Biblical Archaeology
Archaeology from Bible Days
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Second Temple Construction in Jerusalem, Materials & Methods Revealed
The textbooks say the Romans burned the Second Temple down, but the real mystery is how they helped build it first. Long before the legions marched on Jerusalem, Rome’s money, power and political masterminds orchestrated one of the greatest construction marvels of the ancient world. But how?
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Is Ramesses II the Exodus Pharaoh?
For centuries, popular imagination has cast one man as the hard-hearted ruler who defied Moses: Ramesses II, the longest-reigning and most self-promoting pharaoh in Egyptian history. Hollywood loves him. Documentaries love him. Yet the evidence—biblical, chronological and archaeological—quietly but firmly shows he is the wrong man; let’s discover why.
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Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia, Jabal al-Lawz, Fake or True?
For centuries, pilgrims and scholars have sought the sacred peak where Moses received the Ten Commandments. But the very location of Mount Sinai remains shrouded in mystery, sparking a fierce debate: does the holy mountain rise from the familiar sands of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, or does it stand hidden amongst the rugged terrain of Saudi Arabia, a claim that challenges long-held traditions and archaeological interpretations?
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The Plagues of Egypt and Ancient Egyptian History, The Ipuwer Papyrus
The Bible tells us that Moses confronted pharaoh and told him to let God’s people go. Pharaoh refused, therefore God sent a series of devastating judgments on the land of Egypt and an ancient Egyptian papyrus provides great details about these acts of God. The Ipuwer Papyrus now resides in the National Archaeological Museum in Leiden, the Netherlands and its contents are unparalleled.
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From Lalibela’s Rock-Hewn Churches to the Trail of the Ark of the Covenant & Queen of Sheba
From the rock-hewn sanctuaries of Lalibela to the stelae of Axum and the whispered presence of the Ark, the past here is not buried; it watches from the shadows.
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Ark of the Covenant, Ethiopia
From the Temple of Solomon to the remote highlands of Ethiopia, the Ark of the Covenant's journey is shrouded in mystery. Could this powerful artefact truly reside within the walls of a small Ethiopian church? We embark on a historical investigation, tracing the threads of legend and exploring the evidence.
