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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Gush Halav, Gischala 78 BC built on top of its remains. a. "Surveys made at the end of the 19th and early 20th century revealed the remains of two synagogues. The village church was built over the remains of one which stands at the highest point on the hill. The other built of large carefully dressed blocks and in a better state of preservation, is beautifully situated near the village spring, overlooking a green valley. ... The site is identified with el-Jish in Upper Galilee." (The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land, Gush-Halav) b. A church was built on top of remains of a second synagogue on the city hilltop. ... See also: The bema: Prototype of the Church Pulpit b. "Other synagogues, at Khirbet Shema and Gush Halav, had a bima against the southern wall" (The Ancient Synagogue, Lee Levine, p195, 1999 AD) 3. ... Synagogue Architectural Prototypes in the Church: 1. Standard architectural synagogue typology: Introduction, Master Chart 2. Mikveh for Ritual Purity: The Christian Maker 3. Ritual purity stone ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gush-Halav-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-John-of-Gischala-first-jewish-war-revolt-bema-heart-columns-ark-scrolls-78bc.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Titus Flavius Josephus (Joseph ... A few years later (sometime between 49 and 44 B.C.E.), Julius Caesar prohibited all collegia Empire-wide except the most ancient. One exception, perhaps because it conformed to the notion ancient, was ... Josephus Antiquities 16.167-168 8. No pot lucks or common meals in the synagogue: Sacred Mazzot Passover meals only, "Social gospel" forbidden: a. Same in Christian Church: "If anyone is hungry, let ... Josephus adds several pre-70 AD first century synagogues to our list of known cities. In several cases, the only historical record of a synagogue at a specific city is solely because Josephus ... of the lower, extended as far as Siloam; for that is the name of a fountain which hath sweeter water in it, and this in great plenty also." (Josephus Wars of the Jews 5.140) c. "accordingly, you ... There was also a spring of water within the wall, at the utmost limits of the city. 2. (9) As this city was naturally hard to be taken, so had Josephus, by building a wall about it, made it still ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Joseph-ben-Matthias-Titus-Flavius-Josephus-70ad.htm

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The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) Bible manuscript: Oldest and only ... ... After 70 AD Temple worship went irrevocably extinct and all the Jews were left with was synagogue worship, which is a mirror image of the Christian church in work, worship and function. For 2000 years the Jews ... The Samaritans have maintained the Passover sacrifice without change since the time of the exodus, beginning their calendar in the Spring as specified in the Pentateuch (Exod. 12:2). They have made their pilgrimages for the three main festivals to Mount Gerizim without change since ancient times. They enter their synagogue barefoot, as instructed in the Torah ... If you are a Samaritan, click here to find a good church for you to attend, learn about your saviour Jesus Christ and be immersed in water in the name of Jesus for the remission of your sins. Steve Rudd Nov 2017 ... Ezra 6:13-18: Jerusalem temple is completed 13. 486-465 BC: Ezra 4:6: Enemies hinder Jews rebuilding city of Jerusalem during the reign of Xerxes (Ahasuerus): 486-465 BC 14. 465 BC: Ezra 4:7-16: The Samaritans ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Samaritan-Pentateuch-SP-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Paleo-Hebrew-1362AD.htm

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Jordan River source, headwater, tel Dan Paneas, Caesarea philipi ... ... John 6:24, 225 AD) b. The story of Israel crossing Jordan under Joshua is typical of Christian things, and is written for our instruction... All this has been added, not, I conceive, without appropriateness, to ... However Origin connected the baptism site of Bethabara with the modern baptism site on the Israeli side and the ancient byzantine site directly across the river from the Israeli site. b. Origin's derived etymology ... Obviously the river was never called the Jordan until after Joshua died and Dan moved to Laish. At the foot of Mount Hermon, the Karst spring cave from which the Jordan River has its source is the largest in the Middle east with a yearly output of over 240 million cubic meters of water. It is absolutely pure, fast flowing and like a mountain stream, "makes ... In Judges 18-19 we learn that the Danites transported the pagan shrine of Micah north to Laish in 1390 BC under the supervision of Jonathan, the grandson of Moses. "They called the name of the city Dan, after the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jordan-river-down-from-dan-headwaters-source-mt-herrmon-tel-dan-caesarea-philipi-paneas-temple-of-pan-salt-dead-sea-1340bc.htm

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bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-rudolph-cohen-kadesh-barnea ... Early in this century, a general scholarly consensus emerged, identifying Kadesh-barnea with Tell el-Qudeirat, located in the fertile valley watered by the spring of 'Ain el-Qudeirat. In the Bible, ... It was from Kadesh that Moses sent twelve men to spy out the land (Num. 13:26), and messengers to the king of Edom to request passage through his territory (Num. 20:14). The abundance of water at the ... Kadesh-barnea was situated in the Wilderness of Zin (Num. 20:1; 27:14; 33:36), although it is also associated with the Wilderness of Paran (Num. 13:26) and defined as a city on the border of Edom ... Between 1976-1982, the author carried out ten seasons of excavations at Kadesh-barnea. These excavations revealed that the site consisted of three superimposed fortresses, each one built over the ... In Beersheba and Nahal Besor region there is ample proof of resettlement -between ancient Arad and Tell el Far'ah in Nahal Besor, even though the character of this settlement is difficult to define. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-rudolph-cohen-kadesh-barnea-fortress-judaean-israel-museum-1983ad.htm

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Official creed of the Orthodox church ... for service to God (Acts 1:8), to place God's love in our hearts (Romans 5:5), and to impart spiritual gifts (I Corinthians 12:7-13) and virtues (Galatians 5:22, 23) for Christian life and witness. ... It is how we gain entrance into God's kingdom and His Church. Jesus said, "Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). From its beginning, the Church ... both the synagogue and the temple, adjusting them in keeping with their fulfillment in Christ. The Orthodox Liturgy, which developed over many centuries, still maintains that ancient shape of worship. ... They worship God (Revelation 4:10) and inhabit His heavenly dwelling places (John 14:2). In the Eucharist we come "to the city of the living God" and join in communion with the saints in our worship ... Such confessions of faith appear as early as the New Testament, where, for example, St. Paul quotes a creed to remind Timothy, "God...was revealed in the flesh..." (I Timothy 3:16). The creeds were ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Orthodox.htm

