Scholars link biblical and Assyrian records. Austrian Assyriologist Michael Jursa recently discovered the financial record of a donation made a Babylonian chief official, Nebo-Sarsekim. The find may lend new credibility to the Book of Jeremiah, which cites Nebo-Sarsekim as a participant in the siege of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.

An Israeli university professor Ehud Netzer who has conducted archaeological digs at Herodium since 1972 announced the discovery of the grave and tomb of Herod the Great, the Roman empire's ''king of the Jews'' in ancient Judea.

An Israeli archaeologist says he has discovered the tomb of King Herod, one of the legendary rulers of the ancient world. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the discovery follows nearly a half-century of excavation work at one of Herod's palaces, located about 15 kilometers south of Jerusalem.