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  • Khirbet Qeiyafa, Israel

    Among The Byzantine Ruins At The Foothills Of Judaea Israeli Archaeologists Uncovered Ruins of What They Believe To Be The Palace Of King David Dating Back To The Tenth Century BC.

    Science Daily 21 Jul 2013

  • Shiloh, Israel

    Israeli Archaeologists Discovered An Ancient Burned Clay Pitcher That Confirms The Destruction Of The Biblical Shiloh. Shiloh was An Important City In Biblical Times Because The Ark Of The Covenant Was Kept There And The Prophet Samuel Ministered There.

    Examiner 17 Jun 2013

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    Cistern Discovered Near The Site Of The Ancient Temple In Jerusalem Bearing Three Clay Pots And An Oil Lamp Dating Back To The Time Of Paul The Apostle And The New Testament And The Destruction Of The Second Temple

    AIAS 10 Jun 2013

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    Massive Herodian Quarry Discovered In North East Jerusalem While Building A Highway. The Site Dates Back To The Time Of Herod and The Second Temple And The Rock Cut Craters Would Suggest That The Quarry Would Have Been Used To Produce High Quality Limestone Blocks For The Temple And Other Public Buildings.

    Fox News 09 May 2013

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    Ritual Immersion Bath Known As The Migveh From The First Century AD Was Discovered In Southwest Jerusalem Unearthed By Israeli Archaeologists. Wealthy Jews Living Near This Sector In The Time Of Jesus Would Have Had Access to Ceremonial Cleansing.

    Jerusalem Post 10 Apr 2013

  • Rome, Italy

    Archaeologists Discover A Concrete Slab Revealing The Exact Spot Of Julius Caesar's Assassination They Claim That After Taking Power Himself, Augustus Ordered The Structure Be Placed Exactly Over The Place Where The Attack Happened So As To Condemn The Slaying Of His Father And That The General And First Dictator Of The Bible Predicted Roman Empire Was Stabbed Right At The Bottom Of The Curia Of Pompey While He Was Presiding, Sitting On A Chair, Over A Meeting Of The Senator

    OM Globe 11 Oct 2012

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    Israeli Archaeologists Confirm the Authenticity Of A Bethlehem Seal Dating Back To 700 BC Excavated Outside Jerusalem's Old City. The Inscribed Hebrew Script Bears The Name Of "Bethlehem" Which Is The First Time The City Of Bethlehem Is Mentioned In Any Ancient Artifact Apart From Biblical Manuscripts, According To The Israel Antiquities Authority. Bethlehem Is Known In History As The Birthplace Of Jesus, And The City Where The Prophet Samuel Anointed David To Be King Over Israel 1000 Years Before Christ.

    Fox News 23 May 2012

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    First Temple Period Seal Discovered Bearing This Inscription; "Lematanyahu Ben Ho?" which means: "Belonging to Matanyahu Ben Ho?" And This Seal Was Discovered At The Base Of The Walls Of The Temple Mount.

    Mfa.gov.il 01 May 2012

  • Larnaca, Cyprus

    Ancient Phoenician Tombs Discovered Dating Back To The Time Of Alexander The Great of Macedon and Darius the Great of Persia, Both Mentioned In The Bible, Excavation Reveals The Existence Of The Biblical Phoenicians Who Flourished Above The Coast Of Ancient Israel.

    Cyprus-Mail.com 30 Apr 2012

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    More Hideouts Within A Labyrinth Of Jewish Rebel Caves Have Been Discovered In The Foothills Of Jerusalem. These Endless Tunnel Systems Were Used To Hide From Roman Legions During Two Jewish Revolts And Have Kept Israeli Archaeologists Busy For Decades.

    Haaretz.com 30 Aug 2011

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    More Hideouts Within A Labyrinth Of Jewish Rebel Caves Have Been Discovered In The Foothills Of Jerusalem. These Endless Tunnel Systems Were Used To Hide From Roman Legions During Two Jewish Revolts And Have Kept Israeli Archaeologists Busy For Decades.

    Haaretz.com 30 Aug 2011

  • Tanis, Egypt

    Hundreds Of Limestone Blocks Used In A Temple Thousands Of Years Old Were Discovered At San El-Hagar or Tanis In The Egyptian Nile Delta. This Was The Same Location For The Raiders Of The Lost Ark Movie. The Inscriptions Were From The Time Of Osorkon II Who Was A Pharaoh Of The 22nd Dynasty of Ancient Egypt Who Ruled From 872?837 BC. During This Time Ahab And Jehoshaphat Were Kings In Israel And Judah.

    Fox News 27 Jun 2011

  • Ostia, Antica

    Well Preserved 36 foot long Roman Ship Dating Back To The Time Of Imperial Rome Discovered by Archaeologists Near Ostia, A Harbor City of Ancient Rome.

    Archaeology in Europe 30 Apr 2011

  • West Bank, Israel

    Wall Paintings Uncovered At The West Bank In Israel Shed More Convincing Evidence Of The Tomb Of The Biblical King Herod, Who Was Famous For His Construction Of The Second Temple In Jerusalem.

    Haaretz Daily 20 Sep 2010

  • Tel Hazor, Israel

    18th Century BC Cuneiform Tablet Discovered At Tel Hazor In Israel That Is Similar To Hammurabi's Law Code. The Clay Tablet Was Written In Akkadian Cuneiform. Its Recorded Laws Are Similar to the Biblical "Eye For An Eye...Tooth For A Tooth"

    Haaretz Daily 30 Mar 2010

  • Cairo, Egypt

    Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover The Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut's Vizier (High Official) At Karnak. Queen Hatshepsut Ruled Upper and Lower Egypt During The Time Of The New Kingdom (18th Dynasty) 15th Century BC And Some Scholars Believe She Was The Princess Who Drew Moses From The Nile River.

