Digging up biblical history Kuball assists in the excavation of the Ancient Site of Shiloh
Kelsey Kuball of Waterville works the dry sifter at the Associates of Biblical Research’s excavation area at the Ancient Site of Shiloh in central Israel. The 2020 WEM High School graduate spent two weeks at the dig site last summer and plans to return next summer. (photo courtesy of Kelsey Kuball)
Working deep within the rocky ground of Israel’s hill country, 2020 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown graduate Kelsey Kuball, daughter of Nathan and Shannon Kuball of Waterville, assisted biblical archeologists excavate numerous artifacts last summer.
“It’s super cool,” stated the University of Northwestern junior. “I’m a Biblical and Theological Studies major and a big history nerd, so it’s really fun for me to be there—to be part of this dig—and see how it all takes shape… I can’t wait to go back.”
Kuball’s Old Testament professor invited her to be part of the Associates of Biblical Research (ABR) team that is working to unearth the Ancient Site of Shiloh in central Israel, which is where the Tabernacle is believed to have stood for 300 years, housing the Ark of the Covenant.
ABR is a Christian apologetics ministry dedicated to demonstrating the historical reliability of the Bible through archeological and biblical research.
“My professor is a one of ABR’s dig leaders, so my role was to assist him at the site,” Kuball explained. “Basically, I helped record everything that was found and helped run the dig, but I did a little of everything.”
ABR operates an annual four-week dig, spanning May and June.
Kuball joined the team for the final two weeks of the 2022 dig...
To see more on this story pick up the December 29, 2022 print edition of the LifeEnterprise.
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