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Noah's Ark
The Armenian George Hagopian claimed to have seen the
Ark twice (between 1902 and 1906) during an unusually dry period in the
Ararat region (see below). Hagopian and his Uncle were forced to travel
from Lake Van to the Ararat foothills for better grazing for their sheep
because of a four year drought. In 1987, Allen Tap investigated the regions
weather conditions during the 1900-1904 period and the weather conditions
were as the George had claimed.
When the boy and his uncle approached the Ark, his uncle boosted him on
top and he walked atop the ship and looked down into hole on the Ark top.
Hagopian stated later that he was scared and his Uncle let him come down.
In 1922, Hagopian took a photographer to Ararat but was unable to get to
the Ark due to the Turkish, Greek and Armenian uprisings. George moved to
the U.S. and was interviewed by Elfred Lee (Illustrator) in 1970. He was
investigated and questioned during interviews. Hagopian never waivered or
exaggerated his original account of the sighting.
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Joseph Statue/Family Graves?
The excavations by Manfred Beitak may have uncovered the temporary tomb of Joseph in Egypt. Beitak began his digging at the site in 1966 but the 1984-1987 excavations have unearthed some interesting information about who has been memorialized and buried at Tell El-Dab'a. The evidence includes the retirement home of a high ranking Semitic official (possibly Joseph), an Asiatic/non-Egyptian Cemetary with garden area graves, a 4-room home and the tomb of a high ranking Asiatic official which includes a broken, yellow (Semitic indicator) statue complete with throw stick and mushroom hairstyle (other Semitic indicator's). It has not been determined that this was the temporary tomb of Joseph but whoever it was, lived at the exact time of Joseph, was Semitic and rose in the ranks of Egyptian Government. It is believed that the statue in the tomb was smashed by the Hyksos when they invaded northern Egypt and that Joseph's body was hidden until it could be safely returned to Israel.
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Amenhotep
II Tomb (Pharaoh of the Exodus)
Amenhotep II: The probable Pharaoh of the Exodus (1453-1415 B.C.) who boasted of his great military and athletic prowess. Amenhotep II fought two major wars (1450 and 1446 B.C.) and one minor war (1444 B.C.). The minor conflict into Palestine was probably because most of his force was in the Red Sea (Sea of Reeds) and had little or no army to speak of. (NEW) Egyptologist Dr. Charles Aling's current research (2005) on Amheotep's last campaign has revealed that the Pharoah brought back many Semities from Palestine to work as slaves in Egypt (End of NEW). It should also be stated that the Pharaoh ceased campaigning altogether after year 9 of his reign. It is also theorized that his son (Webensenu) was the one who died in the 10th Plague because he ws buried in his fathers royal tomb, he never lived to marrying age and his brother (Thutmosis IV) was the successor to his father (Dr. Charles Aling).
More papers on the Exodus at this location (Link)
KV35: The tomb in which Amenhotep II is buried. The tomb was discovered on March 9, 1898 by Victor Loret. Amenhotep's mummified body and sarcophagus was recovered as well as the bodies of other members of royalty (Webensenu, King Sekhnakht etc;). Source: Ancient Egypt: The Great Discoveries.
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King
David's Palace
It
is believed that David's Palace consisted of a series of terraces filled
with stones which faced eastward. Though no architectural remains firmly
attributed to David's Palace have yet been found, approximately thirty-four
ancient Capitals have been found in Israel amongst other public buildings
so why would David's residence be any different? At Shiloh's area G, excavators
have uncovered square hewn stones probably cut by Phoenicians that are similar
to the ones found by Kathleen Kenyon at David's proposed dwelling. In Kenyon's
excavation of area H, a casemate wall was found, a casemate wall is a divider
with square compartments built into it. This wall is dated to the general
time period (tenth century B.C.) in which David lived. The wall protected
the Palace from the north (Bible and Spade, Winter 1997, 16-17).
New links on David's Palace (Link)
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King
David found at Dan, Israel
The first excavation at Tel Dan was conducted by Avraham Biran in 1966. Since that time, Biran has uncovered a bowl inscription that read "of the butchers," a probable reference to the cooks of the butchers from the Dan Royal Family. Another inscription reads, "belonging to Amotz (Amos)," not the biblical Amos. In addition to the excavation of a seventh-century B.C. building, an inscription relating to Baal, a "God who is in Dan" inscription verifying the site as Dan, an inscription directly related to the Israeli King Zechariah, and a city-gate complex were all unearthed. The Tel Dan inscription was discovered near this city-gate complex close to a recently discovered wall on the east side. This artifact was discovered by Gila Cook, who saw it protruding up from the ground and would have missed it if the sun had not highlighted the script which reads on line 8, "the king of Israel. And (I) slew (…the kin-) and on line 9 "g of the House of David. And I put…" obviously refers to the The House of David and the Kingship. (Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 1994, 26-39). The Tel Dan Inscription is dated to the time of Hazael, an Aramean usurper (Price 1997, 169).
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Babylon
from the time of Daniel
The Neo-Babylonian Empire lasted from approximately 626-539 B.C. The well-known capital city known as Babylon (about 50 miles south of Baghdad) dates back to the times of Hammurabi (ca. 1728-1626 B.C.) (Blaiklock 1983, 337) who brought to prominence the god Marduk and was the founder of the great law code (Roux 1992, 202). A number of years later, it was overrun by the Hittites, Kassites, Elamites and Assyrians. The eleventh and last dynasty (Neo-Babylonian) produced kings who could be divided into two groups, the first group included the forefathers (Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar II and Evil-Merodoch) and the later weak elements (Neriglissar, Labashi-Marduk, Nabonidas and Belshazzar) which brought the Neo-Babylonian curtain down with Belshazzar's death on October 12, 539 B.C. with Darius' entrance into the city (Blaiklock 1983, 337). This city has revealed much to the archaeologist.
The excavations by Koldeway at Babylon (1899-1917) unearthed the remains of a ziggurat, canals, a temple to the God Marduk, as well as the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon and other nearby structures (palaces and fortifications), but the most impressive and well preserved section of Babylon is the Ishtar Gate and Processional Street that consisted of a center lane, walkways, and red breccia slabs along the sides. The slabs contained the inscription, "Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, Son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon, am I. The street for the procession of my great lord Marduk I decorated magnificently with stones from the mountains. Marduk, my Lord, give eternal life" (Marzahn 1994, 9). The Ishtar Gate's walls depicted bulls, dragons and lions in blue glazed tiles (Blaiklock 1983, 337), and the Gate itself consisting of two large structures (one in front of the other with half oval openings) can be seen today at the Vorderasiatisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in a reconstruction.
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