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1: The Fortress of Antonia was built on the Rock under the Dome ...
The Fortress of Antonia: Click to View A model of the Fortress of Antonia as described by Josephus. (Wars 5.238-247) Antonia's Fort was located south of a moat and on a rock 25 meters high. It was located exactly where the Dome of the Rock is today. The Temple would therefore be located 17 meters below the Al-Kas fountain. Joesphus describes Antonia's fortress as pictured above. Josephus' dimensions are 115 m from East to ... The height of the fortress itself was 40 cubits (18-25 m.) and it had 4 towers, one in each corner. The height of three of the towers was 50 cubits and the fourth tower was 70 cubits: "Now, as to the tower of Antonia, it was situated at the corner of two cloisters of the court of the temple; of that on the west, and that on the north; it ... as courts, and places for bathing, and broad spaces for camps; insomuch that, by having all conveniences that cities wanted, it might seem to be composed of several cities, but by its magnificence, it seemed a palace; (242) and ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-threshing-floor-fortress-of-antonia.htm
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2: The Temple in Jerusalem over the threshing floor which is presently ...
... Under the pinnacle of the tower are many rooms, and here was Solomon's palace. There also is the chamber in which he sat and wrote ... So the Jewish Temple was important at the earliest stages of Islam. Click to View But the Dome of the Rock is more likely patterned after Constantine's octagonal church that he built on the temple site. Perhaps Constantine built this church on what he knew was the place where Jesus was condemned at the fortress of Antonia. The bedrock is very ... Solomon's Quarry: The entrance to the cave is just north of the Damascus Gate along the city wall. From the entrance under the city wall to the deepest point is 230 meters. Its widest point is 100 meters and the highest point from floor to roof is ... The underground spring is due east of the "Freemasons Hall" and is near the lowest point of the cave. Josephus Flavius, refers to it ... Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbour cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemee, against the Jews, that they ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-threshing-floor.htm
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3: Bible Only Revelation Commentary by Steven Rudd
... for hypocritically defiling the temple by turning it into a military fortress and filling it with 8,500 of dead bodies and blood. ... It is now demolished to the very foundations." (Josephus Wars 7.375-376) c. Tacitus: AD 100: called Jerusalem "a famous city" ... There were further walls inside around the palace, and a conspicuous landmark was the lofty castle of Antonia, so named by Herod in honour of Mark Antony. 12. The Temple was like a citadel and ... To these advantages must be added a spring of never-failing water, chambers cut in the living rock, and tanks and cisterns for the ... Already the home of a motley concourse, its population had been swollen by the fall of the other Jewish cities, for the most ... Jerusalem was one of the oldest cities in the world and was founded shortly after the tower of Babel in 2850 BC. b. Jerusalem was ... elder sister is Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister [Judah], who lived to the south ... ...
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4: Zedekiah, Matteniah King of Judah 597-587 BC The Chronological ...
... See also the Arad Ostraca correspondence above where Zedekiah writes letters on pottery sherds to the fortress at Arad. Letter ... conquered by pagan Babylonians. Yes one day the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of liberty will be a mosque because ... it and take it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.' "" (Jeremiah ... and encompassed him about. (Josephus Antiquities 10.135-147) 4. Zedekiah's Cave is an ancient archeological site near the Jerusalem temple mount that can be visited today just north of the Damascus Gate. a. It is actually an ancient stone quarry used by Solomon and was the source of the rock used to built the Temple. b. It is misnamed Zedekiah's cave because this was not how he escaped the city in 587 BC. c. The cave falls 105 meters short of the temple mount: Although the cave cuts an ... by divine will. "(249) So Titus retired into the tower of Antonia, and resolved to storm the temple the next day, early in ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-Zedekiah-Matteniah-last-king-of-judah-seal-bulla-cave-597-587bc
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5: The Destruction of Jerusalem - George Peter Holford, 1805AD
Countenanced by the example of many respectable names, he has ventured to introduce the extraordinary prodigies, which, according to Josephus, preceded ... The celebrated tower of Psephinos, before which Titus at first encamped, was erected on this latter wall, and even excelled it in the superior style of ... The old wall, it has just been remarked, was built upon a high rock : but these towers were erected upon the top of a hill, the summit of which was itself ... The situation of these structures was on the north side of Jerusalem. Its celebrated temple, and the strong fort of Antonia, were on the east side, and directly opposite to the Mount of Olives. This fort was built on a rock ... midst of the fort stood the castle of Antonia, the interior parts of which, for grandeur, state, and convenience, resembled more a palace than a fortress. ... At Damascus, Tyre, Ascalon, Gadara, and Scythopolis, the carnage was dreadful. At the first of these cities, ten thousand Jews were slain in one hour, and ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/pre-destruction70AD-george-holford-1805AD.htm
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6: First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Masada 78 BC
Four tiers of benches with mud plaster abut the outside walls. c. Two rows of columns: 3 columns on south row, 2 columns on north row 7. Fragments of ... not obey Me" "Praise God in His True sanctuary" (The church is the true temple of God now) e. 90 BC: Ezekiel 35:11-38:14 "Messianic Vision Dry Bones ... F. Occupation history: 1. "A natural rock fortress on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Josephus (War VII, 285) states that a fortress was built at Masada by 'the high priest Jonathan'. This could have been either the brother of Judas ... of Florus in Jerusalem, which took place on 16 Artemisius (April/May, BJ2. 315), and the capture of the Antonia on 15 Lous (July/August, ibid., 430). ... upon him, till Phasaelus by himself had been too hard for Felix, and had shut him up in the tower, and there on certain conditions, dismissed him. ... tithe" and "Hezekiah." Observing that a miqweh was uncovered 15 meters north of the edifice, Binder suggests that it too was built by the rebels. ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Masada-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-genizah-Eleazar-ben-yair-manuscripts-papyrus-fragments-Hebrew-masoretic-78bc.htm
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7: First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Gamla 76 BC
had to live on."" (Mark 12:41-44) 3. Gamla was always a Rebel fortress: a. 76 BC: Founded by neo-zealot leader Alexander Jannaeus in ... The assembly hall was 25 x 17 meters with stone benches: 6x6 on outside long wall, 4x4 on outside short wall b. 20 columns, including ... after God they were subject to the Romans) took some of the men of note with him, and retired to Masada," (Josephus Wars 2.433) d. ... degree of despair, as did also the taking and demolishing of cities; nay, the sedition at last increased so high, that the very temple of God was burnt down by their enemy's fire. (9) Such were the ... Patiently, the Romans waited; soon, the people of Gamla were dying of hunger. The Romans dug under a large tower which eventually ... it was abandoned forever." (Gamla: the Masada of the North, BAR 05:01, 1979 AD) 3. #3: 960 Jews commit Suicide at Masada in AD 73: a. ... Allusions: Synagogue worship allusions and imagery in the New Testament Master builder Stonemason Jesus: "Upon this Rock I will build ... ...
