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Agrippa Third Wall</image:title><image:caption>A section of the Third Wall excavated by Sukenik and Mayer.  Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/agrippa-i-claudius-coin-e1586342827395.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Agrippa I Claudius Coin</image:title><image:caption>A coin minted by Agrippa I bears laureate head of Tiberius and the inscription, "King Agrippa the Great, Friend of the Emperor."  Photo: Courtesy of Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH &amp; Co. KG, Osnabrück; Lübke &amp; Wiedemann KG, Leonberg,  http://www.kuenker.com </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/roman_baths_beirut_akkhalifeh_30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Roman_baths_beirut_AKKhalifeh_30</image:title><image:caption>The remains of Roman baths at Berytus (modern-day Beirut.  Photo: A.K.Khalifeh / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/agrippa_i_prutah.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Agrippa_I_prutah</image:title><image:caption>A bronze prutah issued by Herod Agrippa I. Photo: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/agrippa-i-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Agrippa I Banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/caesarea-maritima_fjenkins051111_966blog.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israel Aerial View</image:title><image:caption>Caesarea Maritima - The remains of Herod the Great's seaside palace can be seen in the middle of the photo jutting out into the sea.  The amphitheater is to the left and the theater is to the right.  Photo: Courtesy of Ferrell Jenkins, https://ferrelljenkins.blog/2012/11/27/acts-24-photo-illustrations-caesarea/</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-17T10:43:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/02/15/the-earliest-new-testament-manuscripts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/screenshot-658.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (658)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/screenshot-655-e1550252295960.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (655)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/p98.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P98</image:title><image:caption>Papyrus P98 comes from an ancient scroll and contains the earliest manuscript of the book of Revelation.  Photo Credit: L’Institut français d’archéologie orientale (IFAO), Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/p90.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P90</image:title><image:caption>P90 (P. Oxy. 3523) comes from an ancient codex of the gospel of John and dates to the second century.  Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society (London) and the Oxyrhynchus Imaging Project (Oxford).  Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-04T16:01:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/03/27/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-march-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/museum-of-the-bible-dss.png</image:loc><image:title>Museum of the Bible DSS</image:title><image:caption>he Museum of the Bible houses 16 purported Dead Sea Scroll fragments, including this piece of the Book of Genesis. A new scientific investigation funded by the Museum of the Bible has confirmed that all 16 fragments are modern forgeries.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/romulus.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Romulus</image:title><image:caption>The sarcophagus and round altar discovered in an underground chamber at the Roman Forum.  Photo: Parco Colosseo</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-27T18:20:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/03/06/king-omri-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/omridewallsamaria.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OmrideWallSamaria</image:title><image:caption>This Israelite wall at Samaria dates to the 9th century BC (ie. the reign of Omri and Ahab).  Photo: Carl Rasmussen,  http://www.HolyLandPhotos.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/northern_views._the_excavations_at_samaria._ruins_of_omris_palace_loc_matpc.22584.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Northern_views._The_excavations_at_Samaria._Ruins_of_Omri's_Palace_LOC_matpc.22584</image:title><image:caption>A photo from the early 1900's of the  excavation of Omri/Ahab's palace at Samaria.  Photo: Library of Congress / http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/matpc.22584/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/omri-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Omri Banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/omri-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>Omri Inscription</image:title><image:caption>Inscription from the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, which mentions "Jehu, son of Omri..."  Photo: http://www.katapi.org.uk/BAndS/BlackObelisk2.html</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/omri.melek_.israel.gif</image:loc><image:title>Omri.melek.israel</image:title><image:caption>"Omri, king of Israel" as mentioned in the Moabite inscription on the Moabite Stone (Mesha Stele).  Photo: Brave heart / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/blackobeliskbritishmuseum-e1583169505248.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BlackObeliskBritishMuseum</image:title><image:caption>A panel from the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III.  The cuneiform inscription above the relief says, "The tribute of Jehu son of Omri: I received from him silver..."  Photo: British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/samaria.jpg</image:loc><image:title>samaria</image:title><image:caption>The remains of Omri's palace, expanded by his son, Ahab, are visible on the acropolis of Samaria.  Photo: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tell-el-fara.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tell-el-fara</image:title><image:caption>Tell el-Farah, identified as biblical Tirzah.  Photo: Jose G. Gomez, www.tellelfara.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-06T11:42:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/02/28/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-february-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/tel-lachish-smiting-gods.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tel Lachish Smiting gods</image:title><image:caption>Two "smiting gods" idols discovered at Tel Lachish. Photo: T Rogovski</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/temple-at-tel-lachish.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Temple-at-Tel-Lachish</image:title><image:caption>This structure at Tel Lachish was identified as a temple.  Photo: The Fourth Expedition to Lachish</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/motza-figures.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Motza Figures</image:title><image:caption>These ancient figurines of people found at Tel Motza may have been used in cultic rituals. Photo: Clara Amit / Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/horvat-tevet.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Horvat Tevet</image:title><image:caption>An aerial view of Horvat Tevet shows the monumental building which dates to the reign of King Omri.  Photo: Mark Cavanaugh, via Omer Sergi and the Horvat Tevet Archaeological Project</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-28T11:43:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/02/21/herod-antipas-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/antipas-inscription.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Antipas Inscription</image:title><image:caption>An inscription from Kos, Greece, which commemorates Herod Antipas.  Photo: Harvard Image Library / CC BY 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/800px-machaerus_panorama.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-Machaerus_Panorama</image:title><image:caption>Herod Antipas' citadel-fortress of Machaerus.  Photo: Tbantle / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/herod_antipas.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Herod_Antipas</image:title><image:caption>A coin of Herod Antipas, dated to year 34 (AD 30). Photo: CNG coins / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/machaerus5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Machaerus5</image:title><image:caption>A September 2006 aerial photograph of David Kennedy on the unguarded and abandoned archaeological site of Machaerus, with its unfinished monument-presentation project. The physical status of