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The Sinai Peninsula has always been Egyptian territory. ... Just another example of the same phraseology that they left Egypt the moment they were outside the city limits of Goshen. C. Wadi el-Arish is the border of Egypt: 1. Scripture says the wadi el-Arish was the ... the wilderness 2. Ancient literary sources confirm border of Egypt is at the Wadi el-Arish, the River of Egypt in Gen 15:18 a. 670 BC: Esarhaddon's 10th campaign says the Brook of Egypt had no water! (ANET 292, Esarhaddon) b. 250 BC: The Septuagint (LXX): substitutes "the brook of Egypt" in Isa 27:12 for Rhinocorura, c. 150 BC: Polybius: Rhinocorura is the border of Egypt (Polybius, Histories 5:80) d. 100 BC: Judith 1:9: River of Egypt is not the Pelusiac branch of the Nile e. AD 110: Josephus: Simeon borders Egypt (Sinai Peninsula) and Arabia (Petra); Rhinocurura is in ... The Red Sea crossing at the Bitter lakes or the North end of the Gulf of Suez is only 100 km from the throne of the Pharaoh and Israel would not feel safe after crossing. A Mt. Sinai located at Mt. Musa where ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-egypt-border-territory-sinai-peninsula-out-of-egypt.htm

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Origin of Synagogues: 10 Reasons why Synagogues began in Alexandria ... The global distribution of the Septuagint was the engine that spawned the birth of Synagogues as a part of God's eternal plan to create a bridge between temple worship and the Christian Church. ... However, up to the present date no ancient synagogue building has been discovered in Egypt." (The Ancient Synagogue from it origins to 200 CE, Birger Olsson, Meeting community Synagogue, p148, 2003 ... century b.c.e., and Jews flowed into the new city in large numbers almost from the beginning, many as prisoners of war. (Josephus reports that Alexander himself settled Jews in the city, JW 2.487; cf. ... Another study found that only 12% of Judean synagogue inscriptions were in Hebrew: "A recent survey [1970's] of Palestinian synagogue inscriptions revealed that 67 were in Greek, 54 were in Aramaic ... b. "And all the people gathered as one man at the square which was in front of the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Origin-of-ancient-Synagogues-first-century-originated-at-Alexandria-Egypt-began-spawned-by-Greek-Septuagint-translation-Tanakh-Babylonian-captivity-Nehemiah-280BC.htm

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Encyclopedia of Pentecostal ministries and preachers Jones, Bob Joyner, Rick Kansas (Metro) City Fellowship Kenyon, Essek Kilpatrick, John Kinchlow, Ben Kuhlman, Kathryn Latter Rain Doctrines Lea, Larry Mainse, David 100 Huntley McPherson, Aimee Semple, Meyer, Joyce Montanus Montanism Ozman, Agnes Parham, Charles Fox Paulk, Earl: Chapel Hill Harvester Church Pensacola Blessing Popoff, Peter Price, Fred Crenshaw Christian Center Promise Keepers Rex ... We believe that each person is first responsible to evangelism in their own family as the Holy Spirit leads them and gives them the ability. Water Baptism We believe in the ordinance of water baptism ... about their personal lives, their finances, their illnesses, and their hopes -- all along making careful note of what Grant would later claim was revealed to him by the anointing of God's Holy Spirit. ... There's nine of them! he told his congregation by revelation knowledge, but probably got the idea from Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, where this ancient heresy was revived on page 55. Hinn taught ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-encyclopedia-pentecostal-preachers.htm

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Official creed of the Shakers: Compendium (1859) Mother Ann Lee ... Josephus, an eye-witness, relates that sights, sounds, and voices were seen and heard by the whole city of Jerusalem. And, according to the Scriptural records, dumb animals were sometimes taken ... He revealed to me the depth of man's loss, what it was, and the way of redemption therefrom. Then I was able to bear an open testimony against the sin that is the root of all evil; and I felt the power of God flow into my soul like a fountain of living water. From that day I have been able to take up a full cross against all the doleful works of the flesh." 30. About the year 1774, Mother Ann received a revelation, directing her to repair to America; also that the second Christian Church would be established in America; that the Colonies would gain their independence; and that liberty of ... to wait with patience, and to "pray and not faint." 8. This was the state of the people in the spring of 1780, when some of them visited Mother Ann and her little family, and were soon convinced ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-shakers.htm

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creed and beliefs of Baha'i Faith: A brief history & notes on ... ... The site is a major national tourist attraction in Israel and is often included in tours of holy places which include ancient Jewish, Christian and Muslim points of interest. Construction of the Terraces and Arc Project was completed in the year 2000. The ... Isaiah 2:2 Some common Baha'i terms Progressive Revelation Process whereby God's will is revealed to mankind through a succession of divine Messengers known as Manifestations Manifestation An incarnation of specific attributes of God, (i.e. ... Pray, an answer was given which I have come to tell you. (cont'd) "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to ... I will make the son of the maid servant into a nation also because he is your offspring. Genesis 21:12,13 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her ... ... https://www.bible.ca/creed-bahai-beliefs.htm

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Official creed of Reformed Baptist church Billy Graham: "Well I think I am in wonder fellowship with all of them." Larry King: "You're comfortable with Salt Lake City. You're comfortable with the Vatican?" Billy Graham: "I am very comfortable ... Nevertheless, we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word, and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God, and government of the church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature and Christian prudence, according to the general ... all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are ... 16:16; Acts 8;36, 37, 2:41, 8:12, 18:8) 3.The outward element to be used in this ordinance is water, wherein the party is to be baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-ref.htm