...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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8: REFUTED: Full-Preterist, "Realized Eschatology", "AD 70 doctrine ...
... I am confident, unafraid; For Yah the Lord is my strength and might, And He has been my deliverance."" (Isaiah 12:2) "My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and ... all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. "And they will come from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God." (Luke 13:25, 28-29) b. ... They misdate Josephus' 6th sign (angel chariots in the sky over Jerusalem and many Judean cities) to April AD 66 when it happened a full year earlier on 16th May AD 65. 4. Fourth serious chronological ... place called Bezetha, as they forced their way, in order to get in and seize upon the temple, and the tower Antonia." (Josephus Wars 2.325-328) The same day, Florus attempts to break into the temple to steal the riches, through the Antonia fortress but failed. (Wars 2.331) Florus leaves the city and withdraws the 2 cohorts of soldiers then orders new ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Refuted-Full-Preterism-Realized-eschatology-debunked-exposed-second-coming-Parousia-rapture-destruction-Jerusalem-70AD-Doctrine-Revelation-Commentary.htm
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9: Archaeology and the Religions of Canaan and Israel, Beth Alpert ...
... The New Testament is a useful source of information on early Judaism, and ancient historians such as Herodotus and Josephus have presented ... Temples N, B1, B2, C and two others, described by their excavator as a "curious typology of tower-chapels," were constructed among the ... The Galilean site of Hazor was founded in the MB IIB (Stratum 4), but no temples can be dated to that period. However, rock-cut tombs and ... The fortress temple at Tell el-Hayyat was enlarged and similar structures were constructed at Tell Kittan and Kfar Rupin, also in the Jordan Valley. ... Finally the tombs and tunnels at Hazor reflect a cult of ancestor worship that had its origins in the Syrian north. The MB IIA-B changes in ... The MB IIC (1650-1500 B.C.E.) was an era of internal development in Canaan typified by the proliferation of large walled cities. At the same ... Four green faience figurines decorated with black dots and bands were found, one in each jar, one north of the basin and one a few meters to ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-archaeology-and-the-religions-of-Canaan-and-israel-beth-alpert-nakhai.htm
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10: Elijah and Elisha Chronology timeline 870-810 BC
Marble Tablets 838 BC i. Alabaster Statue 838 BC 7. Kuntillet Ajrud ostraca "Fortress in the Negev": 839 BC 8. Silver Scroll from Ketef ... At her death she sat in her customary window in the tower of the city gate of Jezreel and painted her eyes and fixed her hair. (2 Kings ... 22:28; Josephus Antiquities 8.414) Josephus said it was Naaman who was previously cured of Leprosy who shot the arrow that killed Ahab. ... in the Battle of Beth Shemesh he is captured by Joash king of Israel who proceeds to tear down 225 meters of the walls of Jerusalem, loot Solomon's temple and the King's palaces. ... the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. ... on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure." (Isaiah 33:14-16) g. ... Therefore the two most likely readings mean Seir, as in the Edomite Mt. Seir located just north east of Elat and Ezion-geber or Zoar ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/chronology/bible-chronology-timeline-Elijah-Elisha-John-the-Baptist-Jesus-types-antitypes-870-810BC.htm
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11: The Exodus Route: A scriptural proof, with the witness of history ...
... Josephus, Eusebius Jerome and others pointed Mt. Lawz as the best candidate for Mt. Sinai. Josephus and Eusebius led me to target the general ... above) Tel el-Dab'a was a city similar to modern port cities with millions of containers being loaded and offloaded from ocean tanker ships. ... Nebo and Shittim (Tel el-Hamman) and the wilderness of Shur (Midian) in north Saudi Arabia. Erasure of Hatshepsut, step-mother of Thutmoses ... holy place in the Tabernacle of Moses, which was replaced by the Temple of Solomon, which finally became the body of a Christian ... God as "Our Rock" is a type of the Rock Moses struck for water. 1 Cor 10:4. Click to View Mt. Sinai is a type of the heavenly Jerusalem: ... This coastal plain slowly rises from sea level to the eastern mountains at 250 meters above sea level. Travel would be fast and easy. "Then ... Etham may be derived from Egyptian word for wall/fortification. Hb. šûr = "wall" and Egyptian htm = "wall, fortress". "Etham is simply ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route.htm
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12: The Edomites: From Esau to Edom to Idumea to Extinction 2006BC ...
... As for the terror of you, The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, O you who live in the clefts of the rock, Who occupy the height of ... I, Edomites had occupied Jewish villages, and the postexilic province of Judah extended only as far south as Beth-zur, north of Hebron. ... dwelt round about that temple which was built in imitation of the temple at Jerusalem; he also took a great many other cities of Idumea, ... Syrians, and Idumeans, and Phoenicians: At the seaside, Strato's Tower, Apollonia, Joppa, Jamnia, Ashdod, Gaza, Anthedon, Raphia, and ... The Jews also possessed others of the principal cities of Syria, which had been destroyed. 5. (398) After this, king Alexander, although he ... the labors he had undergone, and died in the bounds of Ragaba, a fortress beyond Jordan. (Josephus, Antiquities 13.393-398, Alexander Janneus, 103-76 BC) AD 29: The ... (Josephus Wars 6:244-264). "So Titus retired into the tower of Antonia, and resolved to storm the temple the next day, early in the ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-edomite-territory-mt-seir.htm
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13: Joshua's Altar on Mt. Ebal and the Lead Curse Tablet
... It was 9 by 7 meters, and 4 meters high, with two stone ramps, and a kind of veranda, known as the sovev, around." Click to View 4. The exodus ... they returned to Shiloh. (Josephus, Antiquities 5.1.19, 68-70) It is clear that the ark of the covenant was located in the valley between Mt. ... The Temple altar had this same orientation." (Adam Zertal) "It is interesting that the corners of the platform point due north, south, east ... mishnaic description of the altar depicts a sort of graduated tower in which each successive level is somewhat smaller than the one below it. ... Interestingly enough, the future altar, described by Ezekiel, which most scholars believe reflects the altar in the First Temple, was also ... On the natural bed-rock, beneath the geometric center of the altar, we discovered a round structure, about 6.5 feet in diameter, built of ... Others disagree with the cultic identification, suggesting that its central stone installation was the foundation of a farmhouse or fortress ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-altar-of-joshua.htm
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14: Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Titus Flavius Josephus (Joseph ...
