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Basta, Jordan: Biblical Kadesh Barnea. slaughterhouse, crop storage ... ... This is a significant addition to the systematic dating of the eighth millennium BP in the southern Levant, clearly helping to solve some of the chronological problems of the period under discussion." (Neolithic Ashkelon, Yosef Garfinkel, Doron Dag, Qedem 47, p15 2008 AD) 3. For example, Ubaid pottery dates to 4500-4000 BC using evolutionary Archeological dating, is highly developed and of very high quality. In my book on Nimrod and the archeology of the Tower of Babel, Tortoise pottery from Eridu, found in Temple 8 beside a platform in a niche containing sacrificial goat-fish bones to the water-god Enki. 4. Another issue to be taken into account on dating both Basta and Beidha, is the required population in relation to both the Noahic flood in 3298 BC and the great dispersion at the time of the Tower of babel in 2850 BC. a. With 8 people exiting the ark after the flood (3298 BC) you would have about 800 people in 3200 BC, 300,000 people in 3000 BC during the great Ubaid expansion, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-Basta-storage-slaughter-house-city-100000-bones.htm

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Hebrew, Jewish, Yehuda, Bible coins of the Persian Empire Several unique inscriptions from the Persian era and later have been found on coins, pottery and manuscripts. YHD unvowelled (or "YHWD" in vowelled script) is derived directly from JEW and/or JUDAH as referring to the entire Persian province. I. Earliest and first Hebrew coins ever minted: Persian before 333BC Silver obol, Jerusalem mint: II. Persian appointed Jewish governors/princes of the province of Judah: Sheshbazzar: The first governor: 533-520 BC The decree of Cyrus in Ezra 1:1 happened in 539 BC. Five years later Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel leave for Jerusalem "Also King Cyrus brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods; and Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah." (Ezra 1:7-8) "'Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/coins/Jesus-coins-of-the-bible-Persian-Empire-539-333BC.htm

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597 BC Ostraca Ramah-Negev (Tel Ira) "MPQD" Ostracon #1 Joshua ... Being called "Baldy" (qareaḥ) could make some people very angry, as it did the prophet Elisha (2 Kgs 2:23: עלה קרח עלה קרח "Go away, Baldy; go away Baldy"). However, it could be a nickname of endearment, as was the case when Ben Azzai referred to his mentor and friend Rabbi Akiba as "this bald one" (TB Bekhorot 58a). Of course, this suggests that having a double name with some physical attribute-a practice found in late Second Temple times-was already established at this early period." (The MPQD Ostracon from Tel ʿIra: A New Reading, Aaron Demsky, BASOR 345, 2007 AD) Fortress at Ramah-Negev Tel Ira "MPQD" Ostracon #1 Joshua 19:8; 1 Samuel 30:27 Introduction: Tel Ira (Ramah-Negev) ostracon #1 was discovered at Tel Ira in 1984 AD Ramah-Negev is found in two Bible passages: Joshua 19:8; 1 Samuel 30:27 "together with all the villages all around these towns as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to its families." ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ostraca/bible-ostraca-ostracon-Ramah-Negev-Tell-Ira1-letters-census-MPQD-miphqad-mipqad-command-of-Berechiah-Bald-Joshua19-8-Shelemiah-Zedekiah-597bc.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Gamla 76 BC It was a formidable physical fortress that the Romans had great difficulty defeating with their Ballista and other slings. c. "Finds at the synagogue were from the final stage and battle. They included 350 ballista balls, 35 arrowheads, and many nails and pottery items, among them Herodian lamps, broken jars, and cooking pots." (Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research, Rachel Hachlili, p28, 2013 AD) 2. Gamla was founded by Alexander Jannaeus no later than 76 BC (103-76 BC) a. As one of the most important spiritual leaders it is unthinkable that Alexander Jannaeus would found this town without a synagogue. b. The ... Distance to Jerusalem: 132 Kilometers. 3. When an archeologist begins excavating a newly discovered synagogue, the first thing he does to determine if it is a first temple, pre-70 AD installation is determine the orientation. a. If the synagogue points east it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. b. If the synagogue is oriented ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gamla-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-ark-scrolls-niche-mikveh-heart-columns-bema-Judas-jewish-war-ballista-coin-76bc.htm

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1001 BC: Papyrus Moscow 127: Wermai's Odyssey & Tragic Tale of ... ... The Aramean soldiers on the mainland at Aswan were also allowed to erect temples to their gods-Banit, Bethel, Nabu and the Queen of Heaven. According to the above-cited letter of Jedaniah, the Elephantine temple was constructed sometime before the Persian conquest of Egypt in 525 B.C.E.: "During the days of the kings of Egypt [i.e., when Egypt was independent] our forefathers built that temple in the Elephantine fortress and when Cambyses [the Persian ruler who conquered Egypt in 525 B.C.E.] entered Egypt, he found that temple built." But the Jews needed more than permission from the Egyptian ruler to build a temple. According to Israelite tradition, foreign soil was impure soil. From Joshua to the prophets to the Babylonian exiles, it was understood that cultic activities should not be performed outside the land of Israel. When the cured Aramean leper Naaman wanted to worship YHWH in his homeland, he took with him two mule-loads of Israelite earth (2 Kings 5:15ff)." (Did the Ark Stop ... ... ...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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"Israel" Berlin Statue Pedestal Relief (1350 BC) "Israel" Merneptah ... Archaeology is an important science that confirms the historical accuracy of the Bible. Since the Bible refers to hundreds of cities, kings, and places, we would expect to find evidence from on-site excavations. And this is exactly what we have found. The Bible is the most historically accurate book of history on earth. Read the Bible daily! Introduction: 1. On this page, we feature two different examples of the word "Israel" in Egyptian texts: a. The "Israel" name ring in the Berlin Statue Pedestal Relief (1350 BC) was purchased by Ludwig Borchardt from a merchant named M. Nachman in ... Among his finds, the best known by far is the Merneptah stele. This stele, which contains the oldest known reference to Israel, was found in 1896 in pharaoh Merneptah's mortuary temple at Thebes. The day it was discovered Petrie commented, "This stele will be better known in the world than anything else I have found" (1931: 160)." (Portrait of Sir Flinders Petrie, Valerie M. Fargo, Biblical ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-victory-stele-of-merneptah-israel-1205bc-israel-berlin-statue-pedestal-relief-1350bc.htm

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Coins of the Bible: Shekel of Tyre. official temple sanctuary ... Introduction: 1. The Shekel (or sheqel) of Tyre (as it is called) was actually the only SILVER coin that Herod the Great minted at Jerusalem. a. Production of the Tyrian shekel at the Tyre mint occurred 125 - 19 BC. This is the Pre-Herodian temple Shekel tax each Jew had to pay into the sanctuary treasury. b. When Herod completed his new temple in Jerusalem in 18 BC, he transferred the minting of this official temple currency from the city of Tyre to Jerusalem. c. "Since no silver coins recognizedly minted by Herod have been found, numismatists have despaired in their search for them and ... that neither they nor their forefathers nor the kings of Judah had ever known, and because they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent" (Jeremiah 19:1-4) 10. Matthew connects Jeremiah with the story of Judas by connecting the potter of Jeremiah 19:1-13 with the potter of Zechariah 11:12-13. Obviously Jeremiah broke the pottery vessel at the very spot where Judas was buried. How amazing! ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/coins/Jesus-coins-of-the-bible-Phoenician-Tyre-Tyrian-Shekel-official-sancturary-Temple-tax-Peters-fish-money-changers-Judas-30-silver-pieces.htm

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Stoneware: First Century Ritual Purity Stone Vessels Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." So they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it to him." (John 2:3-8) 2. "Around 100 B.C. a major shift occurred in Late Second Temple period Judaism. Pious Jews interpreted Leviticus 11 and 15 literally and began to replace pottery with chalk stone vessels which they viewed as insusceptible to ritual impurity. What started as a small wave grew into a tsunami affecting burial, bathing, and cooking. Both the material ... We actually have no idea what Jesus used at the last supper. b. Steven Rudd made an educated guess based upon the latest research in Biblical archeology. 2. The Author excavated this Ritual Purity Stone Basin at Khirbet el-Maqatir in 2013 AD. a. It was found in about 20 fragments in Cav1 and each piece was recorded three dimensionally by Square Supervisor Abigail Leavitt who also fitted the pieces together. b. The fragments were taken to Orna ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/pottery/Bible-pottery-Stoneware-vessels-Ritual-Purity-First-Century-Jesus-communion-cups-Lords-last-supper-footwashing-basin-six-pots-ossuary-quarry-cores-archeology.htm

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They're Digging up Bible Stories! Archeology now has uncovered a total of three different references to Jabin, in addition to the two Bible references to Jabin of Joshua (1406 BC) and Deborah (1200 BC). This proves the Bible was right all along and that "Jabin" is a dynastic name for a series of kings rather than the one time use of a single king. Two 18-17th century inscriptions have been found at Mari and Hazor with the name Jabin. A third is on the names list of Ramesses II at the Amon Temple at Karnak 1279-1212 BC. 1. The Accadian tablet from Mari reads: "Ibni-Addad king of ... Dating to the 18th-17th centuries B.C.E., this cuneiform fragment measures 1.18 by 1.06 inches and is written in Old Babylonian. The few phrases that survive record objections raised over the transfer of a young woman." (Exodus Itinerary Confirmed by Egyptian Evidence, Charles R. Krahmalkov, BAR 20:05, Sep/Oct 1994 AD) 4. "Name Of Jabin Found At Hazor: A fragment of a clay tablet addressed to Jabin, king of Hazor, was found this past summer in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-ibni-addad-yabni-haddad-qishon-jabin-king-of-hazor-joshua-deborah-barak-1700bc.htm

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595 BC: Bulla of Hananiah son of Azariah: False prophet. Bible ... ... Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon." (2 Samuel 2:12-16) c. Gibeon is the location of the Tabernacle of Moses from 1018-960 BC. Saul killed all the priests at Nob and then moved the tabernacle of Moses to Gibeon in 1018 BC. d. Gibeon was used by the kings as a royal city. When the tabernacle of Moses was taken down the put in the storerooms of the temple of Solomon the former important real estate of the "Gibeon temple mount" became a residence for the elite among the prophets and servants of the King. This probably explains why the head prophet of Israel came from Gibeon. They have found many pottery stamps with LMK "for the king" in the excavations there. e. So Hananiah was likely the leading prophet instructor of the now corrupt and institutionalized prophets school that Samuel founded. I. Archeological information about the seal of Hananiah son of Azariah: Unprovenanced 1. In 1980 AD a seal surfaced on the private antiquities market in Jerusalem ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/bulla/bible-archeology-jeremiah-clay-bullae-seal-inscription-property-of-Belonging-to-Hananiah-son-of-Azariah-Azzur-false-prophet-Jer28-1-17-594bc.htm

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They're Digging up Bible Stories! ... An inscription found at Deir Alla, "Balaam Son of Beor, seer of the gods" proves Balaam of Numbers 22-24. 1404-1340 BC Conquest of Joshua in Egyptian cuneiform tablets Amarna Tablets are a collection of 382 clay tablets written by the Canaanites to Pharaoh of Egypt, asking him for help in defending themselves from the invading Israelites under Joshua. 1396-1358 BC The Shashu of Yahweh's Land "The Shashu of Yahweh's Land" is found in two inscription: The Soleb Temple Cartouche of Amenhotep III: 1396-1358 BC and Amarah West inscription of Ramesses II: 1304-1237 BC. Here is a reference to the promised land of Canaan when Joshua was still alive after completing the conquest! 1350 BC "Israel" in Egyptian name rings and Steles Two occurrences of the word "Israel" in the Egyptian name rings of the Berlin Relief (1350 BC) and the "Israel" Merneptah Stele (1205 BC) prove the conquest was 1406 BC! The Merneptah Stele created during the 20 year post-Ehud oppression cycle of Judges 4:1-3 These ... ... https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Capernaum 30 AD ... This proves the basalt foundation is first century. d. 2. Compass headings: synagogue a. Compass heading towards Jerusalem: 195 Degrees b. Distance to Jerusalem: 128 Kilometers 3. When an archeologist begins excavating a newly discovered synagogue, the first thing he does to determine if it is a first temple, pre-70 AD installation is determine the orientation. a. If the synagogue points east it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. b. If the synagogue is oriented towards Jerusalem it is ... D. Excavation details: 1. "The excavations date this early synagogue (I) to the first century CE, based on the pottery found under and in the cobbled basalt pavement. Thus, the excavations prove that the synagogue (II) of the fourth-fifth centuries CE at Capernaum was erected above an earlier first-century basalt synagogue, somewhat similar in plan to both the later Capernaum synagogue and the other Second Temple period synagogues. Corbo (1982:Photos 1, 2, 5, 8, 10) maintains that the basalt wall ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Capernaum-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-basalt-foundation-peters-house-paralytic-manna-demon-healed-30ad.htm

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Archeology of the Greek language at the Time of Christ ... Aramaic was the "mother tongue" of Jesus and first century Jews living in Judea 2. In times of extreme stress we default to our mother tongue: Jesus and the Masada Rebels a. The cry of Jesus on the cross was in Aramaic: "About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"" (Matthew 27:46) b. When the Jews cast lots in 73 AD to decide who would commit suicide first, they wrote their names in Aramaic not Hebrew on pottery sherds. 11 of these Aramaic ostraca have been found including the leader, ben Ya'ir (Eleazar ben Ya'ir). VI. Aramaic was the working language of the Jerusalem Temple priests: This was the first Temple of YHWH outside Judea: Elephantine in 530 BC See Full outline on YHWH temple at Elephantine History of the Elephantine Temple: The Jewish fortress of Elephantine likely dates back to Manasseh (667 BC) and later fortified by Zedekiah in 593 BC and the based upon all the evidence, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Archeology-of-Bible-languages-Greek-Tanakh-synagogue-inscriptions-coins-Jewish-grave-tombstones-first-century-time-Jesus.htm

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593 BC Nubian Expedition of Psammetichus II, Demotic papyri in ... ... The Aramean soldiers on the mainland at Aswan were also allowed to erect temples to their gods-Banit, Bethel, Nabu and the Queen of Heaven. According to the above-cited letter of Jedaniah, the Elephantine temple was constructed sometime before the Persian conquest of Egypt in 525 B.C.E.: "During the days of the kings of Egypt [i.e., when Egypt was independent] our forefathers built that temple in the Elephantine fortress and when Cambyses [the Persian ruler who conquered Egypt in 525 B.C.E.] entered Egypt, he found that temple built." But the Jews needed more than permission from the Egyptian ruler to build a temple. According to Israelite tradition, foreign soil was impure soil. From Joshua to the prophets to the Babylonian exiles, it was understood that cultic activities should not be performed outside the land of Israel. When the cured Aramean leper Naaman wanted to worship YHWH in his homeland, he took with him two mule-loads of Israelite earth (2 Kings 5:15ff)." (Did the Ark Stop ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-archeology-Psammetichus-Psamtik-II-Demotic-Papyrus-IX-Expedition-Nubia-Philistia-Syria-Palestine-pilgrimage-Byblos-John-Rylands-El-Hibeh-Egypt-595-589BC.htm

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The Third Season of Excavation at Tell el-Kheleifeh, 1940 AD ... ... Other hard stones of varying sizes and coarseness were notched and grooved, so that a forked handle could be tied to them with thongs. S stone hammers were commonly Fig. 10. On the left, a stand-lamp with seven spouts; on the right, a pottery censer with dentilated ornament. used, for instance, by the American Indians. Stone drills were also found in the excavations, almost exactly like those found among the North Ameri-can Indians. (Perhaps theorists who would equate the lost ten tribes with these Indians will now find further reason for the alleged relationship.) Egyptian stone dishes and alabastra, fascinating pottery incense stands and censers (Fig. 10), amethyst, agate, carnelian, quartz, and shell beads, and a fragment of a gold ear-ring were among some of the other small finds. Much of the material found at Ezion-geber : Elath has a flavor all of its own, and some of it is distinctly unique. The horn- and ledge-handled, hand-made pots, many of them built up on straw mats, are ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-ezion-geber-nelson-gluecks-1940-third-season-of-excavation-at-tell-el-kheleifeh.htm

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Samaritan Pentateuch Textual Variants: Joshua's Altar was on ... Even today many Jews, including Adam Zertal say the Samaritan temple was not built on the original Mt. Gerizim. Zertal marks Mt. Gerizim to the east, not to the south were the traditional location of the Samaritan temple marks Mt. Gerizim. Today, we know Zertal was wrong. The Samaritans build their temple on the right Mt. Gerizim. The author has identified the round altar under the rectangular "Joshua's Altar" identified by Adam Zertal on Mt. Ebal. The Hebrew rectangular altar structure on Mt. Ebal, that was found buried, dates to 1250 BC which is 150 years too late to be the actual altar Joshua built in 1406 BC. But another possible problem ... Gerizim by the Jewish priests who followed the grandson of Eliashib, who was married to the daughter of Sanballat the Horonite (Neh. 13:28)." On the basis of the thousands of pottery vessels and burned animal bones (sheep, goats, cattle, and doves), the coins from the Persian period, and Carbon-14 testing, this phase of the temple has been dated to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Samaritan-Pentateuch-SP-Bible-Manuscript-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-scribal-gloss-error-Deut27-4-Mt-Gerizim-Ebal-Dead-Sea-Scroll-4Q33-Deuteronomy-f.htm

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The transition from Temple to Synagogue to church: God's eternal ... translation of the entire Tanakh in Greek. 5. The Egyptian-origin Jewish Synagogues (proseuche- "place of prayer") in 280 BC a part of God's master plan for the Christian church in providing a transition from Temple to Church worship. 6. At the time of the church's birth on 3 April 33 AD, Christians worshipped Christ in the Jerusalem Temple and in the hundreds of Jerusalem synagogues: a. "Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart," (Acts 2:46) b. ... Moses clearly said that when the Messiah comes, that he would relinquish his authority to the Messiah and commanded all his followers to obey Christ in all things. e. Ancient papyrus documents found at Qum'ran quote Deut 18:18 in expectation of the Messiah. 4. Thousands of autonomous synagogues that focused on studying the word of God which Apostle Paul took advantage of as "white for harvest": a. Thousands of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gods-eternal-plan-purpose-providential-transition-from-Temple-to-Synagogue-to-Church-prophecy-fulfilled.htm

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Origin of Synagogues: 10 Reasons why Synagogues began in Alexandria ... synagogue buildings were either converted from houses or built from scratch, at the time of Ptolemy III. (246 BC) Indeed, the three oldest synagogue inscriptions all dedicate the synagogue to Ptolemy III in the cities of Cairo, Crocodilopolis and Schedia in Egypt. 2. For those who mistakenly place the origin of synagogues in Babylon, there are zero second temple inscriptions, zero excavations and zero literary sources to offer support for that theory. 3. Synagogues began in Alexandria Egypt in 280 BC: a. "As early as 1971 M. Hengel argued for a Hellenistic Egyptian origin of the synagogue. ... In Philo's day Jews lived throughout Alexandria but were particularly concentrated in two of its five quarters (Philo Flacc. 55; Josephus J.W. 2.18.8 §495). Synagogues were to be found throughout the city (Philo Leg. Gai. 132). Octavian reaffirmed the privileges of the Jewish community in Egypt when he annexed that country in 30 .B.C.. The Romans also redefined the various classes of the ... ... ...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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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Qiryat Sefer 90 BC Distance to Jerusalem: 23 Kilometers. 3. When an archeologist begins excavating a newly discovered synagogue, the first thing he does to determine if it is a first temple, pre-70 AD installation is determine the orientation. a. If the synagogue points east it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. b. If the synagogue is oriented towards Jerusalem it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. 4. See Orientation: Early Synagogues did not Point to Jerusalem C. Occupation history: 1. Based upon the archeology of the synagogue, the Hasmonean coins and Late Hellenistic/Early Roman pottery, the synagogue has been dated to 90 BC, likely at the time of Alexander ... The Torah Shrine was likely a wooden box with either curtains or two wooded doors: 6. "Kiryat Sefer is located some 25 km. east of Tel Aviv, on a hill near the ancient road from Caesarea via Beit Horon to Jerusalem. The remains of a small Jewish village were found at the site. Several dwellings were arranged around a broad square, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Qiryat-Sefer-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-red-plastered-painted-fresco-four-columns-mikveh-mikvaot-benches-90bc.htm

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Scientology: Hubbard and the Occult ... Some $280,000 was paid to publishers Ralston Pilot to prevent publication of Omar Garrison's authorised biography of Hubbard. However, Garrison retained copies of thousands of Hubbard documents and showed me one which had been referred to in the Armstrong trial. The Blood Ritual is an invokation of the Egyptian goddess Hathor, performed by Hubbard during the late 1940s. As the name suggests, the ritual involved the use of blood. Hubbard mingled his own blood with that of his then wife (the girlfriend ... Hubbard used the word "thetan" to identify the self, the spirit which is the person. He claimed that the word derived from an earlier Greek usage of the letter theta for "spirit" (049). I have been unable to find such a usage, but can comment that the theta symbol is central to the Crowley system where it is found as an aspect of the sign used for Babalon. To Crowley, the theta sign represented the essential principle of his system - thelema or the will. (050) By "Operating Thetan", ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-occult-roots.htm

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The Civilization of the Edomites, Nelson Glueck Note: Glueck is a Bible trasher who takes the view that the Exodus happened after 1200 BC, when the Bible says it happened in 1450 BC: "Transjordan taken place before the 13th century B.C., the Israelites would have found neither Edomite nor Moabite kingdoms, well organized and well fortified, whose rulers could have given or ... It is significant in this connection, that neither the Egyptian lists of towns nor the Tell el-Amarna tablets refer to Eastern Palestine in the period extending from the 20th to the 14th centuries B. C. Edom and Seir are first mentioned in the records of Mernepthah ( cir. 1235-1227 B.C.) and Ramses III ( cir. 1198-1167 B.C. ). It ... The borders of these kingdoms, which can now be accurately fixed, were fortified by strong fortresses ( Fig. 5 ), built usually on eminences and commanding a view of each other. The agriculture of these kingdoms was intensive, their pottery well-made, their commerce sensibly ordered, their literature in all probability of no mean ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-civilization-of-the-edomites-nelson-glueck-1947ad.htm

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The Wilderness of Zin, C. Leonard Woolley and T. E. Lawrence ... The westernmost part of the range (on the map called Jebel um Hashim) runs down from the central height in a spur called Jebel el Ain, and afterwards in a long broken chain of less notable hills extending to Jebel Muweilleh, a flinty peak some miles within the Egyptian border. This chain of foothills is important geographically, in ... Yet one party of travellers after another set out, either from Syria or from Egypt, with this obscure water-hole as their avowed object. Ain Kadeis is too small to water the flocks of other than the few poor families who live near it, and, as we found, too remote from all roads to come to the notice of such Arab guides as live at ... In the side of the valley are the last remains of rough terrace-walling, and near by, a little to the north of the wady entrance on the sand-hills, we found ancient remains. There were eight poor ring-graves, some sherds of Byzantine pottery, and a few rough stone foundations that might in courtesy be called a farmhouse. These late ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-woolley-lawrence-the-wilderness-of-zin-1914-1915ad.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Cana 40 BC The answer is likely that they were in an adjoining storage room of the synagogue near the banquet hall. Stoneware is unique to the first century and was used for ritual purity by the Jews. Standard pottery could not be reused and had to be broken after sacred use. Stoneware, the Pharisees reasoned, could be reused. Pottery is made ... Distance to Jerusalem: 117 Kilometers 3. When an archeologist begins excavating a newly discovered synagogue, the first thing he does to determine if it is a first temple, pre-70 AD installation is determine the orientation. a. If the synagogue points east it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. b. If the synagogue is oriented ... of Nathanael: a. "Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together." (John 21:2) b. "Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote-Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Cana-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-khirbet-qana-John2-miracle-water-wine-stoneware-pot-pillar-mikveh-30bc.htm

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Judean Governors, Procurtors and Prefects time of Jesus, first ... ... their several bullae, pottery handle stamps and coins! Sheshbazzar: The first governor: 533-520 BC The decree of Cyrus in Ezra 1:1 happened in 539 BC. Five years later Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel leave for Jerusalem "Also King Cyrus brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods; and Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah." (Ezra 1:7-8) "'Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought ... Both were present at the laying of the foundation. When Sheshbazzar died, Zerubbabel succeeded him as Governor of Judah. Elnathan The third governor: 510-490 BC Archeology has found two bullas and seals with "phwʾ" with the name of Elnathan on them. The first has an inscription with "Belonging to Elnathan the governor" on it. The ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/coins/Coins-Judean-Governors-Satraps-Procurators-Prefects-Jesus-Herod-Antipas-Philip-Archelaus-Pilate-Agrippa-Felix-Festus-587BC-66AD.htm

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Quattuordecim (XIV): Ezra Translated the Paleo-Hebrew manuscripts ... Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, Meshullam (Nehemiah 8:4) After Daniel surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar in 605 BC at the beginning of the 70 year captivity and after the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BC and after the decree of Cyrus to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple in 536 BC and after the decree of Artaxerxes II to rebuild the city walls in 458 BC the Jewish world that Ezra the scribe found himself in had changed dramatically. Hebrew was functionally extinct among the general population of Jews who now spoke Aramaic. Ezra was ... Abraham built an altars at Khirbet el-Maqatir (archeological site excavated by the author): i. "Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord." (Genesis 12:8) 1. ii. "He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Quattuordecim-Ezra-translates-Bible-manuscripts-Paleo-Hebrew-Masoretic-Aramaic-square-corrupted-deliberate-anti-Samaritan-Mt-Gerizim-Ebal-Joshuas-Altar-458BC.htm

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The Exodus Route: Goshen and Ramses ... Tel el-Dab'a is where Jacob, Joseph and his brothers lived and were buried. Excavations by Manfred Bietak discovered a series of tombs and the famous "Joseph statue" that had been smashed into pieces. It was occupied by the Hyksos as an administration center. At the time of the Exodus it was the Egyptian palace beside the Nile river where Moses was placed in a basket and found by Hatshepsut. 3. City of Goshen is Heroonpolis at Tell el-Maskhuta: a. The Septuagint changes Goshen in the Masoretic text to Heroonpolis in Genesis ... Only the Temple Sadducees continued to speak Hebrew in their worship services to an Aramaic and Greek speaking audience the same way Roman Catholics today use Latin in English speaking audiences. These Jerusalem Temple approved scholars were the ones who anachronistically updated the ancient Hebrew place-names to reflect their current name. They updated 4 Bible verses that are helpful for us today in understanding the Exodus Route. Lake Goshen, also known in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-goshen.htm

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282 BC: Birth of the Greek Septuagint LXX The city of Alexandria was founded in 331 BC by the Alexander the Great, two years after he conquered the Persian empire in 333 BC. Just ten years later, in 323 BC he died at age of 32 and the Greek kingdom split into four fulfilling the prophecy of Dan 8:8; 11:3-4. Ptolemy I (Soter) became pharaoh of the Egyptian kingdom from 323-282 BC and in 295 BC he instructed ... was complete; Justin Martyr (150 AD) who says the Greek Isaiah 7:14 was translated as virgin and confirms the Septuagint was widely distributed throughout the world; Irenaeus (180 AD) who says that just as God inspired Ezra to restore the scriptures lost in the destruction of the temple, so too, God inspired the translators of the LXX to create a Greek Torah. Irenaeus accuses Jews living in 130-180 AD of corrupting the long accepted Jewish translation of "virgin" in Isa 7:14; Augustine (400 AD) notes that the lower chronology found in the Hebrew Masoretic manuscript is both wrong and "impossible to explain". ... ... ...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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The Jerusalem Water Aqueduct from the Solomon's Pools: Letter of Aristeas, 278-150 BC: The water aqueduct from Etam to the temple in Jerusalem is described in detail i. The letter of Aristeas is a Pseudepigrapha, meaning that it was written by a real person who deceptively represented himself as an historic person, from an earlier time in history. It would be like someone living today, composing a letter, dating it to 1864 AD and signing it Abraham Lincoln. In the same way the Jewish author of the Letter of Aristeas represents himself as Egyptian courtier living 100 years earlier. ii. Letter of Aristeas, therefore is a Pseudepigrapha written by Alexandrian Jew in 150 BC, claiming to be written by Egyptian ... Threshing floors were never placed near springs of water, for the same reason you don't put a toilet in the middle of your dinner table. (read more why) Solomon built the temple over a threshing floor, nowhere near the Gihon Spring. Need we remind them that the whole idea of "living water" at the temple is also not found in the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-threshing-floor-aqueduct.htm

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Ancient Synagogues: 24 New Testament Synagogues ... translation of the entire Tanakh in Greek. 5. The Egyptian-origin Jewish Synagogues (proseuche- "place of prayer") in 280 BC a part of God's master plan for the Christian church in providing a transition from Temple to Church worship. 6. At the time of the church's birth on 3 April 33 AD, Christians worshipped Christ in the Jerusalem Temple and in the hundreds of Jerusalem synagogues: a. "Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart," (Acts 2:46) b. ... But the Jews incited the devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. But they shook off the dust of their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium." (Acts 13:42-51) 2. Antioch, Syria: (Paul's home base for missionary journeys) a. Bible passages: i. "The statement found approval with the whole ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Christian-infallible-inspired-Scripture-New-Testament-50ad.htm

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Lachish Letters Ostraca collection, Tablets and Inscriptions ... attacked Jerusalem 605-587 BC. "Some thirty-six inscriptions have been discovered at Tell ed-Duwêr/Tel Lachish, including Proto-Canaanite inscriptions, inscribed seals and weights, several Egyptian inscriptions, and an Aramaic inscription on a Persian-period altar (for a recent overview with bibliography, see Pardee 1997c). ... The first 18 were found by the late J. L. Starkey in 1935; three more (making 21 in all) were added during a supplementary campaign in 1938. Most of the ostraca were letters, while others were lists of names, etc., but only a third of the documents are preserved well enough to be reasonably intelligible throughout. Nearly all of ... These assumptions provide a coherent framework in which to read the letters." (Ancient Aramaic and Hebrew Letters: Translations. J. M. Lindenberger, Page 117, 2003) Lachish Ostracon #2: YHWH Note: Lachish ostraca 2,6,7,8,18 from same pottery vessel , written by same scribe at the same time in 589 BC. Lachish Ostracon #2: YHWH Note: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ostraca/Ostraca-Lachish-Letters-Jeremiah-YHWH-Egypt-Fire-Signals-Azekah-weakening-hands-nebuchadnezzar-587BC.htm