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The Epic of Gilgamesh 1150 BC: 500 Flood stories prove Noah's ... ... They established Death and Life, but they did not make known 'the days of death". In other words, the answers to life that Gilgamesh seeks have not been revealed by the gods. This pronouncement of the mortality of man, parallels how God shortened ... Instead of warning the townsfolk of the impending doom, the gods tell Ut-anapishtim that they have ordered him out of the city of the gods as unworthy. A few relatives and friends help him build the boat which was coated, like Noah's ark, with ... Gilgamesh decides he will take the plant back home to his kingdom in Uruk and test its effects on some old men to see if it really works. As he makes the return trip home, he stops for the night and begins bathing in a spring of water. The smell of the ... Look at its wall which gleams like copper(?), inspect its inner wall, the likes of which no one can equal! Take hold of the threshold stone--it dates from ancient times! Go close to the Eanna Temple, the residence of Ishtar, such as no later king ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ark/noahs-ark-flood-creation-stories-myths-epic-of-gilgamesh-neo-babylonian-akkadian-cuneiform-ut-napistim-tablet11-1150bc.htm

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The wilderness of Paran: The Great and Terrible wilderness from ... Lawz): Numbers 10:11-12, 33 The beginning of Paran is between Hazeroth and Rithmah. Paran begins south of Rithmah, includes Rithmah and continues to Petra. and is two stops after Mt. Sinai. Num 12:16; ... A. Deut 1:1 proves the wilderness of Paran doesn't extend west of the Arabah Valley and is entirely "Transjordan": The book of Deuteronomy was revealed by Moses at wadi Zered on the way north to take ... Deuteronomy 33:2 "Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, Even the clouds dripped water. The mountains quaked at the ... He stood and surveyed the earth; He looked and startled the nations. Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling." Habakkuk 3:3-7 "Who is this who comes from Edom, With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah (Capital city of Edom: Amos 1:11-12 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-wilderness-of-paran.htm

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Christianity Wasn't Influenced by Pagan Religions! ... 100. Nevertheless, the mystery religions exhibited five common traits. (1) Central to each mystery was its use of an annual vegetation cycle in which life is renewed each spring and dies each fall. ... From Egypt, the cult of Isis gradually made its way to Rome. While Rome was at first repelled by the cult, the religion finally entered the city during the reign of Caligula (A.D. 37-41). Its ... are when they describe the pagan myth in Christian language: "The dead body of Osiris floated in the Nile and he returned to life, this being accomplished by a baptism in the waters of the Nile."[3] This biased and sloppy use of language suggests three misleading analogies between Osiris and Christ: (1) a savior god dies and (2) then experiences a resurrection accompanied by (3) water baptism. ... J. Godwin does this in his book, Mystery Religions in the Ancient World, which describes the criobolium (see footnote 6) as a "blood baptism" in which the initiate is "washed in the blood of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan-christianity.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Herodium 66 AD ... Synagogue Architectural Prototypes in the Church: 1. Standard architectural synagogue typology: Introduction, Master Chart 2. Mikveh for Ritual Purity: The Christian Maker 3. Ritual purity stone Vessels: Stoneware cups and wash basins 4. ... Click here to find a church near you. By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click to View Go to: Main Ancient Synagogue Start Page Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA Text of Josephus Antiquities 14:335-480 and Wars 1:250-357 ... in the place a sufficient quantity of corn and water, and other necessaries, and went directly for Petra, in Arabia. (363) But when it was day, the Parthians plundered all Jerusalem, and the palace, and abstained from nothing but Hyrcanus's money, which was three hundred talents. (364) A great deal of Herod's money escaped, and principally all that the man had been so provident as to send into Idumea beforehand: nor indeed did what was in the city suffice the Parthians; but they went out into ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Herodium-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-bema-mikveh-mikvaot-free-standing-columns-open-air-first-jewish-revolt-66ad.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: New Testament Jericho 75 BC ... See also: Freestanding Columns: Antitype of Christians 3. Mikveh: a. See also: Synagogue Mikvah: The Christian Maker b. Two mikvaot (or one Mikveh and a freshwater reservoir) in a separate enclosed ... The floor of the main hall was pressed earth as in the Gamla synagogue. Also, a channel carrying water from an aqueduct north of the building runs in a north-south direction through the main hall, ... While the debate will likely continue and further discussion is needed, at this point the evidence seems to weigh in favour of the excavator's interpretation. (The Ancient Synagogue from its Origins to 200 AD, Anders Runesson, p41, 2008 AD) 6. "The oldest synagogue in Palestine has recently been exposed adjacent to the Hasmonean winter palace, north of Wadi Qelt, to the southwest of the city of ... The basin was apparently used by the synagogue attendants as a source of drinking water, or for other purposes such as washing hands. A niche, 1.5 m wide and deep, was revealed in the northeastern ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Jericho-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-bema-ark-of-scrolls-niche-mikveh-oven-samaritan-Bartimaeus-Zaccheus-75bc.htm

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The Amarna Letters and tablets 1406 - 1340 BC. Conquest of Joshua ... They crossed the Jordan on the 10th day of the 1st month of the 41st year (spring, 1406 BC), four days before the 41st Passover, which was exactly 40 years to the day they left Goshen. They started ... Of the two spellings, these Bible haters even chose the spelling of Apiru as opposed to Habiru, because it looks and sound UNLIKE Hebrew. Let the Christian be quite reassured with no doubts, that the ... Tablets EA 147, EA 148, and EA 227 record how the rulers of Hazor and Sidon are called "king". c. EA 228 identifies Hazor as a capital city of many smaller surrounding town. This confirms the Bible ... Look, Gubla is not like the [other] cities; Gubla is a loyal city of the king, [my] lo[rd], from most ancient times. Still, the messenger of the king of Akka is honored more than [my] messeng[er], ... king, my lord?"61-71 I am indeed guarding Tyre, the principal city, for the king, my lord, until the powerful arm of the king comes forth over me, to give me water to drink and wood to warm myself. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-conquest-amarna-tablets-letters-akhenaten-habiru-abiru-hebrews-1404-1340bc.htm