... There were two parallel sets of stairs between the pool of Siloam and the Temple of Herod about 500 meters long. a. The ... And the Romans received all the fortresses and the cities, excepting Gischala and those that had seized upon mount Tabor; (2) ... as supply water to what is called Little Jordan, under the temple of the golden calf, where it is sent into Great Jordan. (4) ... high as thirty furlongs, and is hardly to be ascended on its north side; its top is a plain of twenty-six furlongs, and all encompassed with a wall. (56) Now, Josephus erected this so long a wall in forty days' time, and ... fifteenth legion, about the morning watch, got under a high tower that was near, and undermined it without making any noise; ... [Alexander Jannaeus: 103-76 BC] first of all built a fortress, and called it Masada; after which the building of this ... Allusions: Synagogue worship allusions and imagery in the New Testament Master builder Stonemason Jesus: "Upon this Rock I will ... ...
...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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15: The Temple in Jerusalem was not located over the Dome of the ...
Solomon built the temple on the threshing floor David bought. The Dome of the rock is the highest point of the temple mount. Threshing floors were never built on hills, but in curved valleys, like directly under the Al Kas Fountain. Under the dome of the Rock, was where the Fortress of Antonia stood. In 135 AD, Hadrian filled in about 50 feet of earth over top of where the ... This of course, gives the temple a noticeable south east orientation at "9° north of west". With the input of Leen Ritmeyer, Patrich moved the temple east so that half of the "Rock" was outside the ... According to ancient sources such as Josephus and the Mishnah tractate Middot, the Ark had rested on a bedrock platform. In Jewish tradition, this platform was called `Even Ha-Shetiyah ("the Foundation ... The Holy [Place] was 40 cubits long and the Holy of Holies was 20 by 20 cubits. If you use the measurements of the 500 cubits measurements from the Mishnah it would measure 10.5 meters [34 feet] ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-dome-of-rock.htm
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16: Solomon's Jerusalem Temple is not located on top of the Gihon ...
This view has the temple built over top of the city of David, hundreds of meters outside the southern wall of the temple mount we see today. They forgot their tape measure because it won't fit! Recent excavations at the "Parking Lot" prove the temple was not there. The temple mount is viewed by them as the fortress of Antonia. The fortress of Antonia was built at the dome of the rock, but it did not occupy the entire temple platform we see today. Solomon built the temple on the threshing floor David bought. The reason ... that the original Canaanite cities of "Migdol Edar" and "Jebus" were built over and around that water source before the time of King David. That sole water source was the only reason for the existence of a city being built at that spot. The Gihon Spring is located even today at the base of what was called the "Ophel" (a swelling of the earth in the form of a small mountain dome) once situated just to the north and abutting to "Mount Zion" (the City of David). ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-ophel-gihon-spring.htm
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17: Jerusalem Temple Mount: The Charles Wilson and Charles Warren ...
... The Crusaders took Jerusalem in AD 1099, and called the Dome of the Rock the "Temple of the Lord," and the mosque El Aksa the "Palace of Solomon;" and it was here that King Baldwin founded the celebrated order of Knights Templars. After the expulsion of the Christians these buildings ... The similarity of the commanding positions selected for these two fortresses, the citadel and the tower of Antonia, and of the ground forming the two hills, is very striking. The fortress rebuilt by Herod was that formerly built on the same spot and called Baris. This fortress, ... When he comes to the description of the siege by Titus, AD 70, the Temple with its enclosure, and the tower of Antonia at the north-west angle of the enclosure, having been entirely rebuilt by Herod, BC 17, Josephus says that the design of Titus was "to take the Temple at the tower of Antonia;" and that for this purpose he raised great banks; one of which was at the tower of Antonia, and the other at about 20 cubits from ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-charles-wilson-charles-warren.htm
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18: Flavius Josephus Chronology of the Destruction of Jerusalem's ...
... Wars 2.331) "He [Gessius Florus] indeed thought it but a petty offense to get money out of single persons; so he spoiled whole cities, and ruined entire bodies of men at once, and did almost publicly proclaim it all the country over, that they had liberty given them to ... assured them that he would take care that Florus should hereafter treat them in a more gentle manner, returned to Antioch" (Wars 280-281) Florus and Cestius travel to Caesarea where Florus says but Cestius continues north to his home at Antioch, the home town of Apostle Paul. ... any mercy, and thrust the multitude through the place called Bezetha, as they forced their way, in order to get in and seize upon the temple, and the tower Antonia." (Josephus Wars 2.325-328) The same day, Florus attempts to break into the temple to steal the riches, through the Antonia fortress but failed. (Wars 2.331) Florus leaves the city and withdraws the 2 cohorts of soldiers then orders new soldiers to enter the city to ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible-Only-Revelation-Commentary-Josephus-Chronology-Destruction-Jerusalem-First-Jewish-War-70AD.htm
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19: Flavius Josephus Chronology of the Destruction of Jerusalem's ...