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Exodus route and Conquest: Hormah, Tamar, Way of the Spies So the name of the city was called Hormah." Judges 1:17 The location of Hormah: Zepeta: "After a further journey of two hours and a half in a south-westerly direction, he found some ruins, which the Arabs called Zepâta. (Robinson also visited this spot, but could not discover the name of the ruins.) Rowlands could not for a moment ... On the east side the boundary will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar"(Ezekiel 47:13, 19). Biblical Tamar, 30 miles south of the Dead Sea, was one of the main cities on the spice trade. More than 25,000 objects ranging from the First Temple ... The references to Arad, Hormah, and the Way of the Atharim have provided biblical historians, geographers, and archaeologists considerable difficulties. If the reference to Arad means the city of Arad, as identified with Tel Arad in the eastern Negev, then the problem is quite perplexing. Tel Arad was a substantial urban center ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-way-of-spies-hormah.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Gush Halav, Gischala 78 BC A church was built on top of remains of a second synagogue on the city hilltop. c. There are two stages to the church: an early structure in 250 AD and a later structure around 330 AD due to earthquake. d. The excavators found fragments of two heart-shaped columns with two matching capitals whose original location was uncertain. ... Distance to Jerusalem: 140 Kilometers. 3. When an archeologist begins excavating a newly discovered synagogue, the first thing he does to determine if it is a first temple, pre-70 AD installation is determine the orientation. a. If the synagogue points east it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. b. If the synagogue is oriented ... That implies also that whatever Hasmonean (or Herodian) military garrison was in the area was located at Gush Halav, and not Meiron. Given "the significant quantities of Chalcolithic, Early Bronze, and Middle Bronze pottery, ... significant quantities of Iron II material," ... "several nearly complete bowls [from the Persian ... ... ...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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Paul said Mt. Sinai was in Saudi Arabia: Gal 4:25 Thus says the Lord, "Arise, go up to Kedar And devastate the men of the east. " Jeremiah 49:28 Therefore Arabia = Ishmaelites, Midianites, Kedarites, Wildernesses of Shur and Paran, Midian The Ishmaelites, Midianites, Kedarites never lived west of the Arabah valley in the Negev. B. Josephus said that Hagar and Ishmael lived in Arabia Felix (Saudi Arabia) 1. Find Hagar and Ishmael, Find Mt. Sinai. a. Scripture says that Ismael settled in ... The reader is first reminded that Paul himself was in Arabia (cf. 1:17) and will therefore credit him with a certain local familiarity. Arabia is indicated both by the name Hagar as well as by the location of Mount Sinai. Hagar is, to be sure, an Egyptian according to Gen. 16:1, but the region that is later accorded to her son Ishmael and his offspring is to be found in Arabia (cf. Gen. 25:6, 18). There one can also find Hagar as the name of a locality (cf. 1 Chron. 5:10, 19-20; Ps. 83:6), and this name may be preserved today in the place named ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-mt-sinai-arabia-gal-4-25.htm

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Miracles of the Exodus and the Red Sea crossing ... A light while traveling at night: Exodus 13:21; Num 9:21; 14:14; Deut 1:33; Neh 9:12; Ps 78:14 c. A "night light" while camped at night: Exodus 40:38; Psalm 105:39 d. Route Guidance: Num 9:17-23; Ex 13:21; 40:36-37; Num 14:14; Deut 1:33; Neh 9:19 e. Protection from pharaoh's armies: Exodus 14:19,24 f. The cloud was like an "umbrella" that protected them from direct sunlight and rain: Ps 105:39; Isa 4:4-6 7. Their clothing and shoes did not tear, break or wear out for 40 years: Deut 8:4; 29:5; Neh 9:21 a. Did God protect their pottery from breaking? b. Archaeologists have not found any pottery or objects directly connected with the Hebrews during the Late Bronze Age of the Exodus at either Kadesh Barnea at Petra or Mt. Sinai at Mt. Lawz, or any other proposed site. The obvious explanation is that it is difficult to find pottery sherds from a widely dispersed tribal population occupying 25 square kilometers of land. Archaeologists focus on excavating "tells" where the populations are ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-red-sea-miracles.htm

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Archaeologists are digging up bible stories!!! ... Recent archeological discoveries, however, have proven the Bible to be correct in great detail and those who opposed it to be false. In Genesis 11:31, for instance, Abraham (Abram) is said to have lived in the city of Ur. The existence of this great city was often scorned until, recent archeological diggings uncovered its ancient ruins. Temples, houses, and even the king's and queen's tombs have been discovered. The ancient Egyptian city of Pithom has been uncovered and storehouses fitting the description of those built by the Israelites have been found, the lower portion containing brick with straw and the upper portion containing brick without straw. (See Exodus 1:11; 5:7). The mummy of Thutmose III, the pharoah of the exodus, was discovered in the Deir el-Bahri Cache above the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in 1881. If only more would realize that the Bible is not only a guide to the fallen ruins of ancient cities, but also a road map to the glorious city of Heaven! If only more ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-archeolgy.htm

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Jesus Master Builder carpenter stonemason creator build temple ... ... Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones. So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house." (1 Kings 5:15-18) 3. Josiah repairs the Solomon's temple including the flat roof: (pictured is Herod's temple 18 BC) a. "They gave the money which was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the ... Cisterns collect muck, sild, mud, garbage and debris that needs to cleaned out regularly the same way decorative ponds, pools and fountains need cleaning today. c. Pictured is the author excavating a 2000 year old cistern that was in use form 100 BC down to 69 AD. It had a 1.5 foot deep layer of water laid mud at the bottom of the 15 foot diameter round bottomed cistern. Hundreds of pottery sherds were found along with animal bones, grinding stones, coins that were 2000 years old. d. Broken pottery ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Jesus-master-builder-archi-tekton-stonemason-carpenter-foundations-corner-stones-rock-sand-yokes-plows-creator-temple-synagogues-church.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Sardis, Asia 49 BC CRITICAL POINT Sardid synagogue founded around 220 BC The origin of the Jewish Community at Sardis under Antiochus III (223-187 BC) Coincides with Ptolemy III (246-222 BC) to whom Egyptian Jews Dedicated at least three synagogues to for his support in establishing Diaspora synagogues. Cairo 246 BC Crocodilopolis 240 BC Schedia 240 ... a first temple, pre-70 AD installation is determine the orientation. a. If the synagogue points east it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. b. If the synagogue is oriented towards Jerusalem it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. 4. See Orientation: Early Synagogues did not Point to Jerusalem C. Bible and other Literary references: 1. The New Testament: a. "To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: 'I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. 'Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Sardis-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-Rev3-table-of-scrolls-niche-shrine-eagle-lions-mosaics-earthquake-Lydia-49bc.htm

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The ark of the covenant is captured and Shiloh goes extinct. ... The Book of 1 Samuel 1-7 The ark is captured and Shiloh goes extinct 1094 BC Click to view High Resolution Panorama of Shiloh click to view click to view Click to View click to view See also: History of the Temple 1 Samuel 1-7 Introduction: 1. The book of 1 Samuel opens with barren Hanna praying to God at Shiloh for a son in 1102 ... Finally the Philistines send the ark on an ox cart to Beth-Shemesh inside Jewish held territory. Click to view High Resolution Panorama of Shiloh Measurements of the Tabernacle and furniture: 1. Which cubit did Noah and Moses use? The old Egyptian/Babylonia cubit of course: 20.5 cubits. 2. Most modern Bible translations of the Book ... As an example, the two palaces at Ezbit Helmi were separated by an artificial lake, and the distance between the two palace walls was exactly 150 cubits, using the 20.6-inch cubit. These were, just about undoubtedly, the palaces where Moses was raised. Certainly they were the palaces in which Moses and Aaron found Pharaoh when ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-conquest-timeline-chronology-judges-1samuel-eli-samuel-philstines-capture-ark-1088bc.htm

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The Samaritans: 720 BC The pagan half-Jews of the Old Testament ... ... found a large number of burned bones, together with a great amount of ashes. Even though later constructions in the Hellenistic and Byzantine periods destroyed much of the Persian period structure, it seems that with its three chamber gates in the north, east, and south, it resembled the temple built by the returnees from Babylon who probably modeled their temple on the plan preserved in the Book of Ezekiel. The gates in the Mt. Gerizim Persian-period precinct must have been similar to those in the temple described in Ezekiel 40:10-16 and 46:1-3. It should be pointed out, though, that Magen assumes that the Persian period temple "was most probably copied at Mt. Gerizim by the Jewish priests who followed the grandson of Eliashib, who was married to the daughter of Sanballat the Horonite (Neh. 13:28)." On the basis of the thousands of pottery vessels and burned animal bones (sheep, goats, cattle, and doves), the coins from the Persian period, and Carbon-14 testing, this phase of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-samaritans.htm

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Greek Scroll Twelve minor prophets Nahal Hever 50 BC: Septuagint ... ... Of special note is that all the scripture manuscripts were in Aramaic also known as "Square Hebrew". This is a different language and Mosaic Hebrew and modern Hebrew. Remember, in the first century Hebrew was almost extinct being used only by the Jerusalem temple elites. f. Three other special documents were found in the Cave of Letters (cave 5-6): i. Marriage Contract (5/6Hev37) A woman named Babata who was married and divorced/widowed twice had a marriage contract in her possession that was found in cave 5-6. It was ... It is generally conceded that the rest of the Old Testament was translated into Greek by 100 b.c. at the latest. However, there is some debate as to whether these books were also translated in Egypt. Because of the work of scholars such as Albright who have shown strong Egyptian influences in the Hebrew underlying the Septuagint of the Pentateuch, it has sometimes been assumed that all the Old Testament was translated in Egypt. Bickerman has pointed to the fact that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-Septuagint-twelve-Greek-Minor-prophets-scroll-Nahal-Hever-Bar-Kochba-Cave-of-Horrors-letters-Dodekapropheton-Greek-8HevXIIgr-50BC.htm

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Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of Judges: Deborah 1204 ... ... The Ramseese II namelist at Karnak reads: "Qishon of Jabin" The names list of Ramesses II at the Amon Temple at Karnak 1279-1212 BC. 5. Documentation: a. "Ibni (Jabin?), King of Hazor: Babylonian Tablet Confirms Biblical Name: The first reference to Jabin is the list of Canaanite placenames at the temple at Karnak contains the name Qishon of Jabin. A second reference to Jabin has now apparently been found at Hazor, where excavators discovered a fragment of a royal letter addressed "To Ibni," a name similar in derivation to Jabin. Dating to the 18th-17th centuries B.C.E., this cuneiform fragment measures 1.18 by 1.06 inches and is written in Old Babylonian. The few phrases that survive record objections raised over the transfer of a young woman." (Exodus Itinerary Confirmed by Egyptian Evidence, Charles R. Krahmalkov, BAR 20:05, Sep/Oct 1994 AD) b. "Name of Jabin Found at Hazor: A fragment of a clay tablet addressed to Jabin, king of Hazor, was found this past summer in excavations at ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-conquest-timeline-chronology-judges-deborah-hazor-1204-1144bc.htm

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The Water Supply and Distribution System of the Nabataean City ... ... Consequently, the water-supply system may be expected to reflect borrowings from the best civil engineering practices of neighbouring civilizations and innovations derived from demands of the complex topography and limited water resource base of the area. Innovations derived from direct experience of desert water-conservation measures are also to be expected given the nomadic background of the Nabataeans. Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Minoan and Greek civilizations all utilized piping systems for water supply and wastewater drainage. For example, the Temple at Knossos ... Figure 7. Great Temple on the south side of Wadi Mousa. the numerous, widely-scattered catchments appear to serve local community needs for supplemental supplies of lower-quality water when piped water was not readily accessible. Traces of a south-side piping system (Fig. 6) are found in front of the theatre. Two parallel pipelines continue past the theatre along the ridge (B;2) above the commercial district along the Roman ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-water-supply-of-petra-charles-r-ortloff-2005.htm

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Difficult Questions for Mormons to answer The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints Click to View Difficult Questions for Mormons Click to View Click to View Close-up of the golden Nephi Plates that were allegedly written in "Reformed Egyptian" General questions: Why did the angel take Nephi Plates back to heaven? Do they not belong with man? Would not their ... If Jesus was conceived as a result of a physical union between God and Mary, how was Jesus born of a virgin? (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 1, page 50). How did Nephi with a few men on a new continent build a temple like Solomon's while Solomon needed 163,300 workmen and seven years to build his temple? (1 Kings 5:13-18 and 2 Nephi ... And then, of course, there was the so-called 'long count' calendar, which simply counted days from the creation of the world (August 11, 3114 BC, if anyone wants to know). (Linda Schele, 'A Forest of Kings', pg. 78). Why are Cimeters, an Old-World weapon of war, mentioned in Mosiah 9:16 and other verses when none have been found to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-questions.htm

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The Story of Sinuhe confirms Gen 36:15-18 in 1900 BC ... The oldest extant manuscript dates from Amenemhat III (1800 BC) "Papyrus Discoveries: A great many documents written on papyrus have been discovered in Egypt. Some of these are noteworthy for biblical studies. The Story of Sinuhe dates from the 20th cent. b.c., and MSS are found from ca 1800 to ca 1000 b.c. It tells of the exile of an Egyptian official, and describes life of that period in Canaan" (ISBE, Volume 1, Page 255, 1988 AD) What authorities say about the Story of Sinuhe: "The numerous, if fragmentary, copies of this ... Regarding the matter of this flight which this servant did in his ignorance. It is your ka, O good god, lord of the Two Lands, which Ra loves and which Montu lord of Thebes favors; and Amun lord of Thrones-of-the-Two-Lands, and Sobek-Ra lord of Sumenu, and Horus, Hathor, Atum with his Ennead, and Sopdu-Neferbau-Semseru the Eastern Horus, and the Lady of Yemet-may she enfold your head-and the conclave upon the flood, and Min-Horus of the hill-countries, and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-edomites-story-of-sinuhe-1900bc.htm

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Sabbatatrians Refuted and Sabbath keepers Exposed: 2011 AD ... It was a disruption of world lunar calendars by a series of catastrophic events that took place somewhat before the building of the second temple in 586 BC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple) that made the use of the lunar calendar impractical for world civilizations, including Israel. The disruption of these world lunar calendars, as mentioned elsewhere, strongly correlated through ... Assyrian documents reveal a thirty-day month from new moon to new moon. Anciently, the Persian year also had 360 days of twelve months containing thirty days each. The Egyptian year was 360 days in length. Later, it was changed to 365 days. The Book of Sothis states the added five days were introduced ... What this means is that there is ample historical evidence to demonstrate that before the introduction of a 365¼ day year the length of the year was 360 days. The ancient texts of India during the Veda period state the year was 360 days in comments found throughout the Brahmanas. Nowhere is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-lying-for-god-Kerry-Wynne.htm

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The Septuagint, LXX, origin, textual transmission 282 BC God has protected his inspired word from corruption because it is the legal standard that will judge us on the last day: "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, ... Tabernacle tent moved to Nob. 1050 BC: Birth of the Naiothic Text (SNT): Samuel converts Hieroglyphic Hebrew Bible into his new Paleo-Hebrew text format. 967 BC: Solomon's physical temple founded exactly 1000 years before the spiritual church temple in 33 AD 931 BC: Jeroboam adopts Danite temple at Dan and build second at Bethel ... Theologically induced chronological variants in the Bible: (not textual variants) 1. Terah's begetting age of Abram: Terah was 130 not 70 years old when Abraham was born. 2. Long vs. Short Egyptian sojourn: Israel spent 430 not 215 years in Egypt Dead Sea Scrolls Introduction to Dead Sea Scrolls Visit the Seven Scroll Discovery ... ... https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/septuagint.htm

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690-570 BC: Egyptian Pharaohs of Babylonian Captivity: Tirhakah ... ... Josiah the chosen one: 640-609 BC b. Jehoiakim the bible burner: 609-598 BC c. Zedekiah the last hope: 597-587 BC The Six Egyptian Pharaohs of the Babylonian Captivity: 664-570 BC Tirhakah (Taharqa): 690-664 BC Amun (or Amon) was the patron deity of Thebes, eventually being recognized as Egypt's "king of the gods." Here he is pictured as a ram accompanied by Tirhakah, King of Cush (2 Kgs 19:9). Jeremiah prophesied the destruction of Amon at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 46:25). Bible verses: 701 BC: "Then Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria [Sennacherib] fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish. When he heard ... (669-627 bc) after an Assyrian military campaign in Egypt in 667 bc." (Tyndale Bible dictionary, Manasseh) Elephantine established in 667 BC by Manasseh as a Jewish outpost: See also Elephantine Papyri. The Elephantine Temple papyri say that the Persian ruler Cambyses conquered Egypt in 525 BC, that he saw the temple standing. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-Egyptian-Pharaohs-kings-Psammetichus-I-Neco-II-Psamtik-II-Hophra-Apries-babylonian-captivity-Nebuchadnezzar-Josiah-Zedekiah-664-570BC.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Modein (Hurvat Umm el-Umdan ... ... A square (10 X 12 m.) building paved with stone slabs, and whose roof was supported by eight columns, was constructed over it in the time of Herod. The plan of the synagogue structure is similar to those of Second Temple period synagogues, such as those discovered at Masada, Herodium, and Gamla The ritual bath: a structure whose ... A narrow, L-shaped corridor leading to the opening was built around the southern and western sides of the hall. Six Seleucid coins dating to the reigns of Antiochus III and Antiochus IV (IAA 92217, 92223-92225, 92237, 92248) and fragments of pottery vessels ascribed to this period were discovered on the floors of the hall and of ... The frescoes were painted in the secco technique, and were dated according to their style to the Hasmonean-Herodian periods (the first century BCE, prior to the year 15 BCE). Similar wall paintings were found in Jericho, Jerusalem and elsewhere (the frescoes were studied and identified by Dr. Sylvia Rosenberg, and they will be ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Modein-Hurvat-Umm-el-Umdan-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-mikveh-ark-of-scrolls-niche-bema-table-colour-fresco-132bc.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Inscription from Schedia, Egypt 240 BC ... Next after the canal leading to Schedia, the navigation thence to Canobus is parallel to the sea-coast, extending from Pharos to the Canobic mouth. For between the sea and the canal, is a narrow band of ground, on which is situated the smaller Taposeiris, which lies next after Nicopolis, and Zephyrium a promontory, on which is a small temple dedicated to Venus Arsinoë. Anciently, it is said, a city called Thonis ... The Jews were deported to Schedia, indicating it was a Jewish city with a synagogue. c. "In the 19th century it was proposed to identify Schedia in the extensive mounds of ruins between Kom el-Giza and Kom el-Nashwa, and the identification was confirmed by the discovery there of inscriptions with the name of Schedia. (Pottery from Schedia, Archer Martin, Rai Cretariae Romanae Acta, 40, 2008 AD) d. Inscription discovered in 1902 AD, 20 kilometers from Alexandria: "A marble slab found near Alexandria bears an inscription [Greek] dedicating a synagogue to Ptolemy III ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Schedia-Egypt-synagogue-Greek-inscriptions-origin-ancient-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-archeology-PtolemyIII-Queen-Berenice-proseuche-house-prayer-dedicated-240bc.htm

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Schools, Education and Literacy of Jews In Synagogues ... B. Each Synagogue was used as a school 1. Schools were run in the main auditorium of the synagogue during the week: a. 480 synagogues with schools in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus: "'The house of the Lord' refers to the Temple. 'And the king's house' refers to the palace of Zedekiah. 'And all the houses of Jerusalem' refers to the 480 synagogues that were in Jerusalem. For R. Phineas in the name of R. Hoshaiah: "There were 480 synagogues in Jerusalem and every one of them had a ... G R. Meir prohibits in either case. H R. Simeon permits in either case." (Mishnah, m. Terumoth 11:10 A-H, 200 AD) B. Archeological papyrus dump proves ancient cultures could read and write: 1. The half million Greek and Latin papyrus documents (300 BC - 300 AD) found at the Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus in 1882 AD by Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt in the city dump evidence the high level of literacy among the general population. a. 10% of the papyri were Greek fragments of almost every book of both ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Schools-ancient-Synagogue-Literacy-of-Jews-education-reading-writing-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-liturgy.htm

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