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CITY GATE DISCOVERED AT SHILOH

November 15, 2022 BibleAuthenticity Comments 13 comments

Is the Bible reliable? — What do we learn from the city gate discovered at ancient Shiloh?

A city gate at Shiloh, an ancient Israelite city, has been discovered. What is the import of such a discovery.

“When he mentioned the ark of the God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the city gate.His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man, and he was heavy. He had led Israel forty years”—1 Samuel 4:18 NIV

The remains of a city gate were discovered recently in Shiloh, Israel. This was the place where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the time of the Judges. The remains of this city gate gate were discovered by the Associates for Biblical Research along the northern wall of this ancient Israelite city. The team discovered that the defensive embankment against the city wall had a gap at this point, where the remains of the gate were discovered. The terrain leading up to this place was internally terraced upward., and “the city gate” being at this location also makes sense because the main spring that the city’s inhabitants used was located about a kilometer to the north. It is possible that this was “the city gate” where “Eli fell backward off his chair . . . and he died”. read more

POOL OF SILOAM DISCOVERED IN 2004 CONFIRMS JOHN 9:7

March 5, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

The actual location of the Biblical Pool of Siloam has been discovered, confirming the Bible’s authenticity.

“The living and enduring word of God. For, ‘All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall off, but the word of the Lord endures forever'”—1 Peter 1:24,25 NIV

The more that time passes, the more proof emerges that the Bible is indeed, “the word of God”—1 Thessalonians 2:13 read more

Clay Seals of Isaiah the Prophet and King Hezekiah Found

February 27, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Critics of the Bible claim that it is largely a work of fiction. However, recent archaeological discoveries are proving the Bible true and its critics wrong. Two examples od this are the discoveries of the clay seals of the prophet Isaiah, and of King Hezekiah.

For the first time, archaeological evidence (a seal impression) of Isaiah has been discovered, it seems. See the article by Michelle Starr published on February 23, 2018. The book of Isaiah is quoted more often than any other prophetic Old Testament book, and is second only to Psalms in overall New Testament quotes. Below is the article about the discovery of the clay seal of the prophet Isaiah: read more

New “human-like species” discovered

September 11, 2015 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

BBC has posted a new article claiming that a new “human-like species” has been discovered in South Africa, which they have given the name naledi. The discovery of 15 partial skeletons has led some researchers to conclude that may be a different species of human-like creatures than was previously known. From these partial skeletons pictures have been drawn showing what the researchers think these creatures may have looked like.

We knew Darwinian evolution was in “crisis” mode, but this discovery really takes the cake! Evolutionists don’t know what to make of it, or how to fit it into their theory. Why? Because it doesn’t fit (just like some other discoveries). Of course, artists can draw fictional images that fit whatever they want it to. read more