... Wars 2.331) "He [Gessius Florus] indeed thought it but a petty offense to get money out of single persons; so he spoiled whole cities, and ruined entire bodies of men at once, and did almost publicly proclaim it all the country over, that they had liberty given them to ... assured them that he would take care that Florus should hereafter treat them in a more gentle manner, returned to Antioch" (Wars 280-281) Florus and Cestius travel to Caesarea where Florus says but Cestius continues north to his home at Antioch, the home town of Apostle Paul. ... any mercy, and thrust the multitude through the place called Bezetha, as they forced their way, in order to get in and seize upon the temple, and the tower Antonia." (Josephus Wars 2.325-328) The same day, Florus attempts to break into the temple to steal the riches, through the Antonia fortress but failed. (Wars 2.331) Florus leaves the city and withdraws the 2 cohorts of soldiers then orders new soldiers to enter the city to ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible%20Only%20Revelation%20Commentary%20Josephus-Chronology%20Destruction%20Jerusalem%20Steven%20Rudd.pdf
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20: Strabo 15 AD (Greek geographer)
... Now Heliupolis is in Arabia, but the city Cercesura, which lies near the observatories of Eudoxus, is in Libya; a kind of watch-tower is to be seen in front of Heliupolis, as also in front of Cnidus, with reference to which Eudoxus would note down his ... the inhabitants are mixed up thus, the most prevalent of the accredited reports in regard to the temple at Jerusalem represents the ancestors of the present Judaeans, as they are called, as Egyptians." (Strabo, Geography 16:2:34) B. What Strabo said about the Antonia Fortress: Strabo and Josephus describe the moat that was north of the Antonia Fortress. "At any rate, when now Judaea was under the rule of tyrants, Alexander was first to declare himself king instead of ... with water inside, its outside territory was wholly without water; and it had a trench cut in rock, sixty feet in depth and two hundred and sixty feet in breadth; and, from the stone that had been hewn out, the wall of the temple was fenced with towers. ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-ancient-geographers-maps-sinai-egypt-midian-arabia-kadesh-barnea-shur-strabo-15ad.htm
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21: Nimrod and the Archaeology of the Tower of Babel by Steven Rudd ...
... A. Urbanism's origin in southern Mesopotamia during the Uruk period. 93 B. Expansion/invasion of south into north. 93 Map of Uruk 3 Expansion after the Tower of Babel in 2850 BC. 94 C. Northern Uruk Expansion 3 sites. 96 1. Hacinebi Tepe: The Split language City: Distinct language twin walled cities. 96 2. Habuba Kabira: Settled after the Tower of Babel (Due east of Aleppo) 98 3. Hamoukar (Ubaid colony invaded by southern Uruk colony after Tower of Babel) 98 CHAPTER 11: Egyptian mirror of Nimrod's Eridu Temple. 99 ... Pre-flood Human civilization is encased in a 2 km layer Noahic flood deposit of sedimentary rock laid down in a few months as seen in the geology of the ... From these 80 year old excavations, we now know that Nimrod likely built his first pagan temple in 3200 BC. Temple XVII (3x3 meters) was dedicated to the god ... avenge himself on God for destroying their forefathers! (Josephus Antiquities 1.109-114) 3. Rebellion to God through idolatry: An, Enlil, Enki, Inana a. ... ...
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22: Ein El-Qudeirat is not Kadesh Barnea: : Wrongly identified as ...
Ein El-Qudeirat Fortress of Solomon 950 BC but Cannot be Kadesh Barnea "The world's unfortunate choice for Kadesh Barnea: 1916 AD - Present" ... Kadesh Barnea from 1881 - 1916 AD. Before 1881, everyone was looking for it in the Arabah Valley area or near Petra as Josephus said it was. ... But all this was thrown aside and forgotten when a larger spring was found 6 km north at Qudeirat. Ein El-Qudeirat means "Fountain of Omnipotence" or "Fountain of God s Power". This has nothing to do with any connection with God bringing water from the rock with Moses, but the fact ... The towers also vary in size, but those in the corners are consistently larger than those in the middle of the walls. The northeastern tower, ... As is well known, he was a powerful and energetic ruler, who sought to consolidate the gains of his predecessor, David, by fortifying cities, ... the end of the Iron Age-that is, until the destruction of the First Temple in 587 B.C. The Negev ware found at Kadesh-Barnea included cooking ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-fortresses-ein-el-qudeirat.htm
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23: Solomon's Fortress at Elat, Aqaba: Tell el-Kheleifeh and Jezirat ...
The small low mound is located approximately in the center of the north shore of the Gulf of Aqabah, midway between Jordanian Aqabah at its east end and ... at Tell el-Kheleifeh, 1965 AD) Elat and Ezion-Geber are "sister cities": distinct, but very close to each other. "King Solomon also built a fleet ... Ezion Geber is probably not discovered yet, or is under modern the city of modern Aqaba, Jordan. The fortress at Tell el-Kheleifeh was built on a hill 500 meters from the shore of the Red Sea less than 12 feet ... K. 34:23, 62:13, Josephus Antiquities, IX, 12, 1). It was the end of the road going north to Damascus and the terminus of the overland road west to the ... Age I (1200-930 B.C.) Rothenberg's excavation of the Hathor (Khat-KHOR) Temple at Timmah,16 north of Eilat, has produced evidence of an Egyptian mining ... The mound has been disturbed at several points by modern military installations, most notably an observation tower toward the southern end of Glueck's ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-ezion-geber-elat-aqaba.htm
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24: Coins of the Maccabean Hasmonean Era 166-37 BC. Messianic Star ...
... could have no assistance from them; (326) but when they were distressed with this siege, Zoilus, who possessed Strato's Tower and Dora, and maintained a legion of soldiers, and on occasion of the contest between the kings affected tyranny himself, came ... However, although this had been her way of governing, she preserved the nation in peace:-and this is the conclusion of the affairs of Alexandra. Josephus Wars 1:107-119: Alexandra Reigns Nine Years; During Which Time the Pharisees Were the Real Rulers of the ... in Antonia, which was a fortress that joined to the north part of the temple. It was, as I have already said, of old called the Citadel, but afterwards got the name of Antonia, when Antony was lord [of the east], just as the other cities, Sebaste and Agrippias, had their names changed and these given them from Sebastus and Agrippa. (119) But Alexandra died before she could punish Aristobulus for his disinheriting his brother, after she had reigned nine years. ... ...
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25: Petra, Jordan: Biblical Kadesh Barnea, Sela, Joktheel, En-mishpat ...
