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Three-minute videos and articles featured on The Daily Show to help you experience a deeper and holistic understanding in your Bible study.

Hygiene in Ancient Israel —

How did the ancient Israelites stay clean and ritually pure?

Hygiene in Ancient Israel —

How did the ancient Israelites stay clean and ritually pure?

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One of the weaknesses in the material archaeology of the Biblical world is in recreating the day-to-day lives of the people. Some daily articles made of more perishable materials do not survive in abundance, and without a written explanation of everyday life, it can be
Price Check —

Did David pay 50 shekels of silver or 600 shekels of gold for Ornan’s threshing floor?

Price Check —

Did David pay 50 shekels of silver or 600 shekels of gold for Ornan’s threshing floor?

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Although the Bible proclaims to be God’s flawless word, there appears to be a major discrepancy between the parallel accounts of 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21. In 2 Samuel 24:24 David pays a man “fifty shekels of silver” for his “threshing floor and
The Temple of Tel Arad —

Archaeologists identify cannabis residue in a Judean temple with possible evidence of Hezekiah’s reforms.

The Temple of Tel Arad —

Archaeologists identify cannabis residue in a Judean temple with possible evidence of Hezekiah’s reforms.

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Located on the very edge of the Judean desert, approximately 80 kilometers south of Jerusalem, lie the ruins of an ancient Biblical city known today as Tel Arad. So named because it is situated on a mound (or “Tel” in Arabic) and is located only