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Comparison list of 75 Joseph/Christ Shadows, Types, Antitypes ... ... breaker in his house Friday afternoon and back on Sunday morning just in time to attend a Christian church!!! c. "The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from ... as well as the building of the adjacent city of Lahun, including workers’ quarters, 10 villas for governmental officials, his pyramidal complex, and a temple and mortuary complex. Joseph oversees construction of Wah-sut (at Abydos) also begins. Development of irrigation—including the reclamation of more arable land in the Fayyum by manipulating the water-level of Lake Moeris—and enormous ... is at the starting point of the “Way of Horus” which was the main trading road between Egypt up the coast to Byblos and Assyria etc. and the Hebrews were in control of a major ancient shipping port. ... of the oppression which lasted 110 years until the Exodus in 1446 BC. Even at Kadesh Barnea (Petra), they were again located at a major shipping intersection of international trade for 38 years. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-Joseph-types-Christ-Shadows-Antitypes-similarities-comparisons-2166-1876BC.htm

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Julius Africanus Sextus: 221 AD. Creation in 5500 AD. 70 weeks ... ... In his younger years he traveled extensively, visiting various biblical sites. For a time he lived in Emmaus and eventually went as an ambassador from that city to Rome. He so impressed Emperor Alexander Severus with his learning that the emperor appointed him to build the library at the Pantheon." (Who's Who in Christian History, W. R. Godfrey, Julius Africanus ... Julius Africanus, who compiled the work with probably millenarist intentions, fixed the duration of the world at 6,000 years and the birth of Christ at the year 5,500." (Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity, ... text was wrong, but because he wrongly interpreted periods of world history in error that are not revealed in the Bible directly. 2. What is utterly astounding and fascinating is that the creation date (5500 ... And Noe was 600 years old when the flood came on. And when the water abated, the ark settled on the mountains of Ararat, which we know to be in Parthia; but some say that they are at Celænæ6 of Phrygia, and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Julius-Africanus-Sextus-Chronology-Genesis5-Textual-variants-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-creation-5500BC-age-earth-Daniel9-70-weeks-221AD.htm

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Herodotus 484 - 424 BC (Greek Geographer/historian) ... city called Arsinoë." (Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library I.33.8-12, 30 BC) c. "This is clear to anyone who looks at the country itself, and further proof is afforded by the facts about the Red Sea. One of the kings tried to dig a canal to it. (For it would be of no little advantage to them if this whole region was accessible to navigation: Sesostris is said to be the first of the ancient kings to have attempted the work.) It was, however, found that the sea was higher than the land: and so Sesostris first and Dareius after him gave up digging the canal for fear the water of the river ... Greek forms, Phoenician forms, and native Egyptian materials jumble together in the mix one has learned to expect of the "Persian Period." And so we called it until postseason research revealed ... adjoins the plain of Egypt. [3] Winged serpents are said to fly from Arabia at the beginning of spring, making for Egypt; but the ibis birds encounter the invaders in this pass and kill them. [4] The ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-ancient-geographers-maps-sinai-egypt-midian-arabia-kadesh-barnea-shur-herodotus-484bc.htm

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Comparison list of 14 Joshua/Christ Shadows, Types, Antitypes ... ... imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." (1 Peter 1:3-5) n. "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. ... Then He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. "He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son." (Revelation ... heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time. "Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Messianic-prophecy-Joshua-Jesus-Christ-types-shadows-antitypes-similarities-comparisons-1446BC-AD33.htm

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The Levitical Priesthood to each of the three lines of priests but only the sons of Aaron could offer animal sacrifices or incense. 3. Levites seem to be assigned and located in every city, not just the 48 Levitical cities. ... extinct, but it was rendered spiritually extinct at the death of Christ being replaced by the priesthood of believers in Christ. 6. Today, every Christian is a priest and Christ is our high priest. ... A flight of steps at the southern corner provides access to the interior of the cave. The bottom of the cave at an elevation of 67.32 m is 2.6 m below the surface. Excavation revealed 2 loci near the ... Pomegranates were a sign that the land was good at the time of the Exodus: 1406 BC: i. ""For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, ... So they sang praises with joy, and bowed down and worshiped." (2 Chronicles 29:30) a. "For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/archeology-exodus-route-sinai-levitical-priesthood-levi-gershomites-kohathites-merarites-aaronic-zadok-asaph-heman-ethan-abiathar-eli-sadducees-annas-caiaphas-ananias.htm

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The Destruction of Jerusalem - George Peter Holford, 1805AD ... Usefulness is the writer's main object ; and if a perusal of it shall contribute, under the DIVINE BLESSING, to confirm the wavering faith of only one Christian, or to shake the vain confidence of a ... many of the subsequent pages, to give in this place a brief description of that renowned city and its temple. Jerusalem was built on two mountains. Three celebrated walls surrounded the city on every side, except that which was deemed inaccessible, and there it was defended by one wall only. The most ancient of these walls was remarkable for its great strength, and was, moreover, erected on a ... From hence, in the spring of 67 A. D. he marched into Judea, every where spreading the most cruel havoc and devastation ; the Roman soldiers, on various occasions, sparing neither infants nor the ... "The fountains," said he, "flow copiously for Titus, which to you were dried up ; for, before he came, you know that both Siloam failed, and all the springs without the city, so that water was bought ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/pre-destruction70AD-george-holford-1805AD.htm

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How Petra was Built, Shaher M. Rababeh, 2005, p223-227 by their predecessors, the Edomites, have not been considered. The experience of the Nabataeans digging wells to store water underground is the only architectural skill reported in Diodorus' account of 312 BC.2 What I found is that very few ... Contrary to what might have been assumed,'" it was discovered here that the primary quarries (those whose sole function was as quarries) would have yielded approximately half of the stone blocks for the freestanding buildings in the city. The ... This is also a product of the availability of sandstone and the local landscape. No one in the ancient world, outside Petra, ever carved a two-story rock-cut monument on this scale.3° Although the architectural composition of el-Khazneh is found in wall-paintings, ... Similarly, their architectural style developed from a mixture of eastern, classical, and local features, as in ed-Deir.35 One of the most significant discoveries this analysis of Nabataean construction techniques has revealed is that the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-how-petra-was-built-shaher-m-rababeh-2005ad.htm