the citadel, before the Hungarian Mission launched the work in July 2009 (APAAME_20060910_DLK-0145). View from the north-east.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/tiberiasgate8s.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TiberiasGate</image:title><image:caption>The gate complex of Tiberias with the Sea of Galilee in the background.  The gate is to the left of the bridge. Byzantine city walls were incorporated into the Roman gate.  Photo: Photo courtesy of Biblewalks.com / https://www.biblewalks.com/Tiberias_South_Gate</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/antipas-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Antipas banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-23T00:03:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/02/07/agrippa-ii-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/caesarea_king_herods_sea_palace_aerialsmall.jpg</image:loc><image:title>CAESAREA'_KING_HEROD'S_SEA_PALACE_AERIALsmall</image:title><image:caption>The Sea Palace at Caesarea Maritima was built by Herod the Great, but was used as the residence of the Roman prefects and procurators after Judea became a Roman province in 6 BC.  Paul likely appeared before Festus, King Agrippa and Queen Bernice in this building (Acts 26).  Photo: ABRAHAM GRAICER / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/arch_of_titus_menorah.png</image:loc><image:title>Arch_of_Titus_Menorah</image:title><image:caption>A scene on the Arch of Titus in Rome depicts the spoils taken from the Temple during the Fall of Jerusalem.  Photo:  Derivative of Arc_de_Triumph_copy by בית השלום, made by Steerpike / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/agrippa-palace2smaller.png</image:loc><image:title>Agrippa Palace2smaller</image:title><image:caption>The ruins of the palace of Herod Agrippa II at Neronias/Caesarea Philippi.  Photo: Mboesch / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/agrippa_ii_judaea_capta_91000679.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Agrippa_II_Judaea_Capta_91000679</image:title><image:caption>Coin of Agrippa II with bust of Titus.  Titus (left) and Nike advancing (right), holding palm and wreath.  Dated RY 26 (74/5 CE) 
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.5</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/agrippa-beirut-inscription.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Agrippa Beirut Inscription</image:title><image:caption>An inscription celebrating the restoration of a building by King Agrippa II and Queen Berenice.  Photo: Jona Lendering / Livius.org / CC0 1.0 Universal</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/agrippa-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Agrippa Banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-17T12:12:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/03/22/three-babylonian-inscriptions-about-the-exile/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/screenshot-680-e1550836324435.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (680)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/800px-cylinder_nabonidus_bm_wa91128.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-Cylinder_Nabonidus_BM_WA91128</image:title><image:caption>The Nabonidus Cylinder confirms the existence of Belshazzar, the oldest son of Nabonidus, King of Babylon.  Photo Credit: Jastrow / Wikimedia Commons /  CC BY 2.5</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/jeconiah_ration-tablet_berlin_fj072404t.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jeconiah_ration-tablet_berlin_fj072404t</image:title><image:caption>The Jehoiachin Ration Tablet contains a record of the oil ration for King Jehoiachin and his sons while they were prisoners in Babylon.  Photo Credit: Ferrell Jenkins - https://ferrelljenkins.blog/2012/02/08/evil-merodach-562-560-graciously-freed-jehoiachin/</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-04T20:05:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/01/30/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-january-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/january-2020-abel-beth-macaah-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>January 2020 Abel Beth Macaah Inscription</image:title><image:caption>This ancient Hebrew inscription, unearthed at Abel Beth Macaah, reads, “Belonging to Benayau” Photo Credit: Azusa Pacific University

</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/january-2020-sargon-relief.jpg</image:loc><image:title>January 2020 Sargon Relief</image:title><image:caption>A recently-discovered relief depicts seven Assyrian gods and goddesses, on animals, before Sargon II. Photo Credit: Alberto Savioli / Land of Nineveh Archaeological Project / University of Udine</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/january-2020-jerusalem-market.jpg</image:loc><image:title>January 2020 Jerusalem Market</image:title><image:caption>Part of an ancient measuring table discovered in the City of David. Photo Credit: Ari Levy / Israel Antiquities Authorities</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-30T12:27:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/04/05/three-persian-inscriptions-related-to-jewish-history/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/persianinscriptionxerxes.png</image:loc><image:title>PersianInscriptionXerxes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tattannu-archive-fragment.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tattannu Archive Fragment</image:title><image:caption>This cuneiform tablet records a transaction which lists a servant of Tattannu, Governor Across-The-River as a witness.  Photo Credit: Olaf M. Teflmer / BPK / Vorderasiatisches Museum, SMB</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dsf-old-persian.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSf Old Persian</image:title><image:caption>The DSf, a foundation tablet from the 
Susa, describes how King Darius built his palace.  This tablet is written in Old Persian.  Photo Credit: Jona Lendering, https://www.livius.org/pictures/iran/susa/susa-apadana/susa-dsf-old-persian/ </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-13T13:09:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/01/24/shishak-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sheshonq-ii-coffin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sheshonq II coffin</image:title><image:caption>The sphynx-headed, silver coffin of Sheshonq II.  Photo: (c) Aidan McRae Thomson / https://www.flickr.com/photos/amthomson/29475555428/  Used with permission.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/shishak-blog-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Shishak blog banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-20T05:26:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/01/03/top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-of-the-decade-2010-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/top-ten-decade.png</image:loc><image:title>Top Ten Decade</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/templemounttiles.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TempleMountTiles</image:title><image:caption>These tile patters were reconstructed using tile pieces discovered in material removed from the Temple Mount.  Photo: Temple Mount Sifting Project (Zachi Dvira)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/khirbet-qeiyafa-ostracon.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon</image:title><image:caption>The Khirbet Qeiyafa Ostracon. Photo: Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/khirbetqeiyafashrine.jpg</image:loc><image:title>KhirbetQeiyafaShrine</image:title><image:caption>Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is pictured with one of the stone shrines discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa, Photo: Hebrew University of Jerusalem</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ophelpithos.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OphelPithos</image:title><image:caption>This inscription on the rim of a pithos (storage jar) dates from the time of Kings David and Solomon is the earliest alphabetical written text ever discovered in Jerusalem. Photo: Ouria Tadmor / © Eilat Mazar</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-11T13:47:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/12/06/cyrus-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cyrus_pasargades_nasser-sadeghi_cc3point0-e1574520509503.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cyrus Relief</image:title><image:caption>A relief of Cyrus the Great from Pasargadae. Photo: Nasser-sadeghi / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cyrustomb-mohammad-reza-domiri-ganji-cc4point0.jpg</image:loc><image:title>CyrusTomb Mohammad  CC4point0</image:title><image:caption>The tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae. Photo: Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cyrus-brick-e1574519511395.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cyrus Brick</image:title><image:caption>This clay brick is inscribed in Babylonian Cyrus' name and titles and the statement that he established peace in the land
Photo: The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cyrus-inscription-pasargadae.png</image:loc><image:title>Cyrus Inscription Pasargadae</image:title><image:caption>This trilingual inscription at Pasargadae   declares Cyrus as King in Old Persian, Elamite and ‌Akkadian.  Photo: Truth Seeker (fawiki) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cyrus_the_greats_private_palace_at_pasargadae_iran_05-31-2008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cyrus_the_Great's_private_palace_at_Pasargadae,_Iran,_05-31-2008</image:title><image:caption>The remains of the palace of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae. Photo: dynamosquito / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cyrus_portrait_publicdomain.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cyrus_portrait_publicdomain</image:title><image:caption>Cyrus II of Persia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons /  Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cyrus-blog-banner-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Cyrus blog banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-26T11:17:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/11/29/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-november-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/800px-tombs_of_the_kings_jerusalem_holy_land-lccn2002725016.