They also said that in their day, they could still see the rock that Moses struck with his staff for water. b. Josephus (110 AD), Eusebius (325 AD), Jerome ... But the real Kadesh was described as a waterless place with no crops, grazing lands or fruit trees. c. Only with a miracle of Moses hitting the rock, did a ... II (III) and Aretas IV (with construction of the Treasury, Q'asr al Bint, Temple of the Winged Lions and Theatre), and Roman and Greek technologies most ... The population of 3.5 million Hebrew enhabited a 20 km territory range from ancient El Beidha located 5 km north of Petra, to Basta located 12 km SE of ... to the mountain of the daughter of Zion. " Isaiah 16:1 "Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The settlements where Kedar inhabits. ... In earlier times the gulf of 'Akabah reached farther north than it does to-day [note: Schmidt is wrong about water levels. Solomon's fortress at Elat -Tell el-kheleifeh was built on a hill 500 meters from the shore ... ...
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26: The Exodus Route: The Archaeology of Mt. Lawz as Mt. Sinai
... Now in the lot of this tribe there were the cities of Askelon and Gaza. (82) The lot of Simeon, which was the second, included that part of Idumea which ... very locality where following the Scriptural records and the account of Josephus we should expect to find him." (p199) c. "If we have followed the correct ... The pagan altar was built by Aaron himself (83 years old) and was "before" or in front of the platform (rock, dirt) the golden calf was sitting upon. Temples had a platform for the god and a separate altar for sacrifice. In the oldest pagan temple on earth built by Nimrod in 3200 BC at Eridu (Babylon), there was a sacrificial altar for goatfish and an small niched room about 1.3 meters away. "All of Nimrod's temples featured a niche with a raised platform and a sacrificial burnt offering table. An idol of Enki would have been placed upon the raised platform inside the niche at the north end of the temple for worship." (Nimrod and the archaeology of the Tower of Babel, ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-mt-sinai.htm
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27: Mt. Sinai located in Arabia: Galatian 4:25
... This decimated the Nabatean economy. In AD 50 the Nabatean cities of the Negev were destroyed, and the Nabatean kingdom collapsed. The ... Except for the dispatch by Aretas of a military force to quell some riots in Judea after Herod's death in 4 BC (Josephus, Antiq. xvii, 287), ... found in every quarter of the kingdom, from northern Arabia in the south to southern Syria in the north, and to Oboda and Sobata in the west. ... Echoing the Edomites who burned the temple of Solomon in 587 BC, the Nabateans under King Malchus of Arabia (same territory as the Edomites) ... of the Negev have also brought to light important ruins of churches, two or more in each center, with many inscriptions on mosaic and rock. ... gulf, there is another harbor and fortified place [military fortress], which is called White Village [Greek = Leuke Kome], from which ... Although known only through survey, extensive architecture is visible at two of the complexes, including a standing tower; nearby is a large ... ...
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28: Kadesh-Barnea by Henry Clay Trumbull, 1884 AD
... to it in the Apocrypha, the Talmud, and the writings of Pliny, Josephus, Ptolemy, Jerome, and others. 1 Diodorus Siculus, indeed, speaks of the ... It is not to be supposed that there were separate " cities " connected with Debir ; but it is probable that there were outlying " enclosures." 2 Josh. ... Its root meanings include "behind," "inner," "to speak," etc.; hence it is applied to the inner sanctuary of a temple (see 1 Kings 6 : 5, 19, 22 ; 8 : ... "Way of Shur." "A castle or fortress apparently once stood here," says Robinson ; " the remains of a square tower are still to be seen, now used as a dwelling;: and the " O / .doorways of many hovels are of hewn stone with arches. ... The dwellings consist for the most part of caves cut in the natural rock, some of them having rude arches carved over the doorways, and all of them ... over modern scholar ship in his field, is given in his ability to induce so many to accept his suggestion that a southern boundary runs north and south. ... ...
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29: bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-rolalyn-maqsood-petra ...
The following pages look at these stories (among others) to uncover part of the hidden history of one of the world's great commercial cities, and its ... The tribes people gathered with their tents in the large protected basin-like valley encircled by the mountains, with the massive rock now called Umm al-Biyara (Mother of Cisterns) as its natural fortress. But although ... These Kenites were also smiths and musicians (Josephus Jewish Antiquities i.2.2 and Gen. 4:21-22), and the Petra region abounds in old copper mines and ... The first known archaeological inscription that identifies the Thamud tribe was carved by Sargon of Assyria in c.715 BCE. They occupied the north-west ... It is true that in Roman times there was apparently a huge statue of the sun-god Dushrat in the city temple, but this is of late date and Roman influence. ... The first Nabataean monuments to be seen are three enigmatic, solid carved cubes of rock some 20 feet high, and a 30-foot free-standing tower-tomb, with ... ...
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30: Nuweiba Beach Red Sea crossing: Rejected, debunked, refuted
... Then they spoke against God; They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? "Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, and streams were ... Third, several of the canyon escape routes at Nuweiba are only accessible from geographically remote areas. If Josephus is describing Nuweiba, Pharaoh would need ... it joins a colder underwater reverse current from 70-260 meters from the north to the south until it exits the Gulf through the Straits of Tiran into the Arabian Gulf (Red Sea). ... Tharu was a Late Bronze age Egyptian fortress located on the border of Egypt as a last stop before entering Canaan at Raphia and Gaza. (The Battle of Megiddo by ... fortresses were lost to the Edomites by the time Nebuchadnezzar makes his third and final attack on Jerusalem in 587 BC when Solomon's temple was destroyed. g. ... the Ark of the Covenant was captured by the Philistines at Ebenezer then transported to 3 of the five pentapolis cities of the Philistines: Ashdod, Gath and Ekron. ... ...
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31: The Samaritans: 720 BC The pagan half-Jews of the Old Testament ...
... come to us; but as for you, gather in wine and summer fruit and oil and put them in your storage vessels, and live in your cities that you have taken over." ... It is now certain that the first phase of the sacred precinct dates to the Persian period, and not to the time of Alexander the Great, as Josephus asserted, ... 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 royal records.-(99) Whereupon a book was found at Ecbatana, in the tower that was in Media, wherein was written as follows:-"Cyrus the king, in the ... See also: The Synagogue on Delos Island in Greece b. The two Delos synagogue inscriptions were found 100 meters from the synagogue on the seashore. c. The ... The temple can be seen today with amazing full size rock carved lions all the way around the top of the temple. There are also lions at ground level. One is ... ...
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32: Jesus Master Builder carpenter stonemason creator build temple ...
... unable to complete: "For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has ... Jesus often gave new names to his disciples: Simon was renamed Cephas/Peter = rock. James and John he named them Boanerges = Sons of Thunder) ... Now the temple was built of stones that were white and strong, and each of their length was twenty-five cubits, their height was eight, and their breadth about twelve" (Josephus, Antiquities 15.389-392) II The ceramic tile roofed house that Jesus owned or rented: A. Jesus and his ... at Bethany beyond the Jordan. c. Bethany beyond the Jordan was 20 north-east of Jerusalem, 8 km east of Jericho and on the east side of the ... the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil." (2 Chronicles 26:10) c. ""They captured fortified cities and a fertile land. ... While this one pictured below is a pottery kiln, the lime kiln is 100 meters away and is about 3 times the diameter with 10 courses of rocks ... ...
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33: Archeology and the Temple in Jerusalem
East orientation of Jewish temples and altars. Archeological terrorism! Muslims use a bulldozer to excavate the Temple mount! Detailed maps by Charles Wilson and Charles Warren in 1864-1871 Infrared Imaging of the Temple Mount Detailed map by Frederick Catherwood, Plan of Jerusalem, 1835 AD (Olin, Stephen. Travels in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land. New York, 1844, vol. II.) The Fortress of Antonia was built at the Dome of the Rock. The wailing wall was built by "Hadrian" not "Herod" Solomon's aqueduct that supplied water to the Temple. Today, the temple mount level is 10-20 meters higher than is was in Jesus' day. Today, the temple mount area is twice as large as it was in Jesus' day. The ... Second Temple period: 515- 70 AD #2 Zerubbabel 515 BC (second temple) #3 Herod 20 BC (third temple) B. Jesus prophesied the temple would be destroyed in 70 AD. Matthew 24 Fulfilled in 70AD Destruction of Jerusalem Flavius Josephus, Jewish historian, 75 AD, proves Mt 24 is fulfilled ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount.htm
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34: The Jerusalem Water Aqueduct from the Solomon's Pools:
... Some of them also used reproaches, and abused the man, as crowds of such people usually do." (Josephus, Antiquities 18.60) 8. Jehoshaphat assembled his army in the valley of Berachah [Hebrew = Blessing/pools] which may have been at the ... It doesn't matter how high or low the water hose is in the middle, as long as the place the water comes out is lower than where the water enters. In this way they could get water all the way from just north of Bethlehem about 10 miles to ... of gross head at the highest point of the temple mount. The level at Solomon's Pools near Bethlehem is 765 meters above sea level. The level at the top of the Rock under the Dome is 744 meters. We know Solomon used a sealed conduit system, so we know there was ample water pressure to supply lots of water to the temple mount based on the laws of physics including a friction loss calculation. Its really that simple. Imagine a water tower installed on the temple platform that is 21 meters (69 feet) in the air. ... ...
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35: The Water Supply and Distribution System of the Nabataean City ...
... Allied to Rome, Nabataeans, under King Malichus, were participants in suppressing the Jewish revolt in AD 67 (Josephus 1960). Rabbel II (AD 70) then ushered in independence as a Roman ally ... Contact with many cities benefiting from the Roman revival of water-supply systems (Ortloff & Crouch 2001; Crouch 1993) undoubtedly accelerated knowledge of citywide water systems that ... 25. Colonnade Street (Cardo) 26. Temple of the Winged Lions 27. Pharaoh's Column 28. Great Temple 29. Q'asar al Bint 30. New Museum (Modern) 31. Quarry 32. Lion Triclinium 33. El Dier 34. 468 Monument 35. North City Wall 36. Turkamaniya Tomb 37. Armor Tomb 38. Little Siq 39. Aqueduct 40. Al Wu'aira Crusader Castle 41. Byzantine Tower 42. Nymphaeum 43. Paradeisos, Market, Hadrian's Gate 44. Wadi Mataha Dam 45. Bridge Abutment ... On the north side of Wadi Mousa, numerous high-status structures in the B;2 quadrant [Temple of the Winged Lions, Royal Palace (41), North Defense Wall and Fortress (35), Conway Tower (54)] ... ...
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36: First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Herodium 66 AD
... The final identification of the site as Herodium, following Josephus and Pliny (JW 1.13.8 §625; 1.21.10 §419; 1.33.9 §673; Ant 14.13.9 §360; 15.9.4 §323-25; 17.8.3 ... New Discoveries and Current Research, Rachel Hachlili, p28, 2013 AD) 2. "The edifice was originally constructed as a triclinium (dining hall) in Herod's fortress palace. ... Allusions: Synagogue worship allusions and imagery in the New Testament Master builder Stonemason Jesus: "Upon this Rock I will build My church" Everyday life: Archeology of Everyday Life and Homes at the time of Jesus Master List: Master list of First Temple Period, Pre-70 AD Synagogues Attend a church you ... the others on their journey; and when they were in Galilee, the governors of the cities there met them in their arms. (343) Barzapharnes also received them at the first ... when he made an assault upon his enemies, as they were out of their ranks, on the north quarter of the city, he slew a very great number of them, and put them all to ... ...
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37: bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-rami-g-khouri-petra ...
... The Nabataeans caught early sight of the invasion force and alerted the garrison at Petra, who scattered their coveted flocks of cattle, fortified the rock, and thus prevented a Greek ... From the 1st century BC, generally reliable historical references to the Nabataeans become more plentiful. Around the year 100 BC, according to the historian Josephus, the Jewish ... The Romans reorganised the area of Jordan-Syria by establishing a new Province of Arabia in the south, alongside the Province of Syria to the north. The new province, Provincia Arabia, included some of the former cities of the Decapolis, such as Gerasa ... A smaller detachment of troops may also have been stationed at the Roman legionary fortress at Udruh, 15 kilometres east of Petra. Despite the increased use of the direct sea route ... In 1934, the Conway Tower (then known as the Conway High Place) was cleared by the renowned American archaeologist W.F. Albright, followed in 1936 by the clearance of the Khazneh, the ... ...
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38: First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Gush Halav, Gischala 78 BC
Click on photos for high resolution Introduction: 1. Gush Halav is known in Josephus as Gischala and is located north west of the sea of Galilee. 2. Home of Revolt ... A. Earliest Synagogue Occupation Date (SOD) = 78 BC 1. Excavation date: first century 2. Inscriptional date: none 3. Literary date: Josephus 78 BC 4. SOD computation ... 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. ... the time of Joshua ben Nun, F such as: I the old castle of Sepphoris; 2. the fortress of Gush Halab, 3. old Yodpat, 4. Gamala, 5. Gadwad, 6. Hadid, 7. Ono, 8. ... long and hard campaign, thinking withal that the plenty which was in those cities would improve their bodies and their spirits, against the difficulties they ... Allusions: Synagogue worship allusions and imagery in the New Testament Master builder Stonemason Jesus: "Upon this Rock I will build My church" Everyday life: ... ...
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39: Excavations At Kadesh-Barnea: 1976-1978, Ein el-Qudeirat, Rudolph ...
And when the people bitterly complained about their thirst, Moses brought water out of the rock by striking it with his rod but, in the process, transgressed God's ... Outside and below the fortress walls they distinguished a talus aligned with, and connecting, the outer tower faces. They also observed that the eastern half of the ... Left: Pottery of the 7th-6th centuries B.C.E. found in Locus 186 of the fortress. Right: Casemate rooms in eastern part of the fortress. In the debris they found fragments of both wheel-made and handmade pottery. The wheel-made sherds were "Syrian" in type, thus associating the site with the north. According to Macalister's ... As is well known, he was a powerful and energetic ruler, who sought to consolidate the gains of his predecessor, David, by fortifying cities, constructing ... Tufnell, 0.; Inge, C.; and Harding, L. 1940 Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) II: The Fosse Temple. Oxford: Oxford University. Woolley C. L, and Lawrence, T. E. 1914-15 The ... ...
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40: Saul Hunts David. Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of Judges ...
... Gilboa & decapitated. The Philistines display the heads in their cities and hang the bodies on the Beth-shan wall. 35. The men of Jabesh-gilead steal the headless bodies, burn them and ... under Boaz's "shadow of wings of protection" and God is our rock of refuge, not some fortress in a pagan gentile foreign country: "Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my ... From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy. Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of ... Herod the great was an Edomite who had been force converted in 30 BC and he built the temple that Jesus saw but was not really a true Jew or believer. Saul asks if Ahimelech, the high ... The Mosaic tabernacle was then moved from Nob to Gibeon, which is a conical shaped hill 1 km north of Ramah where Samuel lived. However, we have a bit of history in 2 Samuel 21 that is ... ...
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41: The Exodus Route: Elim (Nabatean Leuke Kome, Onne, Aynuna)
... Although known only through survey, extensive architecture is visible at two of the complexes, including a standing tower; nearby is a large necropolis. It seems that during the first century ad ... The route through Wadi 'Ifal was used also in the Islamic period, as part of the "Egyptian Pilgrim Route" to the Holy Cities. It crossed the mountains, but was relatively easy and safe for ... Juchniewicz, Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean, p36, 2018 AD) 4. Upper Leuke Kome military fortress: a. "This site is about 2.5 kilometres north of al-Khuraibah. One can reach the site across an unpaved track in Wadi 'Aynunah. The site consists of a settlement area and spread in an area of about 500x500 meters. This important settlement lies at the edge of Wadi 'Aynunah around its water spring. ... No material indicating Nabatean presence in El Wajh has been recorded so far, while the temple at Wadi Hamd, found by Burton, is too far away ("one long or two short marches", Burton 1879: ... ...
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42: bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-johann-heinrich-kurtz-history ...
... The same conclusion is forced upon us by Josh. xv. 21 sqq. ; "for in this case it is stated of all the separate cities of the tribe of Judah, that the boundary line of Edom lay towards the ... How thoroughly appropriate, too, is the expression "the bald mountain " to the " gigantic mountain, with its bare masses of rock or chalk," which Williams and Rowlands saw from the Rakmah ... But if the domini on of Edom on this side of the Arabah was restricted to the north-eastern mountain fortress (and we can hardly imagine it to have been otherwise), there is no force whatever in Raumer's objection. The ... distinguished point in the boundary of the country, forming as it were a strong rocky watch- tower, which, commanded these two boundary lines,—(7.) If the mountainous district of the Azazimeh ... Jerome refers to this in the Onomasticon as follows : " Gai in solitudine usque hodie Gaia urbs juxta civitatem Petra" From this it is evident that Bekam was understood to be Petra, as Josephus ... ...
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43: Seder Olam Rabbah modern Jewish calendar English pdf free online
... R. Jose reported that the priestly courses mourned during the week in which they were supposed to serve in the temple (t. Taʿan. 2.3). The names of nineteen other rabbis in Sepphoris/Diocaesarea are ... 2, section 56; Thackeray 1927). Herod Antipas soon rebuilt Sepphoris, however, and, according to Josephus (Antiquities, book 18, section 27; Feldman 1965) made it into the "ornament of all Galilee." The use of the Greek proschema (ornament), a term applied in classical literature to other impregnable fortress cities, suggests that Antipas fortified the city in the process (Miller 1984:57). ... first for the priestly blessing, first for the Temple service, first for slaughtering North of the altar, first for consumption of sacrifices, first for the heavenly fire as it is said ... him the verse says (Ps. 27:5): "He surely will hide me in His hut on the day of evil, He will conceal me in His secret tent, on the rock He will lift me up!" What is 'on the rock He will lift me up'? ... ...
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44: The border Between Judah and Egypt: River of Egypt, Wadi el-Arish ...
... Merneptah-Hotephirma, L. P. H., 5which is (on) the highland, to ⌜report⌝ in the fortress which is in Tharu (Ṯʾ-rw)." (Ancient Records of Egypt, James Breasted, 3.631, ... C. Timna Mines: Egyptian mines at the time of the Exodus: 1. In 1406 BC, at the time of the conquest under Joshua, the border bypassed north of Timna, which was under Egyptian ... or wadi-el-Arish) "Now at this time the Jews were in possession of the following cities that had belonged to the Syrians, and Idumeans, and Phoenicians: At the seaside, Strato's Tower, Apollonia, Joppa, Jamnia, Ashdod, Gaza, Anthedon, Raphia, and Rhinocorura." (Josephus, ... What this means is that the modern boundaries between Egypt and Israel closely match the ancient boundaries. Josephus says that Rhinocorura was a three-day journey from Pelusium. ... over the mouths of the Nile at Pelusium; he then proceeded one station over the desert, and pitched him camp at the temple of the Casian Jupiter, and on the next day at Ostracine. ... ...