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282 BC: Birth of the Greek Septuagint LXX ... Definition and Christian origin of the word: "Septuagint": Septuagint means "the seventy" but it represents the 72 Jerusalem scholars who translated the Hebrew Torah into Greek in 202 BC. The term "Septuagint" was coined by Augustine around ... (35) The island of Pharos lies in front of Alexandria, the neck of which runs out like a sort of tongue towards the city, being surrounded with water of no great depth, but chiefly with shoals and shallow water, so that the great noise and roaring from the beating of ... sail across, reverencing the place in which the first light of interpretation shone forth, and thanking God for that ancient piece of beneficence which was always young and fresh. (42) And after the prayers and the giving of thanks some of ... that anyone translating the Scriptures from the Hebrew into any other language will, if he is a faithful translator, agree with the Septuagint; if not, we must still believe that there is some deep revealed meaning in the Septuagint. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-birth-historical-accounts-origin-antiochus-II-Letter-of-Aristeas-Aristobulus-Philo-Josephus-Justin-Martyr-Irenaeus-Eusebius-Irenaeus-Augustine-282BC.htm

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In Darkest England and the Way Out, William Booth 1890 AD ... And yet all the way through my career I have keenly felt the remedial measures usually enunciated in Christian programmes and ordinarily employed by Christian philanthropy to be lamentably inadequate ... CHAPTER 1. A Stupendous Undertaking Section 1. The Essentials to Success Section 2. My Scheme CHAPTER 2. To the Rescue!--The City Colony Section 1. Food and Shelter for Every Man Section 2. Work for ... Take a thick Scottish copse dripping with rain; imagine this to be mere undergrowth nourished under the impenetrable shade of ancient trees ranging from 100 to 180 feet high; briars and thorns ... As in Africa streams intersect the forest in every direction, so the gin-shop stands at every corner with its River of the Water of Death flowing seventeen hours out of the twenty-four for the ... Here is the story of one among thousands of the nomads, taken down from his own lips, of one who was driven by sheer hunger into crime. A bright Spring morning found me landed from a western colony. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/in-darkest-england-and-the-way-out-william-booth-1890ad.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: Isaiah 9:1-7 "A child will ... ... For all these reasons, the rendering of the NJPSV should also be rejected, despite its ingenuity, whereas there is no good reason to reject the rendering found in many Christian translations, which gives four double names to the royal child." ... It includes scriptures that appear verbatim or with slight changes in the Bible, such as: "Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah", "Make the pool and the conduit", "brought ... the water into the city", "smote the Philistines ... as far as Gaza", "broke the ... Hezekiah (who used accession reckoning) was coregent with his father Ahaz, starting in 728 BC at age 12, and sole regent starting in 715 BC at age 25. Age 12 was when a boy became a man in ancient Israel as seen in the fact that Hezekiah's son, ... Hezekiah protected the main water supply of Jerusalem (Gihon Spring) by digging the diversion tunnel and constructing the pool of Siloam: 2 Ki 20:20; 2 Chro 32:30. b. Jesus is the living water (Jn 4:14). 10. Fulfilling Isa 9:4, both Hezekiah and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Isaiah9-6-child-king-triple-messianic-bible-prophecy-Midrashic-fulfillment-Gideon-Hezekiah-Jesus-John-baptist-Jesus.htm

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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... ... No, no, my venerable brethren, I have not entered this august assembly as a thief, by the window, but by the door like yourselves. My title of bishop gave me a right to it, as my Christian conscience ... These same bishops, in the sixth Council of Carthage, held under Aurelius, Bishop of that city, wrote Celestinus, Bishop of Rome, to warn him not to receive appeals from the bishops, priests, or ... One of Justinian's laws says, 'Let us order, after the definition of the four Councils, that the holy pope of ancient Rome shall be the first of the bishops, and that the most high Archbishop of ... "I say no more, my venerable brethren; and I come now to speak of the great argument - which you mentioned before - to establish the primacy of the bishop of Rome by the rock (petra). If this were ... the popes never contradicted each other - or else you must declare that the Holy Spirit has revealed to you that the infallibility of the papacy only dates from 1870. Are you bold enough to do ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) Two of these were Life Incidents in Connection with the Great Advent Movement, as Illustrated by the Three Angels of Revelation XIV, published in 1868, and in 1875 Sketches of the Christian Life and Public ... I was thus satisfied that the Bible is a system of revealed truths, so clearly and simply given, that the wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein."' [326] "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy Holy City." The word here translated "determined" literally signifies "cut off."... But from what were they cut off? As the 2300 days was the only period of ... Matt. xxv, 1-7. [165] It was suggested that the night of tarry in t e parable represented half of the prophetic day, or six months, extending from the passing of the time in the spring, to the seventh ... It was similar in character to those seasons of humiliation and returning unto the Lord which among ancient Israel followed messages of reproof from His servants. It bore the characteristics that mark the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-exhibits-Great-Contro.htm

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Songs of Sabbath Sacrifice: Template for book of Revelation ... Revelation uses the number 7 it in a far more creative and clever fashion interwoven into a terrifying adventure story where the reader is told, "Behold I come quickly" which was their cue to flee the city in 70 AD or die. 4. The number 7 is ... Revelation begins with John in the spirit on the Lord's Day, Sunday the day of Christian worship, as opposed to the Jewish Saturday. (2:10) b. Revelation reveals for Christians, the truth missed in the songs of Sabbath Sacrifice that there are 4 ... The Book of Revelation is a divinely inspired message that satisfies this ancient longing of man to know what heaven is like by giving an accurate first hand eye witness account through John while borrowing familiar imagery from the Old Testament as a spring board for new and deeper truths. In this way Paul's words, "The mystery is revealed in Christ" are fulfilled in the book of Revelation. (Rom 16:25-26) 9. Angels of Knowledge: a. "Of all the qualities which are associated with the angels in the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-Songs-of-Sabbath-Sacrifice-Angelic-Liturgy-dss-dead-sea-scrolls-Ezekiel-Revelation-70AD-destruction-Jerusalem-prototype-150bc

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Replacement Theology, supersessionism: Christians are God's Jews ... Like all Christians we believe all Jews, Muslims and unbelievers are lost until they believe Jesus rose from the dead, repented and are immersed in water for the remission of their sins... and by the ... like a woman married to two men at the same time (Romans 7:1-7) ...you believe the body of the Christian is the temple that God dwells in today not some building made of stone, wood or curtains. (1 ... When Christians saw the signs, they fled the city and were saved. Go to Rapture Refuted home page Click to View The church is true Israel and Christians are God's true "Jews" today. Introduction: 1. ... For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous man shall live by faith." (Romans 1:16-17) c. "For there is no distinction between Jew and ... associate the national Jews with the descendants of Hagar as Israelites who are themselves the ancient ancestors of modern Arabs. 4. Paul calls the nation of Israel a lot of unbelieving, out of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-christians-are-jews-church-is-israel.htm

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Hebrew: The World's Oldest Alphabet: English came from Hebrew ... pictograph sometime before the first five books of the Bible were written, perhaps during the 38 years Israel was at Kadesh Barnea (Petra). There are no extant manuscripts of any Bible text with Paleo-Hebrew, except for the Silver Scroll. ... the 16 ancient Sinai inscriptions after collecting dust in museum storerooms, we now have firm proof, not only that Hebrew is the oldest and first alphabet, but evidence of the Hebrews in Egypt dating back to the time when Jacob entered Egypt! 4. GOD IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING: It really should come as no surprise that God's chosen people, the Hebrews, would invent the first alphabet, given the 39 books of the Old Testament were to be inspired in text form. a. God's law revealed at Mt. ... Weekly meetings in thousands of synagogues, each equipped with its own "Christian maker" (water baptistry- Mikveh) made the missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul very easy with a seamless transition from Temple, to synagogue to church. c. Read detailed history ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Hebrew-worlds-oldest-alphabet-Douglas-Petrovich-original-first-Proto-Consonantal-Sinaitic-Canaanite-Pictograms-Photograms-Echograms-Avaris-Tel-el-Daba-1859-1842BC.htm

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Freestanding Columns: Antitype of Church and Christians: 1 Tim ... Christians borrowed from Jewish synagogues, not the other way around. Standardized Architectural Synagogue Signature Typology Synagogue Architecture adopted by the Christian Church Floorplans and ... (each column was composited from several barrel shaped section) of the four synagogue columns and used them unsuccessfully as a physical reinforcement of the city gate against the attacking Romans . ... Here are five heart column sections from Herod's palace at Alexandrium. Photo by Melody Bogle c. 12 Ancient Synagogue Heart-shaped Column sectionals in secondary use as patio stones can be seen today on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee on the beech at the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter: "Below the steps, sometimes under water if the lake level is high, are six heart-shaped stones. They ... newly discovered site on the sea of Gailiee] were conducted from 1971 through 1973. These excavations revealed a small building that is surely a small, undecorated synagogue, about 26.8 by 23.8 feet. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Columns-Pillars-Freestanding-Antitype-Christians-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-incorporated-spiritualized-similarities-church.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) ... Mark and that Paul was sneaking material from the Greeks without even letting them know. John the Revelator was stealing from ancient pagans for his ideas, and Jude did a test run from some early ... new revelations-even though some recent research seems to confirm that the material was stolen 5 The list doesn't end. Mary Baker Eddy, of Christian Science fame, was also around most of Ellen's life. ... In September 1844 Foss was supposed to have received a vision that the advent people, with their trials and persecutions, were on their way to the City of God. He was told that if he refused to give ... All their Master's precepts heeding, Bowing humbly at his feet." But perhaps this would clearly have revealed its origin, as scarcely any class of people at the present day, except Seventh-day ... James A. Wylie Zurich is pleasantly situated on the shores of Lake Zurich. This is a noble expanse of water, enclosed with banks which swell upwards, clothed with vineyards and pine forests, from amid ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH3-aint-so.htm

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Qubur Bani megaliths: Location of Rachel's tomb, fulfilled prophcy ... wife of Jacob, daughter of Laban: 1. Jacob met Rachel as he fled to Haran from his brother Esau, after Isaac gave him the blessing which Esau sold for a bowl of lintel stew. a. Every parent worries their children will marry a non-Christian! b. ... Chemical analysis shows it to contain emetic, purgative, and narcotic substances, which explains its widespread medicinal use in ancient times. Because the fruit exudes a distinctive and heady fragrance, and its sturdy, forked or intertwined ... In 1018 BC, David fled Saul to Ramah and stayed in "Naioth": 1 Samuel 19:18 h. Samuel was buried in Ramah, after which David visited the tomb city of Kadesh Barnea at Petra, in the wilderness of Paran: 1 Samuel 25:1 i. "Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and ... So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments." c. Deuteronomy 4:13: "So He declared to you His covenant which He ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-Rachels-tomb-burial-died-Benjamin-Ramah-Bethlehem-weeping-children-Herod-great-slaughter-Jesus-Matt2-prophecy-fulfilled-Qubur-Bani-Bni-Israel-2000BC.htm

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King Jeroboam tel dan high place altar 1340-723 BC. They're Digging ... ... there were altars, incense offerings, votive offerings involving figurines, and some kind of water purification or libation rituals." (The Remarkable Discoveries at Tel Dan, John C. H. Laughlin, ... The monumental steps belong to the second stage in the building of the bamah. A sounding under the steps revealed pottery from the mid-9th century B.C. Thus, this second stage could be attributed to ... The archeology at tel Dan (Laish) provides us with an incredible window into the ancient pagan history of the tribe of Dan in 1350 BC and Jeroboam in 930 BC. Judges chapters 17-18 details how the faithless tribe of Dan was unable to take over the land granted to them by Joshua so they moved en-mass north and invaded the city of Laish which had no fortification or military, but lived in blissful ... Obviously the river was never called the Jordan until after Joshua died and Dan moved to Laish. At the foot of Mount Hermon, the Karst spring cave from which the Jordan River has its source is the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-tel-dan-laish-leshem-micah-Jonathan-jeroboams-king-of-israel-high-place-altar-temple-1340-723bc.htm

