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  1. Searching for Biblical Mt. Sinai - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Mar 11, 2025 · Scholars debate whether Mt. Sinai is Har Karkom in Israel or in northwest Saudi Arabia, with evidence supporting both locations.

  2. Why Did the Israelites Make a Golden Calf?

    Apr 9, 2025 · Why did the Israelites make a golden calf? It’s a question that has puzzled readers of the biblical Book of Exodus for millennia. As Exodus tells us, after Yahweh is victorious over …

  3. What Is the Sinai? - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Aug 18, 2025 · Well known for its role in the biblical Exodus, the Sinai Peninsula spans roughly 23,000 square miles, making it larger than the modern state of Israel.

  4. Wilderness Wanderings: Where is Kadesh? - Biblical Archaeology …

    May 25, 2025 · KADESH IN THE BIBLE. In the Hebrew Bible, a place called Kadesh—also known as Kadesh-Barnea—was an important stop during the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings. …

  5. Video: Har Karkom—Archaeological Discoveries on a Holy …

    Feb 14, 2014 · Where is Mt. Sinai? The investigation and study of Har Karkom has been the life work of Emmanuel Anati, an 83-year-old Italian archaeologist who has

  6. The Oasis of Qurayyah - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Dec 13, 2023 · The ancient North Arabian site of Qurayyah was possibly the center of the land of Midian, where, according to Exodus, Moses first encounters the Israelite god Yahweh. …

  7. Aaron in the Bible - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Apr 22, 2025 · Elie Wiesel points out that this incident, which had disastrous consequences for the Israelites fleeing Egypt, cast a shadow over Aaron. In Exodus 32, Aaron instructs the …

  8. Temple of Zeus Uncovered in Egyptian Sinai

    May 2, 2022 · As announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient temple of Zeus Kasios at the site of Tell el-Farma in the …

  9. Rethinking the Ten Commandments - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Feb 26, 2025 · Booming thunder and bolts of lightning accompany Moses as he descends the cloud-covered Mount Sinai, bearing aloft two heavy tablets inscribed with the Ten …

  10. Water from a Walking Rock - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Jan 3, 2026 · Searching for Biblical Mt. Sinai Where is Mt. Sinai? At a 2013 colloquium in Israel, an international group of scholars debated the question. At the center of the debate was Har …