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45: Freestanding Columns: Antitype of Church and Christians: 1 Tim ...
... than 50 BC. Josephus mentions that the court of the women near the Jerusalem temple had pillars and it is likely that this is also true for the Court of Israel and ... These cloisters were single, and, excepting their magnitude, were no way inferior to those of the lower court." (Josephus, Wars 5.199-200) e. The only freestanding ... At Herodium, I noted that the physical distance between the two columns is 8.54 meters (28 Feet) which is too wide for existing building materials to support a proper ... 6 columns as Herodium instead of the four they DID find.: Herodium: "The edifice was originally constructed as a triclinium (dining hall) in Herod's fortress palace. ... The columns stood on stylobates of dressed ashlars which are parallel to the two north-south walls. Though the pedestals for the columns are virtually identical in ... Allusions: Synagogue worship allusions and imagery in the New Testament Master builder Stonemason Jesus: "Upon this Rock I will build My church" Everyday life: ... ...
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46: First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Delos, Greece 250 BC
... heard of the death of Antiochus he presently made an expedition against the cities of Syria, hoping to find them destitute of fighting men, and of such as were ... related; which temple was now deserted two hundred years after it was built." (Josephus Antiquities 13.254-256, 128 BC) D. Occupation history: 1. The Delos synagogue ... The synagogue was located on the eastern shore of the island, far from the main harbor and city center. The complex, measuring 28.30 by 30.70 meters, comprised three ... Samaritan inscriptions (JO 1, Ach66-67 [Nos. 100-101]) 90 m north of GD 80. which raised the additional possibility that the synagogue was not Jewish, but Samaritan. ... F. The Two Delos Inscriptions: 1. Text of the two inscriptions: a. Delos 1 image: "The Israelites on Delos who make first fruit offerings to the temple on Mt. ... Allusions: Synagogue worship allusions and imagery in the New Testament Master builder Stonemason Jesus: "Upon this Rock I will build My church" Everyday life: ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Delos-Greece-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-Samaritan-seat-of-Moses-benches-inscriptions-Mt-Gerizim-temple-250bc.htm
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47: Transjordan Early Edom And Moab 1900 BC
... Out eastward, one Yamru ruled in Busruna (E 27), a Yansim/b-Hadad (E 19) in Sur (Rock [of Bashan?]), and far to the south, Abu-[...] in Qarqur (E 56). Just east of Irbid at Tell er-Ramith, Ramoth ... the dynasts reigning in specific cities; documents bear oaths sworn in the joint names of such 'complementary' rulers, for example (Yuhong and Dalley 1990). In summary, the Egyptians of the early 2nd millennium BC clearly knew of, and had contacts with, the whole line of territory east of the Jordan valley from east of Huleh south to what became Edom. Up north, Maacah is shadowy, but Araru was ... Between accounts of his conflicts with the Sea Peoples and with the Libyans (also attested on the walls of his temple at Medinet Habu), there appears the following passage (Papyrus Harris I, 76:9-11): ... Lindner and Farajat 1987)? Umm el-Ala: an Edomite fortress south of Petra It was by pure chance that after Baja III another Iron II (Edomite) site should have been discovered. When I was invited by ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-edomites-early-edom-and-moab-piotr-bienkowski-1992ad.htm
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48: Ancient Synagogue Inscription from Jerusalem 18 BC
Literary date: 169 BC i. Agatharchides 169 BC ii. Philo 38 AD iii. New Testament 30 AD iv. Josephus 169 BC v. Tosefta 250 AD vi. Jerusalem Talmud 400 AD vii. Babylonian Talmud 500 AD 6. ... I pursued them even to foreign cities." (Acts 26:9-11) c. "'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. ... manuscripts and older commentaries of Acts, read "Libyans" instead of "Libertines," a name that would fit the North African setting of the following two geographical names on the list. ... Recovered in a cistern about 50 metres due west of remains often identified as the Tower of Siloam, the dedication provides a valuable snapshot of a synagogue that existed in Jerusalem ... Allusions: Synagogue worship allusions and imagery in the New Testament Master builder Stonemason Jesus: "Upon this Rock I will build My church" Everyday life: Archeology of Everyday ... ...
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49: How long was the flood? How long did it take to Build Noah's ...
... four rows of columns in the south-eastern part and a room configuration of equal size in the north-western half." (Palatial Precinct at the Nile Branch Area H, Manfred Bietak) j. "The plan of ... Double Treasury of the Master of the Two Lands, says: 'O pure priests, lector-priests of the temple, the gods of your cities will hear your prayers, you will prosper from your offices and enjoy a fine old age, if you ... Using a 20.5 inch cubit, this translates to 515 x 85.5 x 51.5 feet 2. The size of Noah's ark using the correct 20.5 "old Egyptian/Babylonia" cubit: Bible (Cubit = 20.5 inches) Feet Meters Length ... a strong wind blowing down upon the area surrounding Mt. Ararat, forced the water away from the summit rock so the ark could come to final rest at 17,000 feet or 5100 meters above sea level. ... the sinful world with water, He will once again destroy the heavens and Earth with fire at the second coming of Christ. By Steve Rudd Click to View Noah's Ark, Flood and Tower of Babel ...
...https://www.bible.ca/ark/noahs-ark-dimensions-size-120-years-time-to-build-75-years.htm
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50: Seals, Bulla, Documents, Pottery & Antitypical New Testament ...
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 ... (Zechariah 11:12-13) "The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood." ... a stream of sulfur, kindles it." (Isaiah 30:33) Egyptian relief of pottery kiln tower: Two Bilobate Persian period kilns from Khirbet Nisya that date to 536-333 AD ... Every piece of broken fired pottery ever made still exists being essentially equivalent to rock. This means that if you spent enough time, you could rebuild many ... and succeeded his brother Monobazus, who resigned up the government to him." (Josephus Antiquities 20.32-33) "And he called for Philip, one of his Friends, and set ... Behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate which faces north, each with his shattering weapon in his hand; and among them was a certain man clothed in ... ...
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