A massive cultic stone unearthed at an ancient Israelite mansion in southern Israel could provide fresh archaeological support for the biblical account of King Hezekiah's religious reforms, according to research published in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology. Bar-Ilan University's Professor Avraham Faust argues in the 2026 study the imposing stone monument, known as a massebah, was deliberately dismantled and repurposed during the 8th century BCE. The timing aligns with the period when King H