{"id":89732,"date":"2025-02-24T06:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T11:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=89732"},"modified":"2025-02-21T17:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T22:05:02","slug":"top-biblical-archaeology-discoveries-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/top-biblical-archaeology-discoveries-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Biblical Archaeology Discoveries of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The past year witnessed some incredible discoveries in the world of biblical archaeology. <em>Bible History Daily<\/em> readers have already been treated to some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/uncategorized\/bible-history-daily-2024-year-in-review\/\">our favorites<\/a>, but now we hear what some real archaeologists have to say! In this <em>Bible History Daily<\/em> video exclusive, join <em>Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em> Editor-in-Chief Glenn Corbett as he reviews the year\u2019s top finds with two exciting archaeologists and public scholars, Chris McKinny of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geshermedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gesher Media<\/a> and Erika Brown of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@justsoyouknowbyerbrown\" target=\"_blank\">Just So You Know<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center; overflow:auto; margin:0 auto; margin-top:1em;\">\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7JiMlewHe4w?si=hooZW24OZ7wl3frP&amp;rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"><em>Video created, produced, and edited by Just So You Know Productions, LLC, in collaboration with the Biblical Archaeology Society and Gesher Media.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width:25%;\"\/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-egypt\/the-sarcophagus-of-ramesses-the-great\/\"><strong>Ramesses II\u2019s Lost Sarcophagus<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>While the mummy of Ramesses II\u2014known as Ramesses the Great and suggested by some to be the infamous pharaoh of the Exodus\u2014was discovered in 1881, it was not found inside its original coffin, as the body had been moved to a plain wooden coffin in antiquity to protect it from grave robbers. Now, it appears that part of the original granite sarcophagus from his burial has been discovered in a Coptic monastery in Abydos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-israel\/oldest-deep-sea-shipwreck-found-near-israel\/\"><strong>Deep Sea Late Bronze Age Shipwreck<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>While surveying the floor of the Mediterranean 55 miles off Israel\u2019s coast, an international energy company made a startling find: the oldest deep-sea shipwreck ever discovered. Located over a mile below the waves, this shipwreck could rewrite the history of ancient seafaring, showing that Mediterranean sailors left the safety of the coastline much earlier than previously thought.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_87006\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/uncategorized\/oldest-deep-sea-shipwreck-found-near-israel\/attachment\/archaeologists-with-the-iaa-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars-courtesy-emil-aladjem-iaa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87006\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87006\" class=\"wp-image-87006 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/06\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-300x169.jpg.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/06\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-300x169.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/06\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-1024x576.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/06\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-768x432.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/06\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-1536x864.jpg.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/06\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-350x197.jpg.avif 350w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/225;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-300x169.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Archaeologists-with-the-IAA-examaning-the-two-ancient-jars.-Courtesy-Emil-Aladjem-IAA.jpg 1920w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-87006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Archaeologists examining storage jars from the shipwreck<\/span>. <em>Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA<\/em><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-israel\/hazor-and-the-seven-headed-serpent\/\"><strong>Hercules, Hydra, &amp; Hazor?<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>What do a Mesopotamian cylinder seal, a Greek vase, and the Book of Revelation have in common? Seven-headed serpents. The only issue is that scholars are not certain why. Now, a small stamp seal discovered at the site of Hazor in northern Israel may finally provide a clue as to how the myth of the seven-headed serpent was transmitted between cultures across the millennia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-israel\/an-assyrian-genie-in-first-temple-jerusalem\/\"><strong>A Genie in Jerusalem<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>How did an Assyrian genie end up in Jerusalem during the First Temple period? During continued excavations of the City of David in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a rare stone seal bearing two names in paleo-Hebrew script and a depiction of a Neo-Assyrian winged genie. Likely belonging to a high official in the Judahite court,\u00a0the seal\u00a0would have served as both a signature and a protective amulet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87671\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/uncategorized\/an-assyrian-genie-in-first-temple-jerusalem\/attachment\/rare-stone-seal-with-an-assyrian-genie-and-paleo-hebrew-writting-courtesy-eliyahu-yanai-city-of-david\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87671\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87671\" class=\"wp-image-87671 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/08\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-300x200.jpg.avif\" alt=\"Assyrian Genie\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/08\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-300x200.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/08\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-1024x683.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/08\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-768x512.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/08\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-1536x1024.jpg.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/08\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-2048x1366.jpg.avif 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/267;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-300x200.