3,500 Years of Israelite Presence in the Promised Land
Always there and always returning to the Land of Israel
The Story of the Bible Written in Stone
Archaeological Proof of the Biblical Narrative and the People of Israel in the Land of Israel for over 3,000 years
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Time Periods
Our site is divided into three time periods
See all your Bible stories come to life through archaeology and ancient historians
From Abraham to the Second Temple Period
Archive material takes you through the birth of the Modern State
of Israel
Aliyah and the Modern State of Israel
The Land of Israel seen through the accounts of pilgrims and archaeology
Common Era up till the 1800's
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Courtesy Eilat Mazar
The Seal Impression of Isaiah
the Prophet
c. 745-686 BCE
Isaiah 1:1
The prophecies of Isaiah son of Amoz, who prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Found in 2015 by Eilat Mazar and the Ophel Excavations at the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount, the seal impression is inscribed with the name “Yesha‘yah[u],” Hebrew for “Isaiah,” followed by the word “nvy.” Part of the seal is broken off, but “nvy” might be an incomplete word that was once followed by the Hebrew letter aleph. If so, the seal would spell out the Hebrew word for prophet.
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Abraham to the destruction of the second temple
2000 - 1300 BCE The Patriarchs
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Noah and the Flood, The Land during the Times of the Patriarchs, Burial Place of the Patriarchs, Yosef in Egypt and more.
1300 - 1200 Moses and the exodusLife in Egypt, Brickmaking, King Tutankhamen, Rameses the Great, Israel mentioned (!) in the Merneptah Stele and more.
1200 - 1100 Joshua and the judgesAncient Tel of Jericho, Mt Gerizim and Mt Ebal (blessings and curses), Early Israelite Settlements, Idols, The Philistines (origin and how did they end up in Israel), Samson and the Philistine Temple, the Capture of the Ark.
1100 - 1000 King DavidPhysical Proof of King David's existence, the Bethlehem Seal, Kirbet Qeiyafa: David and Goliath, Goliath's name on pottery, the City of David: David conquers Zion.
1000 - 900 King solomonThe Gezer Tablet and Ecclesiastes, Proof of King Hiram, Jeroboam and Idolatry, Pharaoh Shishak and King Solomon's Gold and more.
900 - 800 AhabThe Moabite Stone with G-d's name (Y-H-V-H), Assyrian Assault on Israel, the Seal of Jezebel, the Black Obelisk mentioning King Jehu and more.
800-700 isaiahNames on findings: King Joash, Shema - servant of Jeroboam, Amotz - father of Isaiah, King Uzziah, the Great Isaiah Scroll, the Seal of Ahaz, the Seal of Isaiah, the Seal of King Hezekiah, Assyrian Israel War Campaigns: Tiglath-Pileser, Sargon, Sennacherib, the Battle of Lachish, King Hezekiah and the victory of Jerusalem: the Famous Water Tunnel, Wall Extension,
700 - 600 jeremiahKing Manasseh and Idolatry, the First Mention of Shabbat in archaeology, the Priestly Blessing Inscribed in Silver, the Rise of Babylonia, Seal Impressions mentioning Biblical Figures.
600 - 500 jeremiahNebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacks Jerusalem, Clay Tablets and Ostraca recording Israel's story: King Jehoiachin, King Zedekiah, the Edomites, Nebo-Sarsekim, Baalis - King of Ammon, Seal Impressions of Jeremiah's conspirators, Jeremiah in Egypt, Ezekiel at the Chebar River and Tel-Abib (Babylon), Jewish Life in Babylon, the Cyrus Edict, the Return to Zion, Ezra and the Temple Rebuilt
500 - 400 persianA Parallel Life: Jews in Israel and Babylon, Coins: Yehud Medinata (the State of Judea), the Jerusalem Seal, the Purim Story, Nehemiah and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, Political Resistance (Sanballat and Tuvia), the Jews of Elephantine (Egypt) - Correspondence with Jerusalem
Common era up to 1800's
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the modern state of israel
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Unequivocal Proof of the Jewish People in the Land of Israel over 3,200 Years
Mostly corroborated by our ancient enemies
Archaeological Proof of the Biblical Narrative
Including the Flood, Exodus, King David, the Sacred Name of G-d, Passover, Purim, Sukkot, Hanukkah and Herod the Great
Irrefutable and Measurable Academic Proof
Documenting Continuous Jewish Presence of the last 2,000 years by Pilgrims and Travelers
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Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, 1955
“Only a people who lives in its own land will be able to know, understand and discover its hidden treasures.”
learn moreNatan Sharansky Endorsement
"This site is a unique instrument using archaeology and
history to connect you with the daily life of the Jewish people. It's a unique
window to the thousands of years of us fighting for the Land of Israel, living
in the Land of Israel, influencing the life of the world through our life in
the Land of Israel."
- Natan Sharansky
Isaiah by Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel
Isaiah 62:1
"For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet…"
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