Archeological findings to back up Biblical Events

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Just wanting to know what the church knows about this? Please comment
 

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Can you give us some starting point? Many things have been found over the
years to corroborate what has long been put forward through our Scriptures.
 

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Just wanting to know what the church knows about this? Please comment

i know that there is a lot of archaeological evidence that's been unearthed which corroborates and confirms the scripture, and that nothing has ever been dug up which refutes any of it.

Archaeological remains are subject to interpretation and are scarce in many ways. There are plenty of 'fake' things floating around, and plenty of things that might be represented in a way that really mischaracterizes the evidence, because of bias on the part of the people examining the artifacts. For example idols and inscriptions relating to the worship of other gods have been found in Israel dating back to the days of the prophets: some people, disbelieving, point at it say "
aha!" that Israel was polytheistic and Judaism is a made-up religion mutated from surrounding pagan beliefs, that grew out of wanting to form their own identity among all the people in the land, and just happened to come out on top politically toward the end of the history of the ancient Hebrews. But what is found is some idols, not a history of the culture - taking the actual history of the Jews into account as found in the Torah, this corroborates the prophets who spoke against the idolatry in the land, how that Israel was being unfaithful and running after the gods of the people around them.

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archaeological discussion' is interpretation. If you don't use your head you can get led off into false impressions by huge jumps of inference. But this is always true:

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence


For example, there is not evidence that has been found of a max exodus from Egypt. Some people point at the 'lack' and say this is some sort of proof that it didn't happen. But it is not: there are many reasons why a nomadic people in the desert thousands of years ago would not have left much trace. Also, until we dig up the entire middle east, looking deep under every single hill and rock, we can never know that there is not evidence we simply haven't found. And looking for records in Egypt of this huge defeat at the hand of the living God? People also say this is some kind of evidence the Torah is a fairy tale, because we don't see Egyptian records. But what we do see is evidence that Egypt & many other cultures habitually '
bleached' their history, destroying any record of defeat. Why would Pharaoh have had this tremendous humiliation of himself and every god of Egypt recorded for posterity engraved n stones on his tomb? not likely. Cultures commonly erased all records of former kings when new dynasties came to power.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
 
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posthuman

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Also this is the internet dude --

There is a ton of info at your fingertips.
;)

Here is a good site called "Biblical Archaeology"

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/

i'm on their mailing list; they have lots of interesting articles.
Guess what they are about in general, lol.

There are a lot of good video presentations of information online too you can watch for free.

What are you asking for exactly? That's a hugely open-ended question you asked. Lots of people have devoted their entire lives to studying this and haven't really scratched the surface. What can we really tell you in just a few paragraphs, without any kind of specific direction or question?
 

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King Cyrus, his rise to power, his defeat of Babylon, his humanitarian legacy, his name
—even Babylon’s gates of iron and brass—were all prophesied by God about one and
a half centuries before Cyrus’s birth!

Josephus recorded that King Cyrus actually read prophecy about himself in the book of Isaiah!
The life and work of King Cyrus prove the existence of God!
https://www.thetrumpet.com/article/...ng-truth-about-one-of-historys-greatest-kings
 

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The Ophel Treasure
The Ophel Treasure - Biblical Archaeology Society

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King Hezekiah Comes to Life-A recent discovery from Jerusalem
puts us in touch with the righteous king of Judah.

a tiny clay seal impression, known as a bulla.
It says: “Belonging to Hezekiah, [son of] Ahaz, King of Judah.”
https://www.thetrumpet.com/article/13400.24.181.0/religion/bible/king-hezekiah-comes-to-life

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Massive Gate Found in Goliath’s Hometown
https://www.thetrumpet.com/article/13002.2.0.0/massive-gate-found-in-goliaths-hometown
 

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Behistun Rock Deciphered

The deciphering of the Behistun inscription in the 19th century was one of the most remarkable archaeological advancements and the most vital to understanding ancient writings uncovered in the Fertile Crescent. The discovery opened the door for archaeology to further confirm the Bible’s historical accuracy.