    Bikya Masr 30 Mar 2010

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    A Team Of Israeli Archaeologists Discover A Wall Nearly 35 Feet Tall And 230 Feet Long In Israel From The Period Of King Solomon And The First Temple Confirming The Bible Verse In 1 Kings 3:1. Israeli Archaeologist Dr Eilat Mazar Said "This is the first time a structure has been found that could conform to descriptions of King Solomon's construction in Jerusalem."

    Haaretz Daily 23 Feb 2010

  • Tell Tayinat, Turkey

    Archaeologists Discover An Ancient Temple In Turkey That Is Mentioned In The Bible. The Temple was Destroyed By The Assyrians In 738 BC. The Prophet Isaiah Warned The Israelites That This Would Be Their Fate As Well If They Did Not Turn Back And Follow The Lord.

    Winnipeg Free Press 19 Feb 2010

  • Tell Al-muqayyar, Iraq

    Treasures At The Site Of Ancient Ur Could Outshine The Wondrous Treasures Of Egypt. Ur Was The Original Home Of Abraham The First Hebrew. But Will Iraq Spend The Money To Excavate Such Findings?

    Middle East Online 19 Feb 2010

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    Archaeological Discoveries In Jerusalem Are Stirring Up Hostility More Than Ever Before, Especially Since The Discoveries Clearly Point To An Accurate Account Of The History Of Israel As Described In The Bible.

    Time Magazine 08 Feb 2010

  • Tel Bet Yerah, Israel

    Part Of A Royal Carved Stone Plaque From The First Dynasty Of Egypt Dating Back To 3000 BC Was Unearthed On An Ancient Trade Highway That Connected Egypt To The Rest Of The World. Over 1000 Years Before Abraham, The First Hebrew, The Discovery Was Found At The Northern Portion Of The Jordan River Above Lake Kinneret. First Dynasty Egyptian Artifacts Are Nearly Impossible To Find This Far North.

    Jerusalem Post 01 Feb 2010

  • Cairo, Egypt

    New 4000 Year Old Burial Cave Reveals That The Great Egyptian Pyramids At Giza Were Built By Paid Laborers And Not Slaves As Was Previously Believed.

    Guardian News 14 Jan 2010

  • Nazareth, Israel

    Archaeologists Discover Artifacts And The Remains Of A Home In Nazareth That Existed During The Time Of Jesus' Childhood. Yardena Alexandre, Excavations Director At The Israel Antiquities Authority Makes Some Interesting Observations.

    North County Times 21 Dec 2009

  • Tel Kabri, Israel

    A Minoan Wall Painting Fron The Time Of Abraham was Excavated Among the Ruins of A Canaanite Palace Located At Tell Kabri In The Galilee Region Of Ancient Israel. The Design Of The Aegean-Style Fresco Reveals That The Ancient Canaanites Were Familiar With Euro-Mediterranean Culture.

    Israel National News 15 Nov 2009

  • Tall Qabr, Syria

    Spanish Archaeologists Discover The Ruins Of A 4500 Year Old "Circular" City Located On The Banks Of The Euphrates River At Tall Qabr, Near The Center of The Northernmost Section Of The Fertile Crescent. The Trade City Was Part Of The Semitic Kingdom Of Mari Where Over 25,000 Akkadian Tablets Have Been Discovered Shedding Light On Hundreds of Ancient Cities. The Inhabitants of Mari Worshipped Sumerian Deities Like Dagon, Ishtar, and Shamash.

    ANSAmed 12 Nov 2009

  • Tell El-dab'a, Egypt

    Austrian Archaeologists Discover A Babylonian Seal Which Confirms A Clear Link Between Babylonia And The Kingdom of Hyskos In Egypt Around 1600 BC, The Time Of Moses And The Exodus. This Discovery Brings Archaeologists Closer To Answering The Big Question Of How A Weak Semitic Group Of "Wanderers" Known As The Hyskos Could Have Conquered Egypt Unless The Biblical Exodus Had Actually Happened.

    Austrian Times 29 Oct 2009

  • Portus, Italy

    Italian and British Archaeologists Excavate An Ancient "Mini" Colosseum Near Rome At A Harbor Originally Built By The Emperor Nero On The Tiber River. It Seated 2000 People, Compared to The Colosseum In Rome (Flavian Amphitheatre) Which Could Seat 50,000 People. The Amphitheatre Was Thought To Have Been Used For Entertainment By The More Elite "High Official" Bloodthirsty Crowds. Many Christians Were Martyred In Similar Colosseum's.

    MSNBC 02 Oct 2009

  • Rome, Italy

    Nero's Rotating Banqueting Hall Was Discovered Among The Ancient Ruins Of His Golden Palace In Rome. The Palace Was Completed In 68 AD, The Same Year That The Deranged Nero Committed Suicide. Nero Slaughtered Hundreds Of Christians, Whom He Had Falsely Blamed For The Great Fire Of Rome In 64 AD, According to Tacitus.

    PhysOrg 29 Sep 2009

  • Egypt

    Archaeologists Discover Ancient Egyptian Coins Bearing The Name And Portrait Of The Biblical Joseph. The Discovery Also Sheds New Light On How Coins Were Used In Ancient Egypt.

    Israel National News 25 Sep 2009

  • Jerusalem, Israel

    A 2000 Year Old Ritual Immersion Bath Was Uncovered By Archaeologists in Jerusalem. According to Experts The Bath (Mikveh) was Used By Jewish Pilgrims Coming To Jerusalem To Purify Themselves Before Entering The Temple In Jerusalem.

    Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Sep 2009

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