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Commentary on what the early Christians believed about the Trinity ... Yet, neither Clement nor Ignatius nor any other writer of this most ancient period raises the question that would turn out to be decisive: precisely how are Son and Spirit related to the Godhead? ... Nevertheless, if, as Justin notes (I Apol. 13), ... The description is apt and convenient so long as it is not assumed that Irenaeus's recognition of, and preoccupation with, the Trinity revealed in the 'economy' prevented him from recognizing also the mysterious three-in-oneness of the inner life ... But Justin describes this Logos as a second God, one who proceeded from the Father before creation in the manner of word or fire or spring water. "The Father of the Universe has a Son, who also, being the first-born Logos of God, is God." Tatian too has a ... This order, however, was not intended to suggest degrees of subordination within the Godhead; it belonged to the Triad as manifested in creation and revelation." (Early Christian Doctrines, J.N.D. Kelly, p 102 Tertullian "The word Trinity is not ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Book of Balaam Son of Beor Inscription at Tell Deir Alla, Succoth ... ... to the earthquake." (Balaam Son of Beor, Bible and Spade, Bryant G. Wood, p114, 1995 AD) 2. "Deir Alla in the eighth-century B.C. was a large city, perhaps even a center of religious instruction. ... be pitch darkness and terror on earth." (Deir Alla Plaster Texts, Prophets and prophecy in the ancient Near East, Vol 12, 138, 2003 AD) III. Digging up another Bible story: The book of Balaam 1. The ... It is a message of doom, and Balaam is so distressed that he weeps and fasts for two days. Convening his intimates, Balaam discloses to them what has been revealed to him in the vision. A council ... Job, 2000 BC: ""But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place; Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy man's hope. "You ... The quake also fractured the water table of the spring at the site causing it to overflow upon the ruins of the fallen houses. This was the "covering" of "them," i.e., the ruined houses mentioned in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-balaam-son-of-beor-inscription-tell-deir-alla-succoth-1400-750bc.htm

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Seven Myths Of Denominationalism! ... Of course, there is no such written doctrine, since the denominations do not formulate common doctrine. However, there are a set of beliefs which have come to be known as "traditional Christian ... We believe that God's divine providence has assured that the truth can be ascertained from any valid translation. By valid we mean a translation which was objectively interpreted from the most ancient ... Rather, it refers to something which was hidden prior to being revealed by God. As an example, if I asked you to guess what was in my pocket, this would be a mystery prior to its revelation. However, ... man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book." ... It is recorded in Exodus 17:6 where Moses was commanded of god: "Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-7-myths-of-denominationalism.htm

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Marriage in the Bible Modern Jewish weddings are as removed and different from the ancient Jewish marriage culture of the first century as Christian weddings are. If you want to understand the many metaphors, illustrations ... The First stage of a Jewish marriage, (the signing of the "ketubbah") is the last stage of modern weddings (the signing of the marriage license that you buy at city hall). Since Jewish marriages were ... Many copies of ancient Ketubboth have been unearthed through archeology. Confusion over Jewish Betrothal: When the groom and the father of the bride signed the ketubbah, the couple was 100% legally ... My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty ... But you have kept the good wine until now." Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him." (John 2:1-11) V. Mary and Joseph: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/marriage/ancient-jewish-three-stage-weddings-and-marriage-customs-ceremony-in-the-bible.htm

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Ezion-Geber, Nelson Glueck, Excavations at Tell el-Kheleifeh ... ... The Smithsonian Institution — American School of Oriental Research excavations of Tell el-Kheleifeh took place in the spring seasons of 1938-1940. The final report should have been published long ... The location of the tell in the middle of the southern end of the Wadi Arabah, its possession of the first potable water, however brackish, as one comes from the western side of the north shore of the ... in Piggott, The Dawn of Civilization, p 245; Frankfort, The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient, pp. 145 and 169. It is not impossible, of course, that several of the apertures were ... On the south side, near the southwest corner of the double-wall was a massive city gateway, with three pairs of doors and two opposite sets of guard-rooms between them. It is much similar to the ... About half a century later, the Edomites again lost their independence to the Judaeans under Amaziah (ca. 803-775 B.C.).. He captured their great stronghold of Sela, (the Umm el-Biyara of modern Petra... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-ezion-geber-nelson-gluecks-tell-el-kheleifeh-1965ad.htm

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1001 BC: Papyrus Moscow 127: Wermai's Odyssey & Tragic Tale of ... ... of archaizing and several inaccuracies." (Religion, Wisdom and History in the Book of Esther-A New Solution to an Ancient Crux, R. Gordis Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol 100, p 378, 1981 AD) 3. "It was from this time that mercenaries ... (Did the Ark Stop at Elephantine?, Bezalel Porten, BAR, BAR 21:03, May/June, 1995 AD) 5. "From this city you make a journey by water equal in distance to that by which you came from Elephantine to the capital city of Ethiopia, and you come to the land of the Deserters. ... conveyed to wash away the blood from the sacrifices, for many thousand beasts are sacrificed there on the feast days. 89 And there is an inexhaustible supply of water, because an abundant natural spring gushes up from within the temple area. ... We were greatly astonished, when we saw Eleazar engaged in the ministration, at the mode of his dress, and the majesty of his appearance, which was revealed in the robe which he wore and the precious stones upon his person. There were golden ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-archeology-Zedekiah-letter-of-Aristeas-to-Philocrates-Pseudepigrapha-Psammetichus-Septuagint-LXX-Psamtik-II-Expedition-Nubia-Egypt-troops-Ezek17-15-593BC.htm

