While many of the ancient religious sites in modern Israel have been thoroughly examined by archaeologists, one spot in Kiryat Ye’arim remained largely untouched until 2017. That may come as a surprise, too, since the area is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where one of the Israelites’ most sacred artifacts was kept. And what researchers have since found in Kiryat Ye’arim may yet reframe the Biblical narrative.