This is Chapter Three of my book, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back up the Bible (Catholic Answers Press, March 15, 2023: Chapter Three of my book, "The Word Set in Stone" (March 15, 2023) surveys the archaeological evidence that is consistent with the accounts of Abraham in the Bible.
+ Near Eastern Archaeological Periods and Timeline of the Patriarchs Introduction What we may call biblical archaeology flourished from the 1930s to the Introduction to Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong’s volume: The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back up the Bible (Catholic Answers Press).