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-Tombs_of_the_kings,_Jerusalem,_Holy_Land-LCCN2002725016</image:title><image:caption>A photo from the late 1800's of the famous "Tomb of the Kings" in Jerusalem, which likely belonged to Queen Helena of Adiabene.  Photo credit: Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/egyptian-mummies.png</image:loc><image:title>Egyptian Mummies</image:title><image:caption>Researchers have scanned the bones of Egyptians mummies to analyze the content of various elements that may have been in the ancient Egyptian environment.  Photo credit: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquties</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/replica-lamassu.jpg</image:loc><image:title>replica lamassu</image:title><image:caption>A replica of an Assyrian Iamassu is prepared at the University of Mosul.  It replaces one of the lamassu statues that was destroyed in Mosul by ISIS militants.  Photo Credit: AFP</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-29T12:05:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/11/22/free-e-book-evidence-for-the-exodus-and-conquest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/free-ebook-blog-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>Free eBook Blog Banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1343.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1343)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1311.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1311)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-22T18:00:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/10/31/gallio-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/temple-apollo-delphi-bernard-gagnon-cc-by-sa-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Temple Apollo Delphi Bernard Gagnon CC BY SA 4</image:title><image:caption>The Delphi Inscription was likely attached to the walls of this Temple of Apollo in Delphi at one time.  Photo Credit: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gallio-inscription-3-fragments-tb051603751b2-bibleplaces.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gallio-inscription-3-fragments-tb051603751b2-bibleplaces</image:title><image:caption>In this inscription from Delphi, Greece, the Roman emperor Claudius names "my friend and proconsul L. Iunius Gallio."  Photo credit: Todd Bolen, BiblePlaces.com (This Photo is part of an excellent resource called the Photo Companion to the Bible - https://www.bibleplaces.com/acts18/)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1339.png</image:loc><image:title>Seneca</image:title><image:caption>This bust of Gallio's brother, Seneca, is in the Antikensammlung Berlin.  Photo Credit: I, Calidius / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (Background removed by author)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1347.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1347)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-10-14T15:13:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/02/22/three-ancient-near-eastern-creation-myths/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screenshot-625.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot (625)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screenshot-624.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot (624)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/atum-god-egypt-kemet-0-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>atum-god-egypt-kemet-0</image:title><image:caption>The Egyptian god Atum.  Photo Credit: Yourmajezty / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/atum-god-egypt-kemet-0.jpg</image:loc><image:title>atum-god-egypt-kemet-0</image:title><image:caption>The Egyptian god Atum.  Photo Credit: Yourmajezty / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/atrahasis.jpg</image:loc><image:title>atrahasis</image:title><image:caption>The Atrahasis Epic tablet.  Photo Credit: Biblearchaeology.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/enuma-elish-tablet.jpg</image:loc><image:title>enuma elish tablet</image:title><image:caption>One of the Enuma Elish tablets.  Photo Credit: Biblearchaeology.org</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-25T10:43:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/10/25/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-october-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pontius-pilate-road-coins.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Pontius Pilate Road coins</image:title><image:caption>Three Coins found in excavations of the road Pontius Pilate may have built. (a) First Jewish Revolt coin found above the pavement (b) Pontius Pilate coin from 30/31 AD, found sealed under the pavement; (c) coin of the Roman governor of Judea under Emperor Augustus from 5/6 to 10/11 CE (cf. ibid: No. 311), found under the pavement.  Photo Credit: Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pontius-pilate-road.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Pontius Pilate Road</image:title><image:caption>This photo shows a section of the sealed earth between the mortar foundation of the street (above the photo scale stick) and the roofing slabs of the drainage channel (below the photo scale stick) Photo credit: A. Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/30-mummies-coffin-egypttoday-dot-com.jpg</image:loc><image:title>30 mummies coffin egypttoday dot com</image:title><image:caption>One of the coffins discovered near Luxor, Egypt.  Notice the hands on the coffin are open.  This signifies that a female mummy is within.  On the coffins containing male mummies, the hands are clenched in fists.  Photo credit: Egypttoday.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/en-esur-ariel-david.jpg</image:loc><image:title>En Esur Ariel David</image:title><image:caption>Excavations at the massive site of En Esur.  Photo Credit: Ariel David</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-25T10:38:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/09/27/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-september-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bulla.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Royal Steward Bulla</image:title><image:caption>This bulla dates to the 7th century BC, and reads, 'Belonging to Adoniyahu, Royal Steward.' Photo Credit: Eliyahu Yanai / Courtesy City of David</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/3655957466.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Faynan Copper Mine</image:title><image:caption>At this copper production site in Faynan, Jordan, archaeologists dug through more than 6 m. of slag to get samples that covered over four centuries of mining.  Photo Credit: T.E. Levy, Levantine Archaeology Lab, UC San Diego</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1.7774161.2317527325.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kiriath Yearim Wall</image:title><image:caption>Workers excavate the fortification wall at Kiriath Yearim. Photo Credit: Ariel David.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-23T11:33:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/10/11/pontius-pilate-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/caesarea-maritima-aerial_fjenkins051111_966t.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israel Aerial View</image:title><image:caption>An aerial view of Caesara Maratima, with the remains Herod the Great's seaside palace jutting into the sea.  Pontius Pilate would have resided here.  Photo Credit: Ferrell Jenkins / https://ferrelljenkins.blog/2012/11/27/acts-24-photo-illustrations-caesarea/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tacitus_annals_florence_plut._682.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tacitus,_Annals,_Florence,_Plut._68,2</image:title><image:caption>An 11th century copy of The Annals, by Tacitus.  Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/an00031802_001_l.jpg</image:loc><image:title>AN00031802_001_l</image:title><image:caption>A bronze prutah, minted by Pontius Pilate.  It bears the inscription LIZ, which signifies the 17th year of Tiberius (30/31 AD). Photo Credit: British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/coin-of-pilate.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Coin-of-Pilate</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-11T10:44:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/10/04/king-hezekiah-an-archaeological-biography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1275.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1275)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1274.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1274)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/beersheba_horned-altar_im_fjenkins042213_0127t.jpg</image:loc><image:title>beersheba_horned-altar_im_fjenkins042213_0127t</image:title><image:caption>The four-horned altar from Beersheba (Beer Sheva).  It's stones were discovered incorporated into a storehouse wall.  Excavatiosn revealed the abolishment of the cultic site dated to the 8th century BC, during the reign of King Hezekiah.  Photo Credit: Ferrell Jenkins / https://ferrelljenkins.blog/2013/07/16/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hezekiahstunnel.jpg</image:loc><image:title>HezekiahsTunnel</image:title><image:caption>The Siloam Tunnel, also known as Hezekiah's Tunnel, is an ancient aqueduct that was carved to bring water from the Gihon Spring into the city of Jerusalem.  Photo Credit: Tamar Hayardeni / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hezekiah-bulla.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hezekiah-bulla</image:title><image:caption>This bulla (seal impression) of King Hezekiah originally sealed a document written on a papyrus. 
 The thin chords with which the document was tied left their mark on the reverse of the bulla.  Photo Credit: Ouria Tadmor / © Eilat Mazar.  Used with permission.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hezekiahs_broad_wall_3622125215-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hezekiah's_Broad_Wall_(3622125215) (2)</image:title><image:caption>This section of the Broad Wall in Jerusalem was constructed during the reign of King Hezekiah.  Photo Credit: Ian W. Scott / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/taylor_prism-1-resized.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Taylor_Prism-1-resized</image:title><image:caption>The Annals of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (ca. 705–681 BC) are contained on the Taylor Prism, currently housed in the British Museum. Photo Credit: dcastor / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1257.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1257)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-1255.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1255)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-08T00:35:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/08/23/footsteps-three-things-in-susa-esther-likely-saw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/susa_iran.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Susa_Iran</image:title><image:caption>The citadel of Susa, as it appeared in 1935.  The Palace of Xerxes where Esther lived is on darker mound in the upper right hand portion of the photo.  Photo Credit: University of Chicago Archives - https://oi.uchicago.edu/gallery/iran-aerial-survey-flights#10G11_72dpi.png</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1101.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1101)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/frieze_of_griffins_circa_510_bc_apadana_west_courtyard_of_the_palace_susa_iran_susa_iran_louvre_museum_12251711954.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Frieze_of_Griffins,_circa_510_BC,_Apadana,_west_courtyard_of_the_palace,_Susa,_Iran_Susa,_Iran,_Louvre_Museum_(12251711954)</image:title><image:caption>A frieze of a Griffin from the west courtyard of the palace at Susa.  Photo Credit: Carole Raddato / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1098.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1098)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/susa-royal-palace-inner-courtyard-and-throne-room-from-north-tb0508182301.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Susa-royal-palace-inner-courtyard-and-throne-room-from-north-tb0508182301</image:title><image:caption>The inner court of the King's palace.  In this photo, the throne room is directly ahead, and one can picture what Esther saw as she prepared to approach the king.  Photo Credit: Todd Bolen, Bible Places.  https://www.bibleplaces.com/esther-photo-companion-to-the-bible/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bull_capital_apadana_6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bull_capital_Apadana_(6)</image:title><image:caption>Each of the 36 pillars of the Audience Hall was topped with a bull capital.  This one is on display at the Louvre.  Photo Credit: Rmashhadi / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/410px-sphinx_darius_louvre.jpg</image:loc><image:title>410px-Sphinx_Darius_Louvre</image:title><image:caption>A winged sphinx from the palace at Susa.  Photo Credit: Jastrow / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/susa_friezes_immortals.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Susa_Friezes_Immortals</image:title><image:caption>The famous glazed-brick "Frieze of Archers" discovered in the palace at Susa displayed life-sized Persian warriors.  The amazing detail hints at the grandeur of the palace as described in Esther 1:6.  Photo Credit: dynamosquito / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:53:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/08/17/three-things-in-ephesus-timothy-likely-saw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/the_commercial_agora_13975446283smaller.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The_Commercial_Agora_(13975446283)smaller</image:title><image:caption>The commercial Agora of ancient Ephesus was in use during the time Timothy lived there.  Some of the shops on one side are still intact.  Photo Credit: Erik Cleves Kristensen / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/column_drum_ephesusresize.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Column_drum_Ephesusresize</image:title><image:caption>A column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. depicting a clothed woman, (likely Alcestis or Eurydike), between a youthful Thanatos (left) and Hermes Psychopompos (right).  It is currently in the British Museum.  Photo Credit: twospoonfuls / Wikimedia Commons / GFDL 1.2</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/twcsep32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TWCSEP32</image:title><image:caption>Only one of the original 127 pillars remain from the Temple of Artemis, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  Photo Credit: Carl Rasmussen, Image courtesy of www.HolyLandPhotos.org</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/temple_of_diana_at_ephesus_by_fedinand_knab_1886.png</image:loc><image:title>Temple_of_Diana_at_Ephesus_by_Fedinand_Knab_(1886)</image:title><image:caption>The Temple of Artemis (Diana) by Ferdinand Knab (1834-1902).  Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/great_theatre_ephesuscropped.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Great_Theatre,_Ephesuscropped</image:title><image:caption>The Great Theater in Ephesus where the riot recorded in Acts 19 took place. It could seat approximately 24000 people. By comparison, Madison Square Garden in New York City can seat 20000 people. It is one of the numerous historical sites where actual biblical events took place. Photo Credit: Austrian Archaeological Institute / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/great_theatre_ephesus.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Great_Theatre,_Ephesus</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1089.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1089)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:53:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/08/09/footsteps-three-things-in-babylon-daniel-likely-saw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/j-r-casals-babilonia-temples-v01-post02-artstation.jpg</image:loc><image:title>j-r-casals-babilonia-temples-v01-post02-artstation</image:title><image:caption>A reconstruction of ancient Babylon, with the Etemenaki (stepped ziggurat) in the center, and the Esagila (Temple of Marduk) to the right of it.  Image Credit:  J.R. Casals / https://www.artstation.com/artwork/25NVv / Used by permission of the artist</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ancient_babylon.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ancient_babylon</image:title><image:caption>View of Ancient Babylon, by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, 1721</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/panorama_view_of_the_reconstructed_southern_palace_of_nebuchadnezzar_ii_6th_century_bc_babylon_iraqcropped-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panorama_view_of_the_reconstructed_Southern_Palace_of_Nebuchadnezzar_II,_6th_century_BC,_Babylon,_Iraqcropped</image:title><image:caption>A panoramic view of the reconstructed Southern Palace of Nebuchadnezzar. Photo Credit: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/panorama_view_of_the_reconstructed_southern_palace_of_nebuchadnezzar_ii_6th_century_bc_babylon_iraqcropped.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panorama_view_of_the_reconstructed_Southern_Palace_of_Nebuchadnezzar_II,_6th_century_BC,_Babylon,_Iraqcropped</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1080.png</image:loc><image:title>Ishtar Gate</image:title><image:caption>A reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany.  Photo Credit: flickr photo by youngrobv / CC BY-NC 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/esagila_model_pergamonmuseum.jpg</image:loc><image:title>esagila_model_pergamonmuseum</image:title><image:caption>A model of the Esagila, the Temple of Marduk, on display at the the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.  Photo Credit: Jona Lendering / CC0 1.0 Universal / https://www.livius.org/pictures/iraq/babylon/esagila-model/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/isthar-gate.jpg</image:loc><image:title>isthar Gate</image:title><image:caption>The Ishtar Gate in Babylon.  Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/800px-ruins_of_the_north_palace_of_king_nebuchadnezzar_ii_at_the_ancient_city_of_babylon_mesopotamia_iraq.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-Ruins_of_the_North_Palace_of_king_Nebuchadnezzar_II_at_the_ancient_city_of_Babylon,_Mesopotamia,_Iraq</image:title><image:caption>Ruins of the North Palace of Nebuchadnezzar at Babylon.  Photo Credit: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1076.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1076)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1074.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1074)</image:title><image:caption>Excavations of the Esagila.  Photo Credit: From Robert Koldewey's 1914 book, The Excavations At Babylon</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-27T22:36:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/08/02/footsteps-three-things-in-corinth-paul-likely-saw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1064.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1064)</image:title><image:caption>Ancient Corinth. Photo Credit: Chris Oxford / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/corinth-bema-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corinth Bema small</image:title><image:caption>The Bema (Speakers Platform). located in the North West Market of ancient Corinth dates to the early first century AD.  Photo Credit: Berthold Werner / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/reconstruction_of_ancient_corinthos-cropped-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Reconstruction_of_ancient_Corinthos cropped small</image:title><image:caption>A reconstruction of the city of Corinth, as it would have appeared in the second century AD, shortly after the time of the Apostle Paul.  Photo Credit: Davide Mauro / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/reconstruction_of_ancient_corinth-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Reconstruction_of_ancient_Corinth small</image:title><image:caption>A reconstruction of the city of Corinth, as it would have appeared in the second century AD. Photo Credit: Davide Mauro / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1024px-gr-korinth-apollo-propylc3a4en.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1024px-GR-korinth-apollo-propyläen</image:title><image:caption>The North West Market of Corinth.  Photo Credit: Bgabel / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/800px-ancient_corinth.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-Ancient_Corinth</image:title><image:caption>The Temple of Apollo (some would argue it was the Temple of Juno) in Corinth.  Seven of the original 38 columns are still standing today. Photo Credit: Ploync / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/corinth-makellum-inscription_fj-1971slide001c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>corinth-makellum-inscription_fj-1971slide001c</image:title><image:caption>The Makellum (Meat Market) inscription at Corinth Museum in 1971. Photo Credit: Ferrell Jenkins, https://ferrelljenkins.blog/2013/11/04/the-meat-market-at-corinth/</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:52:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/07/20/footsteps-three-things-in-canaan-that-joshua-likely-saw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screenshot-1046.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1046)</image:title><image:caption>The Bronze Age Temple complex and standing stone at Shechem.  Photo Credit: Leon Mauldin, www.leonmauldin.blog
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tell_es-sultan1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tell_es-sultan1</image:title><image:caption>Tell es-Sultan is the site of Old Testament Jericho. It is one of the oldest cities known to man. Photo Credit: Fullo88 / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/massive-mb-fortification-wall-at-shechem-compressed.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Massive MB Fortification Wall at Shechem COMPRESSED</image:title><image:caption>This massive Middle Bronze Age wall still stands at the site of ancient Shechem. Photo Credit: Associates for Biblical Research (BibleArchaeology.org)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tell_es-sultan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tell_es-sultan</image:title><image:caption>Tell es-Sultan is the site of Old Testament Jericho. It is one of the oldest cities known to man.  Photo Credit: </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ash-at-gate.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ash-at-Gate</image:title><image:caption>One of chambers of the gate of the fortress of Ai at Khirbet el-Maqatir. Photo Credit: Mike Luddeni, Associates for Biblical Research (BibleArchaeology.org)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tel_shchem_-_the_remains_of_the_old_city_04.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tel_Shchem_-_the_remains_of_the_old_city_04</image:title><image:caption>The massabah (standing stone) at Schechem.  Photo Credit: Daniel Ventura / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/shechem-east-gate1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shechem-East-Gate1</image:title><image:caption>The East Gate at Shechem was in use during the Late Bronze Age.  Photo Credit: Bryant Wood, Associates for Biblical Research (BibleArchaeology.org)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:52:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/07/13/footsteps-three-things-in-jerusalem-that-jesus-likely-saw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/800px-siloe3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>800px-Siloe3</image:title><image:caption>The steps into the Pool of Siloam.  Photo Credit: Abraham / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screenshot-1034.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1034)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tower_of_hippicus_or_of_david._built_in_time_of_herod_-_p._bergheim_lccn92500561.jpg</image:loc><image:title>HippicusTower</image:title><image:caption>The remains of one of the towers - either Phasael or Hippicus - from Herod's Palace.  The middle section  (larger stones) is Herodian; the lower and upper sections (smaller stones) were added at later dates.  Photo Credit: P. Bergheim / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:51:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/07/08/footsteps-three-things-in-capernaum-that-peter-likely-saw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/peter_house_328748.jpg</image:loc><image:title>peter_house_328748</image:title><image:caption>Beneath the Byzantine church (light blue), lay an earlier church structure (dark blue) that had itself been built upon a house (light grey) that had been inhabited during the first century AD.  This composite diagram is based on the excavation reports from Capernaum.  Photo Credit: Madain Project</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/capharnaum_the_town_of_jesus_13cropped.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Capharnaum_the_Town_of_Jesus_13cropped</image:title><image:caption>In this older photo, one can view the octagonal Byzantine church which marked a house that was venerated early in history as the house of Peter.  Photo Credit: Hoshvilim/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screenshot-1011.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1011)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/kafarnaum_bw_20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kafarnaum_BW_20</image:title><image:caption>This white limestone synagogue dates to the 4th or 5th centuries AD.  It was likely built atop the older, first-century synagogue.  Photo Credit: Berthold Werner/Wikipedia Commons/Public Domain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/capernaum_israel_25770143802.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Capernaum,_Israel_(25770143802)</image:title><image:caption>The black basalt foundations of the first-century synagogue are visible beneath the white limestone synagogue from the 5th century AD.  Photo Credit: Konrad Summers/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/capernaumaerialcroppedsmall.jpg</image:loc><image:title>CapernaumAerialcroppedsmall</image:title><image:caption>The shore of Capernaum.  When the water level is low, the jetties of the ancient harbor are visible.  Photo Credit: יגאל דקל/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/il_capernaum_harbor_d01-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>il_capernaum_harbor_d01-copy</image:title><image:caption>A reconstruction of the harbour of Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee at the time of Christ, by Leen Ritmeyer, based on archaeological remains discovered by the archaeologist Mendel Nun. Image Credit: (c) Ritmeyer Archaeological Design. Used with permission by Leen Ritmeyer. https://www.ritmeyer.com/product/image-library/buildings/harbors/capernaum-harbour/</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:51:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/08/28/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-august-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1117.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1117)</image:title><image:caption>An inscribed altar from the Khirbat Ataruz Moabite sanctuary with close-ups of one of the inscriptions. Photo Credits: Adam L. Bean</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/altar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>altar</image:title><image:caption>The altar in this photo is a replica of the four-horned alter at Beersheba.  It gives an idea of what the horns of the alter discovered at Shiloh would have originally looked like.  Image Credit: Associates for Biblical Research (using a photo from Todd Bolen at BiblePlaces.org).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1113.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1113)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mount-zion-earring-arrowhead-900px.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mount-zion-earring-arrowhead-900px</image:title><image:caption>Jewelry and an arrowhead discovered in the destruction layer of a house in Jerusalem: evidence of the Babylonian invasion of 586 BC.  Photo Credit: Mount Zion Archaeological Expedition</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/telhazorstaircase.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TelHazorStaircase</image:title><image:caption>The monumental staircase at Hazor.  Photo Credit: The Selz Foundation Hazor Excavations in Memory of Yigael Yadin</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ylev_a_1619971_f0001_oc.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>ylev_a_1619971_f0001_oc</image:title><image:caption>An inscribed altar from the Khirbat Ataruz Moabite sanctuary.  Photo Credit: Adam Bean</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:49:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/09/05/biblical-sites-is-et-tell-bethsaida/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1132.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1132)</image:title><image:caption>This structure has been proposed as a Roman Temple in connection with Bethsaida's transformation from village to a Roman polis, as mentioned by Josephus.  Photo Credit: Steven Notley </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1130.png</image:loc><image:title>et-Tell Google Earth</image:title><image:caption>This Google Earth image gives an idea of how far et-Tell is from the shore of the Sea of Galilee.  Photo Credit: Google Earth</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1024px-tel-beit-tsaida-200.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1024px-Tel-Beit-Tsaida-200</image:title><image:caption>A decorated stone that the excavators of et-Tell have proposed is the lintel from the Roman-era temple at Bethsaida. Photo Credit: Bukvoed / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/et-tell_house_of_a_fisherman.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Et-Tell_House_of_a_fisherman</image:title><image:caption>An artists reconstruction of the Fisherman's House on display at et-Tell.  Photo Credit: Hoshvilim / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1024px-bethsaida_fischerhaus.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1024px-Bethsaida_Fischerhaus</image:title><image:caption>A structure at et-Tell that the excavators have identified as a fisherman's house.  Photo Credit: Drahnier / Wikimedia Commons / Copyrighted Free Use</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pikiwiki_israel_44185_baeit_tzida.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PikiWiki_Israel_44185_BAEIT_TZIDA</image:title><image:caption>The gate at et-Tell dates to the Iron Age.  The excavators at the site propose that in the Iron Age it was the capital of the Kingdom of Geshur.  Photo Credit: תמר מרום / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1126.png</image:loc><image:title>Map of Bethsaida Sites</image:title><image:caption>This map shows the locations of et-Tell (labeled as Bethsaida) and el-Araj, the two leading candidate as the site of  Bethsaida.  Photo Credit: A.D. Riddle/BiblePlaces.com  This image is part of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands - Galilee and the North - Vol. 1 - https://www.bibleplaces.com/01-galilee-and-the-north-revised/ </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screenshot-1128.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1128)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:49:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/09/11/biblical-sites-is-el-araj-bethsaida/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1176.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1176)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/areaa-1.png</image:loc><image:title>AreaA</image:title><image:caption>The main excavation site (Area A) at el-Araj.  Photo Credit: El-Araj Excavation Project</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/elarajmosaic2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ElArajMosaic2</image:title><image:caption>Part of the mosaic floor unearthed at el-Araj in a structure the excavators identify as a Byzantine church.  Photo Credit: Zachary Wong</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/byazntinechurchperimiter.png</image:loc><image:title>ByazntineChurchPerimiter</image:title><image:caption>The dig team at el-Araj stand along the perimeter of the structure they identify as a Byzantine church.  Photo Credit: El-Araj Excavation Project</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/romanperiodpottery.png</image:loc><image:title>RomanPeriodPottery</image:title><image:caption>The remains of a Roman-era pottery jar unearthed at el-Araj.  Photo Credit: Zachary Wong</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/areac.png</image:loc><image:title>AreaC</image:title><image:caption>A Roman-era dwelling unearthed in Area C, about 100 meters north of the main site, is evidence of the size of the settlement at el-Araj in the first century AD.  Photo Credit: El-Araj Excavation Project</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/areaa.png</image:loc><image:title>AreaA</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2601229292.jpg</image:loc><image:title>El-Araj Mosaics</image:title><image:caption>The stunning mosaics from a structure the excavators identify as a Byzantine church at el-Araj.  Photo Credit: Zachary Wong</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/romanbathhousemosaic.png</image:loc><image:title>RomanBathhouseMosaic</image:title><image:caption>A portion of a mosaic from a structure identified as a Roman-period bathhouse.  Photo Credit: Zachary Wong</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1171.png</image:loc><image:title>Lead Fishing Weights</image:title><image:caption>In addition to numerous fishing weights, this fishing weight mold was also unearthed at el-Araj.  Photo Credit: Zachary Wong</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-26T16:24:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/06/19/book-review-the-trowel-and-the-truth/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190618_094718.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20190618_094718</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190618_094428.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20190618_094428</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190618_094546.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20190618_094546</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screenshot-969-e1560941149148.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (969)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-01T15:43:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/09/19/resource-review-photo-companion-to-the-bible/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1202.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1202)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1198.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1198)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1195.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1195)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1193.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1193)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1189.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1189)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1191.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1191)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1187.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1187)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1185.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1185)</image:title><image:caption>A Screen capture of the homepage at BiblePlaces.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot-1182.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (1182)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-19T11:47:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2017/11/06/evidence-from-ephesus-for-the-reliability-of-scripture/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tomb_of_saint_john_the_apostle.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tomb_of_Saint_John_the_Apostle</image:title><image:caption>The purported tomb of the Apostle John in Ephesus.  According to early church history, as recorded by Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandrea, the Apostle John spent his final days in Ephesus, living until the reign of Trajan, who came to power in 98 AD.  The location of his tomb was known when Eusebius wrote in the 4th century AD.  PHOTO CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/twcsep04.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TWCSEP04</image:title><image:caption>On the steps of the Library of Celsus is a carving of a Menorah.  It dates to after the time of the Apostle Paul, but is evidence of a Jewish population in Ephesus during the 2nd century AD.  PHOTO CREDIT: Image courtesy of www.HolyLandPhotos.org
</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/artemis_of_ephesus_man_napoli_inv6278.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Artemis_of_Ephesus_MAN_Napoli_Inv6278</image:title><image:caption>Artemis of the Ephesians (Head, hands and feet restored).  The Ephesians believed she had fallen from heaven (Acts 19:35) and that they were the guardians of her image.  Statues of the distinctly Ephesian Artemis (as opposed to the Greek Artemis) have been found at ancient sites all around the Mediterranean.  PHOTO CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ephesos_amphitheatre.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ephesos_amphitheatre</image:title><image:caption>The Great Theater in Ephesus where the riot recorded in Acts 19 took place.  It could seat approximately 25000 people.  By comparison, Madison Square Garden in New York City can seat 20000 people.  It is one of the numerous historical sites where actual biblical events took place.  PHOTO CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/a_dictionary_of_the_bible-_1887_14781336872.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A_dictionary_of_the_Bible.._(1887)_(14781336872)</image:title><image:caption>The Temple of Artemis, as it would have appeared in the first century was one of the seven wonders of the world.  It was more than a place of worship; the temple permeated everyday life, serving as a bank for the citizens of the city.   PHOTO CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bsba420402700l.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bsba420402700l</image:title><image:caption>The monument erected by the silversmiths of Ephesus, testifies to their wealth and influence in ancient Ephesus.  In Acts 19, Demetrius, a silversmith, incites a riot over concerns that the response to the gospel Paul was preaching was hurting their business.   Photo Credit: John Klopsch</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ephesus_the_weststreet_of_the_agora.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ephesus,_the_Weststreet_of_the_Agora</image:title><image:caption>The west street of the agora in Ephesus.  The commercial Agora was the mall of first-century Ephesus, with row upon row of shops, selling food and other local wares.  PHOTO CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ancient-ephesus-ruins-photo-by-amy-aube_preview.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Ancient Ephesus Ruins Photo by Amy Aube_preview</image:title><image:caption>The ruins of ancient Ephesus are some of most spectacular remains of a biblical city in existence.  In the background, lies the iconic Library of Celsus, which testifies to the amazing craftsmanship, wealth, and advanced technology of the day.  The library itself was not built until the 2nd century AD, after the time of the Apostle Paul.   PHOTO CREDIT: Amy Aube</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-08-15T11:32:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/05/10/biblical-sites-three-palaces-visible-from-google-earth/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sw-palace_2_3-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sw-palace_2_3 (1)</image:title><image:caption>Satellite images taken on May 2, 2016 (left) and May 9, 2016 (right) show the destruction of Sennacharib's palace by ISIS.  Photo Credit: https://gatesofnineveh.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/the-cleansing-of-mosul/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1.4a_07_plan_palais_darius_suse_perrot-ladiray.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1.4A_07_Plan_palais_darius_Suse_Perrot-Ladiray</image:title><image:caption>Perrot and Ladiray's plan of Darius I's palace at Susa</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screenshot-805.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 805</image:title><image:caption>The palace of Darius I, located on the Apadana of Susa in modern-day Iran.  It has been numbered to indicated the exact locations of the events described in the book of Esther (see verses below).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screenshot-801.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (801)</image:title><image:caption>The palace of Darius I, located on the Apadana at Susa, in modern-day Iran.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rkpalmap.jpg</image:loc><image:title>RKpalmap</image:title><image:caption>Robert Koldewey's plan of Nebuchadnezzar's palace.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screenshot-800.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (800)</image:title><image:caption>King Nebuchadnezzar's palace at Babylon.  The ruins of ancient Babylon are located 60 miles south of modern-day Baghdad, Iraq.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/swp_nineveh_plan_layard1853_barnett1998_foldout.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SWP_Nineveh_plan_Layard1853_Barnett1998_foldout</image:title><image:caption>Austen Henry Layard's plan of Sennacherib's Southwest Palace from 1853.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screenshot-803.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (803)</image:title><image:caption>The remains of Sennacherib's Southwest Palace at Ninevah (modern-day Mosul, Iraq) are visible in this Google Earth image from 2003.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screenshot-802.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (802)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-08-08T01:23:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/07/29/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-july-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zay08969-e1563714172335.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cross - El-Araj</image:title><image:caption>A relief of a cross from a Byzantine church discovered at El-Araj.  This could be the Church of the Apostles, described by Willabald, bishop of Bavaria, in 725 AD, which was said to have been built over the home of Peter and Andrew in Bethsaida. Photo Credit: Zachary Wong </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bethsaida-el-araj-byzantine-mosaic.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bethsaida el-araj byzantine mosaic</image:title><image:caption>The mosaic floor of a Byzantine church discovered at el-Araj, which some experts believe is the village of Bethsaida.  Photo Credit: Zachary Wong</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/khirbet-a-rai-excavations.