The Mesha Stele is an ancient tablet dating to around 850 BCE, written by Mesha, the king of Moab (modern Jordan). (Louvre Museum, Paris)

The Mesha Stele is an ancient tablet dating to around 850 BCE, written by Mesha, the king of Moab (modern Jordan). (Louvre Museum, Paris)

Researchers have confirmed that a stone artifact from more than 2,800 years ago has written references to King David in the Bible. The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, dates back to approximately 840 BC. The 3-foot tall stone slab of black basalt chronicles the 9th century BC victories ...

A product of archaeological looting, the Mesha Stele, or Moabite Stone, provides another example of the value of unprovenanced Biblical artifacts, that is, Bible artifacts

The Moabite Stone was discovered in 1868 in Dibon (Dhiban in modern-day Jordan). Also called the Mesha Stele, it was set in place as a monument by King Mesha of Moab around 830 BC. The stone is not only a reminder that archaeology is riddled with speculation, it also has interesting implications for biblical apologetics. Recently, a secular archaeologist advocated a new guess about two letters in the Moabite Stone’s inscription.1 Israel Finkelstein used high-resolution photographs to sc

A recent study has come up with a new interpretation for one of the oldest and most important ancient inscriptions related to biblical history.

The Moabite Stone or the Mesha Stele, as it has actually become understood, consists of 34 lines of text written in Moabite that explains the very same occasion as 2 Kings 3. Come explore the archeological evidence for yourself.

Fifty items in approximate chronological order, oldest artifacts first.

The Moabite Stone, otherwise known as the Mesha Stele, contains an ancient inscription by Mesha, King of Moab during the late 9th century BCE, elements of which match events in the Hebrew Bible. The...

Archaeology provides us with fascinating and amazing affirmations of Scripture’s accuracy and trustworthiness.

Researchers at the Louvre Museum in Paris have confirmed that the text on an ancient stone on displayed there, the Moabi

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2 Kings 3:4-6,24 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he had to deliver to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. 5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled…