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  1. Who Was Moses? Was He More than an Exodus Hero?

    Feb 6, 2025 · Though God was the hero, in human terms the Biblical Moses takes center stage throughout the whole Pentateuch. Who was Moses?

  2. The Biblical Moses - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Sep 15, 2019 · Rembrandt, Moses with the Tablets of the Law, public domain Moses, pictured here in a painting by 17th-century Baroque artist Guido Reni, is one of the most iconic figures …

  3. Joshua in the Bible - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Feb 13, 2025 · Joshua in the Bible inherits authority from Moses but not charisma. Joshua’s story is melancholy: victory at Jericho tinged by deep sadness.

  4. Who Was Miriam? - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Oct 28, 2025 · Who was Miriam the prophetess in the Bible? It sounds like a simple question with a simple answer—Miriam was Moses’s sister. But as is often the case with anything having to …

  5. The Horns of Moses - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Sep 30, 2025 · Why does Michelangelo’s famous statue show Moses with horns? Explore the Bible translation error, medieval art, and shifting symbolism that turned a radiant face into …

  6. Moses, the Multicultural Adoptee - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Mar 9, 2021 · The biblical Moses is a man, flawed and struggling, who grows imperfectly into the role that God has laid out for him. There are many reasons why the Hebrew Bible presents …

  7. Where Was Moses Buried? - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Jan 28, 2025 · We don't know exactly where Moses is buried, but early Christians determined that Moses was buried on Mt. Nebo.

  8. Akhenaten and Moses - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Oct 5, 2025 · Akhenaten is sometimes called the world’s first monotheist. Did his monotheism later influence Moses—and the birth of Israelite monotheism?

  9. The Golden Calf - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Dec 7, 2025 · An examination of the Golden Calf episode in Exodus — how Aaron turned Israelites’ gold into a molten idol, the mythical claim that the statue “came out” of fire, and what …

  10. Moses as Pharaoh’s Equal—Horns and All - Biblical Archaeology …

    Sep 20, 2023 · So Pharaoh, so Moses. At every turn, the biblical narrative directs the reader to understand Moses as the equal to his Egyptian counterpart—from the birth story in Exodus 2 …