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Khirbet a-Rai excavations</image:title><image:caption>Pottery vessels unearthed at Khirbet a-Ra’i, which the excavation's lead archaeologists have identified as biblical Ziklag.  Photo Credit: Excavation expedition to Khirbet a-Ra‘i</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/view-of-iron-i-fortifications-of-gath_aren-maeir.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iron I Fortifications at Gath</image:title><image:caption>View of Iron 1 fortifications of bath with excavations (Credit: TELL ES-SAFI/GATH ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-07-29T13:50:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/06/28/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-june-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screenshot-990.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (990)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screenshot-988.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (988)</image:title><image:caption>Artifacts discovered in a fortress dating to the time of Ramses II at Al-Beheira.  Photo Credit: Egyptian Antiquities Ministry</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/scultpurehead.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>ScultpureHead</image:title><image:caption>The head of a 2000-year old statue thought to depict the god Dionysus.  Photo Credit: EPA-EFE/Municipality of Rome</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/watchtower.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Watchtower</image:title><image:caption>An ancient watchtower dating to the time of King Hezekiah (8th century BC) which was recently excavated on a Paratrooper Base in Southern Israel.  Photo Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-08-16T01:21:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/06/18/digging-for-truth-top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-nt/</loc><lastmod>2019-06-18T10:20:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/06/14/digging-for-truth-top-ten-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology-ot/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/diggingfortruth_intro-banner.png</image:loc><image:title>DiggingForTruth_Intro Banner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-06-14T10:34:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/05/30/top-three-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-may-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/paintings-on-the-walls-of-the-chamber-included-this-centaur-credit-parco-archeologico-del-colosseo.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Paintings on the walls of the chamber included this centaur CREDIT PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO DEL COLOSSEO</image:title><image:caption>A painting of a centaur from the wall of the recently discovered chamber at Nero's palace.  Photo Credit: Ufficio Stampa Parco Archeologico del Colosseo</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screenshot-876.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (876)</image:title><image:caption>This vaulted chamber was recently discovered at Nero's palace.  While filled mostly with earth, paintings are still visible on the walls and roof.  Photo Credit: Ufficio Stampa Parco Archeologico del Colosseo </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gathbeerjug.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gathbeerjug</image:title><image:caption>An ancient Philistine beer jug from Tell es-Safi/Gath.  Photo credit: Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-05-30T11:13:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/04/29/top-three-news-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-april-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lachishwall.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lachishwall</image:title><image:caption>A section of the recently discovered wall at Lachish which was dated to the time of King Rehoboam in the 10th century BC.  Photo Credit: אמיל אלגם</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/trajanstatue.jpg</image:loc><image:title>trajanstatue</image:title><image:caption>Statue of Trajan discovered at Laodicea.  Photo Credit: www.hurriyet.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nathan-melech-bulla.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nathan-Melech bulla</image:title><image:caption>The "Natan-Melech" bulla found in the City of David. Photo Credit: Eliyahu Yanai, City of David.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-04-29T23:39:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/03/29/top-three-news-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-march-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot-733.png</image:loc><image:title>Kudurru</image:title><image:caption>A Babylonian Kudurru boundary stone that was recently seized at the Heathrow Airport. Photo Credit: British Museum</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ship17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ship17</image:title><image:caption>The wooden hull of ship 17 matches the description of an Egyptian baris by Herodotus.  Photo Credit: Christoph Gerigk/Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1.6975589.3950826517.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Phoenician Silver Hoard</image:title><image:caption>A hoard of silver discovered at Ein Hofez, Israel, Photo Credit: Warhaftig Venezian/Israel Antiquities </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/babylonian-kudurru-bm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Babylonian Kudurru BM</image:title><image:caption>A Babylonian Kudurru boundary stone that was recently seized at the Heathrow Airport.  Photo Credit: British Museum</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/babylonian-kudurru.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Babylonian Kudurru</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot-674-e1553624004588.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot (674)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-29T12:04:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/01/28/top-three-news-reports-in-biblical-archaeology-january-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screenshot-629.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot (629)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screenshot-628.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot (628)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nabonidus-inscription.png</image:loc><image:title>nabonidus inscription</image:title><image:caption>Climbers inspect and photograph the relief and inscription thought to have been left by the Babylonian King Nabonidus in Sela, Jordan.  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Photo credit: Mrdrummond / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain /</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-09-11T17:23:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2018/03/15/biblical-places-on-modern-maps-saudi-arabia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/madaan-saleh.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Madaan-saleh</image:title><image:caption>Photo Credit: رومان / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0 /</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/midian-by-janz-wikimedia-commons.png</image:loc><image:title>Midian by Janz wikimedia commons</image:title><image:caption>Photo Credit: Janz / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 /</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/612px-mecca_saudi_arabia_locator_map.png</image:loc><image:title>Mecca - Saudi Arabia</image:title><image:caption>Photo Credit: NormanEinstein / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 /</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-04T13:03:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2018/05/24/biblical-places-on-modern-maps-sudan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sudan_meroe_pyramids_2001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sudan_Meroe_Pyramids_2001</image:title><image:caption>The pyramids of Sudan in ancient Meroe   Photo credit:  B N Chagny / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-1.0 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/king_taharqa-main_hall_in_sudanese_national_museum.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King_Taharqa-Main_Hall_in_Sudanese_National_Museum</image:title><image:caption>Statue of King Taharqa (biblical Tirhakah) in the Sudanese National Museum.  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