A comprehensive and copiously illustrated description of archaeological discoveries in Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Egypt; their relevance to the Old Testament and civilisation and culture of the area. Based on excavations in the region, the findings lend new significance to some of the most famous Bible stories that have become part of the western heritage including Joshua and the Battle of Jericho, Israel's bondage in Egypt, Samson, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Ahab and Jezebel and many others...