Researchers probing an ancient stone stele believe it shows a biblical king was an actual historical figure. King Balak of Moab, located in today's Jordan, is mentioned in a passage of the Book of ...

New analysis of an ancient Levantine artifact may have revealed a reference to a key figure of the Old Testament of the Bible. Two French scholars say they’ve identified a reference to the “House of ...

A 2,800-year-old inscribed stone altar, found within a Moabite sanctuary in the ancient city of Ataroth in Jordan, may shed light on an ancient biblical war. The altar bears two inscriptions. The ...

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Since ...

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. The ...

IT was perfectly natural that the discovery in 1868 of the famous Moabite Stone, which created such a sensation all over the civilised world, should have made literary and scientific men wish to ...

AMMAN — A team of archaeologists has uncovered a multi-period sanctuary at Khirbat Balu'a, a significant archaeological site perched on the northern edge of the central Moabite Plateau, east of the ...

The altar reveals new details about a rebellion against the Kingdom of Israel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A 2,800-year-old ...