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Rare-stone-seal-with-an-Assyrian-genie-and-paleo-Hebrew-writting.-Courtesy-Eliyahu-Yanai-City-of-David-2048x1366.jpg 2048w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-87671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rare stone seal with an Assyrian genie and paleo-Hebrew writing. <em> Courtesy Eliyahu Yanai, City of David. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/herculaneum-scrolls-unlocked\/\"><strong>Herculaneum Scrolls Deciphered<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The 2,000-year-old Herculaneum Scrolls make up one of the largest extant libraries from antiquity, whose importance might well rival that of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/biblical-topics\/bible-versions-and-translations\/the-original-bible-and-the-dead-sea-scrolls\/\">Dead Sea Scrolls<\/a>. But ever since their discovery in the 18th century, they have been almost completely unreadable, having been turned into little more than ash when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Now, in what may be one of the most\u00a0significant archaeological discoveries\u00a0in decades, the Herculaneum Scrolls have been unlocked.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-rome\/new-paintings-found-at-pompeii\/\"><strong>Pompeii Tiny House Frescoes<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Archaeologists working in Pompeii\u00a0have discovered yet another incredible home buried by Mt. Vesuvius. Nicknamed the House of Phaedra, the walls of the house preserve several beautiful wall paintings. The best preserved depicts a scene from Euripides\u2019s tragedy\u00a0<em>Hippolytus<\/em>, where a barely dressed Phaedra reclines before a nude Hippolytus, with an unidentified man between them. Another painting shows a satyr and a nymph in an intimate embrace, and a third may be a rendering of the Judgement of Paris.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_88420\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/uncategorized\/new-paintings-found-at-pompeii\/attachment\/scene-of-phaedra-left-and-hippolytus-far-right-discovered-during-new-excavations-in-pompeii-credit-archaeological-park-of-pompeii\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88420\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88420\" class=\"wp-image-88420 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/11\/Scene-of-Phaedra-left-and-Hippolytus-far-right-discovered-during-new-excavations-in-Pompeii.-Credit-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-300x200.jpeg.avif\" alt=\"Pompeii\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/11\/Scene-of-Phaedra-left-and-Hippolytus-far-right-discovered-during-new-excavations-in-Pompeii.-Credit-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-300x200.jpeg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Scene-of-Phaedra-left-and-Hippolytus-far-right-discovered-during-new-excavations-in-Pompeii.-Credit-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii.jpeg 500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/267;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Scene-of-Phaedra-left-and-Hippolytus-far-right-discovered-during-new-excavations-in-Pompeii.-Credit-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-300x200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Scene-of-Phaedra-left-and-Hippolytus-far-right-discovered-during-new-excavations-in-Pompeii.-Credit-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Scene-of-Phaedra-left-and-Hippolytus-far-right-discovered-during-new-excavations-in-Pompeii.-Credit-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii.jpeg 500w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-88420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene of Phaedra (left) and Hippolytus (far right) discovered during new excavations in Pompeii. <em>Credit: Archaeological Park of Pompeii. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Paul\u2019s Prison in Caesarea<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The final story highlighted by the scholars involves a fascinating room built into the Herodian Promontory Palace at Caesarea Maritima, a city where the apostle Paul spent several years in jail before being sent to Rome for trial before Caesar. According to some scholars, this complex, built as a basement of the seafront palace, may be the same room where Paul was imprisoned.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\">Related reading in\u00a0<em>Bible History Daily<\/em><\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bU5Id4NuWb\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/archaeology-today\/bible-history-daily-2024-year-in-review\/\">Bible History Daily\u2019s 2024 Year-in-Review<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Bible History Daily\u2019s 2024 Year-in-Review&#8221; &#8212; Biblical Archaeology Society\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/archaeology-today\/bible-history-daily-2024-year-in-review\/embed\/#?secret=Y54JXzQ42h#?secret=bU5Id4NuWb\" data-secret=\"bU5Id4NuWb\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YTXkbnmeWP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/archaeology-today\/top-ten-biblical-archaeology-stories-of-2023\/\">Top Ten Biblical Archaeology Stories of 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Top Ten Biblical Archaeology Stories of 2023&#8221; &#8212; Biblical Archaeology Society\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/archaeology-today\/top-ten-biblical-archaeology-stories-of-2023\/embed\/#?secret=jRWNVHHMiG#?secret=YTXkbnmeWP\" data-secret=\"YTXkbnmeWP\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eQ7eHZhD4q\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/archaeology-today\/top-ten-2022\/\">Top Ten Biblical Archaeology Stories of 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Top Ten Biblical Archaeology Stories of 2022&#8221; &#8212; Biblical Archaeology Society\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/archaeology-today\/top-ten-2022\/embed\/#?secret=LW3prOPiGG#?secret=eQ7eHZhD4q\" data-secret=\"eQ7eHZhD4q\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin:2em 0;\">Get a FREE eBook today<\/h4>\n<p>\n\t\t<div id=\"mailing_list_ebook_page\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class='gravity_form_mailing_list'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"downloadFormSec esolshortwrap\">\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 mb-4 mb-md-0\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src='https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ten_top_discoveries_ebook.png' class='esolsetnewimg smush-dimensions lazyload' width='200' style='--smush-image-width: 200px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 200\/259;' src='data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg=='>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FREE ebook: <strong>Ten Top Biblical Archaeology Discoveries<\/strong>. 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