Madison Biblical Archaeology Society

press release: Madison Biblical Archaeology Society meets on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 7:00pm

Bryant Wood, Director of Research for Associates for Biblical Research will speak on "Discovery of the Lost Fortress of Ai."

Khirbet el-Maqatir has been one of the largest digs in Israel in recent years and  may have been the city of Ai, from Joshua 7 & 8. It may also have been the city of Ephraim from John 11:53. In recent years excavators have found remains of a Byzantine monastery, Bronze Age Egyptian scarabs, and more than 1,000 coins from the first century.

MBAS meetings are free and open to all, the public is invited. We meet in the upper level auditorium of Westwood Christian Church, 5210 Odana Road.