Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of a massive Roman council hall in Turkey – and the site holds carvings linked to early Christian worship. The discovery, found in the ancient city of Laodicea, was reported by Anadolu Agency, Turkey's news agency, in August. Located in the modern Turkish province of Denizli, Laodicea is mentioned multiple times throughout the Bible, including the Book of Revelation. In Revelation 1:11 (KJV), Jesus Christ tells John, "What thou seest, write in

An ancient Egyptian manuscript may prove the biblical 10 plagues described in the Book of Exodus. Known as the Ipuwer Papyrus, the document takes the form of a poetic lament attributed to a scribe named Ipuwer. It recounts widespread catastrophes and societal upheaval in ancient Egypt, describing famine, mass death and environmental disasters. According to Exodus, God sent a series of devastating afflictions, including turning the Nile to blood, swarms of locusts and three days of darkness,

Do you know the name Asaiah? Probably not right off the top of your head—he’s a pretty obscure figure—but he is mentioned twice in the Bible, both in reference to King Josiah’s reforms (2 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 34). And archaeologists are now saying Asaiah’s existence has been confirmed by a tiny clay seal, once likely used to seal a storage bag in the royal treasury, that says, “Belonging to Yed[a‛]yah (son of) Asayahu” (the same