The inscription, like a billboard about the size of half a football field, is situated on a cliff about 300 feet above the base of a mountain in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. The site lies along the road that connected the ancient capitals of kingdoms of Babylonia and Media: Babylon and Ecbatana. The inscription dates back to 516 b.c. and is an account of Darius i’s assumption of the Persian throne (521-486 b.c.). This account was written in cuneiform in three languages (Babylonian, Elamite and Old Persian). In 1835, Sir Henry C. Rawlinson copied and began to decipher the text, finishing the Persian translation in 1846. He and other scholars were soon able to translate the Babylonian and Elamite portions.

Many ancient cultures in the Middle East used cuneiform, but these works were a mystery until the trilingual Behistun inscription was deciphered—the discovery made possible the translation of other cuneiform writings.

The Behistun breakthrough led to others, including the translation of 22,000 tablets at the ruins of Nineveh, Shalmaneser’s Black Obelisk, Shennacherib’s Prism, and the epic poems of Gilgamesh and Enuma Elish. (These poems contain accounts of the Flood, creation and the tower of Babel that closely parallel the Bible.)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behistun_Inscription
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The Rosetta Stone and the Behistun Rock
The Rosetta Stone and the Behistun Rock
 

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Behistun Rock Deciphered

The deciphering of the Behistun inscription in the 19th century was one of the most remarkable archaeological advancements and the most vital to understanding ancient writings uncovered in the Fertile Crescent. The discovery opened the door for archaeology to further confirm the Bible’s historical accuracy.

The inscription, like a billboard about the size of half a football field, is situated on a cliff about 300 feet above the base of a mountain in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. The site lies along the road that connected the ancient capitals of kingdoms of Babylonia and Media: Babylon and Ecbatana. The inscription dates back to 516 b.c. and is an account of Darius i’s assumption of the Persian throne (521-486 b.c.). This account was written in cuneiform in three languages (Babylonian, Elamite and Old Persian). In 1835, Sir Henry C. Rawlinson copied and began to decipher the text, finishing the Persian translation in 1846. He and other scholars were soon able to translate the Babylonian and Elamite portions.

Many ancient cultures in the Middle East used cuneiform, but these works were a mystery until the trilingual Behistun inscription was deciphered—the discovery made possible the translation of other cuneiform writings.

The Behistun breakthrough led to others, including the translation of 22,000 tablets at the ruins of Nineveh, Shalmaneser’s Black Obelisk, Shennacherib’s Prism, and the epic poems of Gilgamesh and Enuma Elish. (These poems contain accounts of the Flood, creation and the tower of Babel that closely parallel the Bible.)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behistun_Inscription
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The Rosetta Stone and the Behistun Rock
The Rosetta Stone and the Behistun Rock
Why? the most remarkable thing that happened to me was when I accepted Christ and I felt like I was going to drift of into space. Because the burden of sin was lifted. Amen. I do not need an ancient find to verify. Amen
 

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Why? the most remarkable thing that happened to me was when I accepted Christ and I felt like I was going to drift of into space. Because the burden of sin was lifted. Amen. I do not need an ancient find to verify. Amen
maybe you posted your reply in the wrong thread, this was about

Archeological findings to back up Biblical Events


"most remarkable archaeological advancements"
 

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Biblical Pool Uncovered

Workers repairing a sewage pipe in the Old City of Jerusalem have discovered the biblical Pool of Siloam

a freshwater reservoir that was a major gathering place for ancient Jews making religious pilgrimages to the city and the reputed site where Jesus cured a man blind from birth, according to the Gospel of John.
Biblical Pool Uncovered in Jerusalem - latimes
 
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Biblical Pool Uncovered

Workers repairing a sewage pipe in the Old City of Jerusalem have discovered the biblical Pool of Siloam

a freshwater reservoir that was a major gathering place for ancient Jews making religious pilgrimages to the city and the reputed site where Jesus cured a man blind from birth, according to the Gospel of John.
Biblical Pool Uncovered in Jerusalem - latimes
The most remarkable thing I ever found was when Jesus came into my life and no archaeology find will ever replace that. Amen. How about the woolly mammoth they found with green grass in it's mouth in Siberia?
 

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The most remarkable thing I ever found was when Jesus came into my life and no archaeology find will ever replace that.
Amen, and i never said it did not, but we can learn a lot Archeolog

How about the woolly mammoth they found with green grass in it's mouth in Siberia?

well I can say that they did not evolve, like most the world believes,
and Archeological findings to back up Biblical records prove them wrong
 
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