Biblical archaeology

Hasmonean era 'first wall' section revealed at Tower of David museum excavation - interview

Israel’s Heritage Minister, Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, called the discovery: “tangible and moving evidence of Jerusalem’s might and stature during the Hasmonean period.”

DECEMBER 8, 2025|ByMARION FISCHEL

Archaeologist Amit Re'em and Eilat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum stand atop the recently uncovered section of the Hasmonean wall.

The taxidermy exhibits at the Biblical Museum of Natural Hhistory.

A Feast Fit for A King

Experience unlike any other. The Biblical Museum of Natural History brings Torah to life with creatures, curiosities, and an exotic dining.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025|BySARIT KURTZ DIDI

The authors describe a shift “from the almost ‘materialistic’ idea of the early Israeli society to the belief in life beyond the grave and the resurrection of the dead…"

Jewish concepts of 'afterlife' may be recent adaptations, study finds

In the Hebrew Bible, the term Sheol is the shadowy abode of the dead. It is often depicted as “down below,” silent, and without active praise of God.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

THIS SEAL, dated to the First Temple period, features Hebrew writing that reads: ‘Natan-melech the king’s servant,’ which is a quote that appears in the second ‘Book of Kings,’ 23:11.

Unearthing Israel’s past: Archaeological discoveries change our understanding of history

As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and the human experience.

OCTOBER 6, 2025|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Rare Maimonides manuscripts on display in YU Museum Exhibit

The exhibit is the first time that the manuscript of Moreh Nevuchim, meaning Guide to the Perplexed, will be available for the public to see.

JUNE 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sefer ha-Mitsvot (Book of the Commandments), Yemen, 1492. From the Hartman Collection.

Ancient Israeli coins recovered from Jerusalem archaeology thief

The coin comes from the reign of the Hasmonean King Antigonus II Mattathias, who ruled from 40 BCE to 37 BCE. He was the last Jewish king, his death marking the end of Jewish sovereignty until 1948.

JUNE 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ancient coins, including one from the reign of the last Jewish king, Antigonus II Mattathias, are seen after having been recovered from an alleged thief in eastern Jerusalem.

Police seize stolen bricks imprinted with 10th Roman Legion symbols

‘They took a piece of history from us,’ bemoaned Israel Antiquities Authority

JUNE 1, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Ancient bricks seized from eastern Jerusalem

Samson's tomb: Appearance of a ghost and a familial journey

Samson, a biblical golem, ended up killing himself, with the Philistines, when he pulled the temple in Gaza down on them. But somehow, his tribe members brought his body up here for burial.

MAY 28, 2023ByARIEH O’SULLIVAN

Archeologists discover receipt from time of Second Temple in Jerusalem - study

The artifact was found along the Pilgrimage Road that connects the City of David to the Temple Mount and is a snapshot of the bustling commercial life in biblical Israel.

MAY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The inscription carrying the financial record that was found in the City of David in Jerusalem.

Ancient tablet found on Mount Ebal predates known Hebrew inscriptions

‘You are cursed by the God’: Israeli-European team of scientists performed X-ray tomographic measurements with different scanning parameters to reveal the hidden text.

MAY 14, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH