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In 1885, a Smithsonian archaeologist by the name of Cyrus Thomas excavated an Indian burial mound located at the junction of Bat Creek and the Little Tennessee River in Loudon County, Tennessee. Among the finds was a stone inscribed with characters which Thomas reported were “beyond question letters of the Cherokee alphabet”. The stone received … Continue reading “THE
MYSTERY OF THE BAT CREEK STONE”

King Jehoash (or Joash) was the 12th king of Israel and ruled 16 years, from about 798 B.C. to 782 B.C. The Bible tells us that, like the other kings of Israel, “He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord “ (II Kings 13:11.) He was a successful military leader, however, … Continue reading “ANOTHER
BIBLE KING MENTIONED IN AN ASSYRIAN INSCRIPTION”

When Elijah was hiding from King Ahab, God told him, “Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.” (I Kings 17:9.) While staying with the widow, Elijah performed two miracles — first, he caused her meager supply of meal and … Continue reading “SITE
OF ELIJAH’S MIRACLES BEING EXCAVATED”

Sardis, located in western Turkey, was the site of one of the seven churches of Asia addressed by John in Revelation 2 and 3. Excavations have been carried out there from 1910–1914 and yearly since 1958. The current excavations are sponsored by the American Schools of Oriental Research and are operated largely by Harvard and … Continue reading ““UNTO
THE CHURCH IN SARDIS””

“From Dan to Beersheba” is a familiar expression in the Bible to indicate the entire extent of Israel. Today archaeological excavations are taking place at an unprecedented pace up and down the land of Israel, including the cities of Dan and Beersheba. Permits for 131 excavations were issued by the Department of Antiquities and Museums … Continue reading “FROM
DAN TO BEERSHEBA”

Darius the Great, third ruler of the Persian Empire (521-486 B.C.), built an exquisite palace at Susa (called Shushan in the K.J.V.) during his reign. Susa, located in Southern Iran, was one of the capital cities of the ruling Persian princes. The palace lasted through his reign, the reign of Ahasuerus (Xerxes I, 486-465 B.C.) … Continue reading “LOCATION
OF ESTHER’S PALACE CONFIRMED”

For years, many scholars have felt that the flood described in Genesis and other literary sources was a mythological event. Now, opinion seems to be changing and a number of scholars have gone on record stating that the archaeological evidence points to a literal flood. Dr. William W. Hallo, curator of the Yale Babylonian Collection … Continue reading “SCHOLARS
AFFIRM THE REALITY OF THE FLOOD”

In Luke 21.6 Jesus made the following prediction regarding the Temple: “The days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” Archaeologists have now recovered some of these stones. Christ’s prophecy was fulfilled in A.D. 70 when the Romans leveled Jerusalem. Josephus, a Jewish … Continue reading “TEMPLE
STONES UNEARTHED”

After Christ’s prediction of the destruction of the temple (see the previous article), the disciples asked, “When shall these things be? And what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?” (Luke 21:7.) Our Lord’s answer, recorded in Matthew 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21, and now known as the Olivet Discourse, … Continue reading “FIRST
RUINS OF A.D. 70 FOUND”

Clifford A. Wilson People often ask, “Does archaeology prove the Bible?” In fact, many people are interested in archaeology only because they believe it “proves the Bible”. However, few scholars today would look on archaeology as merely the means of proving the Bible, worthy as that objective may be. Archaeology An Academic Discipline Archaeologists are … Continue reading “DOES
ARCHAEOLOGY PROVE THE BIBLE?”