tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73903200265949793852024-03-12T18:49:44.959-07:00Bible and Archaeology - Online MuseumFifty items in approximate chronological order, oldest artifacts first.Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-89426574954482846812011-09-01T23:55:00.000-07:002018-06-21T10:16:29.139-07:001. Yahweh inscription, c. 1400 BC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This photo displays the oldest known inscription of the name "Yahweh," the personal name of God (cf. Exodus 3). The writing is in hieroglyphs and is dated to c. 1400 BC. The inscription was discovered in the temple built by the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Soleb, which is in modern day Sudan. The text refers to a group of nomadic followers of Yahweh, possibly the Israelites. Click image to enlarge.<br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">PHOTO USED WITH PERMISSION: © Titus Kennedy</span></span></span></div>
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-20397230075611741502011-09-01T23:00:00.000-07:002014-04-15T14:16:24.768-07:002. Israel outside of the Bible<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-49779355654301911032011-09-01T22:00:00.000-07:002017-07-24T13:16:02.740-07:003. King David<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This wall carving within the Karnak Temple complex in Egypt commemorates Pharaoh Shishak's military exploits, including an invasion into Israel, c. 925 BC. Shishak is referred to in the Bible, and most scholars believe the invasion depicted in the carving is the same event noted in the Bible in 1 Kings 14:25. The carving displays a large image of the god Amun leading a number of captive cities by ropes. The scene is damaged; but, among others, it lists the Israelite city of Megiddo as one of many attacked by the Egyptians. Click "Read more" below to see the sequence of Egyptian pyramid development from the first pyramid to the Great Pyramid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This limestone monument, known as the Kurkh Monolith, is approximately seven feet high and is now located in the British Museum. Discovered in 1861 in Kurkh, Turkey, it was originally carved in c. 852 BC by the Assyrians. The cuneiform writing on the monument refers to a battle involving King Ahab of Israel, who is also frequently referred to in the Bible (cf. 1 Kings 16-22). </span></div>
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-53267452640734914832011-09-01T18:55:00.000-07:002017-07-24T13:17:20.280-07:008. Israelite kings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-90889429790858001982011-09-01T18:50:00.000-07:002017-07-24T13:17:43.468-07:009. King Hazael<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-37332906938104619262011-09-01T16:05:00.000-07:002017-07-24T13:17:59.336-07:0010. King Jeroboam II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-20448742527957208452011-09-01T16:00:00.000-07:002017-07-24T13:18:23.502-07:0011. King Ahaz <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-22158056495511152952011-09-01T15:30:00.000-07:002019-09-01T15:33:00.498-07:0012. Sargon II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span closure_uid_k44d0h="173" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This brick refers to the Assyrian King Sargon II who reigned from 721 to 705 BC. It is inscribed in cuneiform text and is located in the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago. The brick was found in the ancient Assyrian city of Khorsabad during excavations that took place from 1929 to 1935. Sargon is also referred to in the Bible in Isaiah 20:1. Click "Read more" below to see a giant lammasu, the winged bull deity from ancient Assyria.</span><span closure_uid_k44d0h="173" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span closure_uid_k44d0h="182" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-80369088177083409272011-09-01T14:00:00.000-07:002017-07-30T16:57:32.128-07:0013. Hezekiah's Tunnel (probable)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the biblical passage found in 2 Kings 20:20 there is a reference to a "tunnel" built by King Hezekiah in Jerusalem to bring water into the city c. 700 BC. A tunnel in Jerusalem, likely built by Hezekiah, is still open and visitors can walk through it. It is about one-third of a mile long, and the water is roughly knee deep. Some scholars question if this is the exact tunnel built by Hezekiah; but, in any case, an ancient Hebrew inscription was found in the tunnel showing Jewish presence in Jerusalem in antiquity. Click "Read more" below to see a picture of the ancient inscription.</span><br />
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-83423866191729577812011-09-01T12:59:00.000-07:002014-04-15T15:09:21.472-07:0015. Siege of Lachish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YHThchYjGmc/ToOe0TSHwVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/pior3XxxEWU/s1600/Lachish.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YHThchYjGmc/ToOe0TSHwVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/pior3XxxEWU/s200/Lachish.bmp" height="158" kca="true" width="200" /></a>This wall relief carving depicts the siege of Lachish, telling the story from the Assyrian point of view. The carving was created in c. 700 BC and was discovered in the 1850s in the ancient city of Nineveh, Assyria. The full original panel measured sixty-two feet in length and was nearly nine feet tall. The same events are recorded in the Bible in 2 Kings 18-19. The relief now resides in the British Museum. <br /><br /><span style="color: red;"></span></span></div>
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-7591734630207544202011-09-01T12:00:00.000-07:002014-04-17T11:17:00.200-07:0016. King Manasseh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-20899142094980662092011-09-01T11:00:00.000-07:002017-07-30T16:55:53.898-07:0017. Pharaoh Tirhakah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This wall carving was fashioned in the 7th century BC in the Edifice of Tirhakah in the Karnak Temple complex, which is located in modern day Luxor, Egypt. The building is made of sandstone and the carving shows Pharaoh Tirhakah on the left and baboons on the right worshipping the Egyptian god Re. Pharaoh Tirhakah, originally from the Kingdom of Cush, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">is referred to in the Bible in both 2 Kings 19:9 and Isaiah 37:9.</span></span></span><br />
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-66631875643355964642011-09-01T10:59:00.001-07:002017-07-30T16:55:07.649-07:0018. Esarhaddon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-46515414720173173402011-09-01T08:05:00.000-07:002013-12-07T16:27:42.820-08:0019. Sheba connected to Israel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-70453484489137365312011-09-01T08:04:00.001-07:002020-09-01T08:09:41.165-07:0020. Silver Scrolls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-4000266788267246652011-09-01T08:01:00.001-07:002016-10-22T08:43:18.011-07:0021. Nebuchadnezzar II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-1375961723134832322011-09-01T08:00:00.000-07:002016-10-22T08:41:45.728-07:0022. Nebuchadnezzar II on cylinder<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-87048141845429736012011-09-01T07:59:00.000-07:002014-12-21T16:10:23.426-08:0023. Babylonian Chronicles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-40566514654608269062011-09-01T07:55:00.000-07:002019-09-20T07:15:25.302-07:0024. Jehoiachin Ration Document<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Cabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436308615578144586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390320026594979385.post-62455262976145732782011-09-01T07:51:00.000-07:002016-10-22T08:32:26.503-07:0025. Babylonian arrowhead<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AIs7s6Fm0ko/TqSC8LNvapI/AAAAAAAAAPA/2YmQ4AwsJLQ/s1600/Babylonian+Arrowhead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" rda="true" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AIs7s6Fm0ko/TqSC8LNvapI/AAAAAAAAAPA/2YmQ4AwsJLQ/s320/Babylonian+Arrowhead.jpg" width="213" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This arrowhead was recently found in Jerusalem in material retrieved from the Temple Mount. It is of the type used by the Babylonian army that destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BC. The attack from which the arrowhead <i>might</i> have come is recorded in the Bible in 2 Kings 24:10.</span></div>
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