A lead "curse tablet" written in ancient Hebrew more than 3,000 years ago may actually be a fishing weight with no discernible writing, new research suggests. The postage stamp-size lead piece, known ...

Archaeologists estimate the "curse tablet," made from a folded lead sheet and inscribed with proto-alphabetic characters, may be at least 3,200 years old.

(JNS) A lead tablet found at a site where it is believed the Israelite leader Joshua built an altar, contains the oldest Hebrew text ever found in the Land of Israel as well as the name of God, an ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — It’s tiny, just 2 centimeters by 4 centimeters, but a group of archeological and biblical experts say it’s one of the biggest findings in a long time. “It proves that ...

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated that the discovery by Stripling's team could be proof of the true time period of the biblical exodus. It has been corrected to read that the ...

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Two fragments of clay tablets inscribed with five lines of 80 Hebrew letters were discovered by Israeli archaeologists at Izbet Sarte, about 10 miles northeast of. Tel Aviv. The tablets are believed ...

JERUSALEM — An ancient limestone tablet covered with a mysterious Hebrew text that features the archangel Gabriel is at the center of a new exhibit in Jerusalem, even as scholars continue to argue ...

The recently discovered fragments of the Sinai tablets on Mount Serabit were the subject of a lecture by Prof. Robert Blake of Harvard University at the Institute of Chemistry of the Hebrew University ...