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The Temple in Jerusalem was not located over the Dome of the ... ... The Mishnah says that water wheel was used to transfer water from a cistern into a laver where the priests would wash themselves according to the law of Moses. Click to View Click to View C. Leen ... However, we may now be able to figure out where the Ark once rested within the ancient Holy of Holies. If, as we saw in the previous chapter, it is possible to deduce the location of the Temple ... Ritmeyer's look at the Rock began first by eliminating the signs of Crusader quarrying on the Rock, which in A.D. 1099 had been captured from the Muslims and converted into a Christian church called ... Their combined dimensions agreed perfectly with the known thickness of the walls of the Second Temple (6 cubits or 10 feet and 4 inches). This foundation trench revealed the location of the southern ... He tells the story of how this identification was first realized: "Once I began to research this problem in the Spring of 1994, the secrets of the Sakhra revealed themselves to me in such rapid ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-dome-of-rock.htm

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Rich man and Lazarus in Hades: Luke 16:19-31: Neo-Sadduceeian ... ... But this concept is already taught extensively throughout the Old Testament. If this truth is already revealed clearly in the OT without the "wild fable-like details" of consciousness in the grave, ... The wicked will be burned up with literal fire, in a literal lake of fire in the literal Jerusalem city dump A literal lake of fire and a literal city dump are two irreconcilably contradictory ... Because the destruction of the wicked is described in non-literal language there will be no actual destruction of the wicked. HADES There is fire, water, tongues, fingers and pain in Hades There is ... Literally Caiaphas who symbolized High Priestly class of Sadducees Literally Lazarus who symbolized underclass Jews and the "Gentile dogs" Jehovah's Witness Any Christian who opposes Jehovah's ... to Bible understanding, Illustrations, p818) "some ... have suggested that in giving this illustration Jesus Christ drew upon the ancient rabbinical concept and Teaching regarding the underworld. ... ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-hades-luke16.htm

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pre-earthquakes-history-data When Christians saw the signs, they fled the city and were saved. Go to Rapture Refuted home page Click to View Earthquakes & Historical Facts Are there more earthquakes this century? Is this a sign ... Another factor that considerably limits our knowledge of ancient earthquakes is that most earthquakes take place outside Europe, the source of most of our information for the greater part of history ... What do we, for instance, know about the "hectic earthquake" activity in North, Middle and South America before Columbus? John Milne points out: "The records before the Christian era, and prior to the ... As to the magnitude of the quakes, on the other hand, their study revealed that the first twenty years of our century (1900-1920) had about twice as great an energy release per year as the whole ... For three or four days after the earthquakes began, the rain poured from the sky, we are told, in rivers of water. Hillocks were levelled with the ground. Countless buildings were thrown down in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-earthquakes-history-data.htm

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Weigall, Arthur: The Paganism in Our Christianity ... Strabo tells us that the primitive Albanians used to sacrifice a human being to the moon-goddess by piercing his side with - a sacred spear; and in the spring sacrifice at Salamis the human victim was similarly pierced by a lance. So, also, in the human sacrifices to ... that it was Satan who had plagiarised the ceremony, causing the worshippers of Mithra to receive the consecrated bread and cup of water. The ceremony of eating an incarnate god's body and drinking his blood is, of course, of very ancient, and originally cannibalistic, inception, and there are several sources from which the Christian rite may be derived if, as most critics think; it was not instituted as an actual ceremony by Jesus; but its connection with the ... John; but, even so, He was still distinct from the Father. He was now the incarnate Logos, or ' Word,' which was the 'divine dynamic,' the active Agency by which God revealed Himself.' yet was not understandably God Himself, though such a phrase as 'the Word was with ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Weigall.htm

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The false doctrine of Roman Catholic apostolic succession! ... John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.' " (Acts 1:4-5). "...You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you..." (Acts 1:8). ... If we do as they commanded, our sins are forgiven, if we do not, our sins are retained. Since this is the only thing revealed in the New Testament concerning their power to forgive and retain sins, ... As we read still farther, we see that Philip is the next person who was able to work miracles. "And Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached the Christ to them. And the crowds with one ... This they have not done. Please notice the following from a Catholic source: "...The Christian faith has been taught, and was intended by its Divine founder to be taught, in all ages on the same plan ... One reason is due to the scandals which were sometimes consequent to public penance. For about a thousand years, there were modifications of the ancient usage. By the middle of the sixteenth century, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-apostolic-succession.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Tertullian ... Whereas Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches today openly preach we must practice many things not revealed in scripture, Tertullian says otherwise. Tertullian therefore, not only shows we must not ... church tradition is". "And how long shall we draw the saw to and fro through this line, when we have an ancient practice, which by anticipation has made for us the state, i.e., of the question? ... To deal with this matter briefly, I shall begin with baptism. When we are going to enter the water, but a little before, in the presence of the congregation and under the hand of the president, we ... From what and through whom, and when, and to whom, has been handed down that rule, by which men become Christians?" For wherever it shall be manifest that the true Christian rule and faith shall be, ... scripture is all-sufficient and then argues that if the Gnostic doctrines are not in scripture, then they are false. "Suppose now I should say the city built a theatre and a circus, but the stage ... ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-tertullian.htm

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The Samaritans: 720 BC The pagan half-Jews of the Old Testament ... ... watched them all that day. (312) Now it happened that the Samaritans, who were now destitute of water, were inflamed with a violent heat (for it was summertime, and the multitude had not provided ... It was burned and torn down stone by stone, then bulldozed. It was immediately declared a Muslim holy site. Click to View 39. Today, ancient Shechem is located Tel Balata, which is about 3 km east of ... for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king." (1 Kings 12:1). Since Solomon was anointed king at the Gihon spring (1 Kings 1:33) c. Rehoboam acted foolishly and caused the Kingdom to split in two. The ten northern tribes became the Kingdom of Israel under King Jeroboam. d. About 931 BC, Jeroboam deliberately created a counterfeit replica of the religion Moses revealed in the Wilderness. ... The sons of Israel did things secretly which were not right against the Lord their God. Moreover, they built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city. They set ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-samaritans.htm

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