Hezekiah won strong praise for his piety (in 2 Kings 18:3-6), and it is accounted part and parcel of his virtue that the Lord being with him, he went forth to war and achieved success in rebelling ...

A fragment of a cuneiform seal that’s now the first direct evidence of official communication between the kingdoms of Judah and Assyria has emerged at an archaeological site in Israel. According to ...

Archaeology and history have confirmed the biblical description of Hezekiah and his reign over the southern kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 18-20, 2 Chronicles 29-32). Hezekiah was a remarkable leader, and ...

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One of the most interesting figures in the bible is King Hezekiah—reformer, builder, and entirely historical, attested to in a passel of extra-biblical sources. New sources have been excavated over ...

Excavations in Jerusalem revealed that Sennacherib’s 701 BCE military campaign impacted Judah's economy, uncovering administrative changes under King Hezekiah. Assyrian King Sennacherib’s military ...

Overview of olive oil industrial zone, city wall and three-way entry gate at Tel Miqne From Sy Gitin. (Ilan Stulman) Few sites have a more diverse archaeological repertoire than Ekron. Located on the ...