The work of the famous modern biblical scholar Archpriest Rostislav Snigirev, dedicated to biblical archeology and the history of archaeological research in the Holy Land and continuing the interrupted traditions of Russian church science, is based on rich factual material and, moreover, written in a living and accessible language. This publication is one of the first works of this kind published in Russia after 1917. The book is richly illustrated, equipped with maps, color inserts and contains a comparative chronological table of events in biblical history and the history of the ancient world, an index of names and a subject-geographical index, an extensive bibliography. The publication is approved by the Department of Biblical Studies of the Moscow Theological Academy as a teaching aid. For all students of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. For specialists engaged in research in the field of biblical studies, biblical archeology, the study of historical books of the Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament, biblical history, general church history. For historians, archaeologists, philologists, religious scholars, specialists in biblical source studies and paleography, for specialists involved in the study of the history of the Ancient East, oriental studies. The publication can be used as a necessary teaching aid for teachers, students and students of theological educational institutions, for undergraduate and graduate students of theological universities and faculties.