Did the Ancient Israelites Think Children Were People?
Jun 21, 2025 · This may be why it appears that it was infants rather than older children who were sacrificed. FREE eBook: Life in the Ancient World. Craft centers in Jerusalem, family structure …
At Carthage, Child Sacrifice? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Jan 7, 2025 · At Carthage, child sacrifice is believed to have been practiced. Teeth and skeletal analysis of the remains at the Carthage Tophet demonstrates that infants of a specific age …
Exodus in the Bible and the Egyptian Plagues
Apr 1, 2025 · The Book of Exodus in the Bible describes ten Egyptian plagues that bring suffering to the land of pharaoh. Are these Biblical plagues plausible on any level?
The Exodus: Fact or Fiction? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Oct 21, 2025 · Israel is followed by a hieroglyph that means a people. Photo: Maryl Levine. Is the biblical Exodus fact or fiction? This is a loaded question. Although biblical scholars and …
What Does the Bible Say About Children—and What Does …
Feb 13, 2022 · What was life like for children in the ancient Near East? Was it all fun and games—or mostly work? Using ancient texts and archaeological remains, Kristine Henriksen …
First Person: Human Sacrifice to an Ammonite God?
Feb 15, 2025 · Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Israel What are the origins of animal sacrifice? We know that many ancient cultures practiced ritual sacrifice, and ancient sacrifice in Israel was a part of …
Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible?
Jan 1, 2026 · Explore Israel’s Iron Age neighbors east of the Jordan through excavations, inscriptions, and material culture.
Ancient Israel in Egypt and the Exodus
Chapter 2 Abraham Malamat ’s article “Let my People Go and Go and Go and Go” questions the historicity of the Exodus. Malamat suggests that once we give up the search for a single, …
The Nephilim and the Sons of God - Biblical Archaeology Society
Nov 27, 2025 · Who were the Nephilim—the mysterious “sons of God” and their powerful offspring in Genesis 6? Uncover why ancient Israel saw these demigod-like figures so differently from …
Understanding Israel’s 10 Commandments - Biblical Archaeology …
Dec 19, 2024 · Everyone knows that God gave the Israelites the 10 Commandments. But searching for “10 commandments” in a Bible shows it never appears anywhere.