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The single inscription which identifies the location depicted in the reliefs reads: — 09 May 2022

Excavating Azekah: Defensive Bastion Of The Kingdom Of Judeah

By Rebecca Batley

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Describing the fortress of Azekah 2,700 years ago the mighty Assyrian King Sennacherib wrote that “its walls were strong and rivalled the highest mountains…by means of beaten earth ramos, battering rams…I captured, I carried off its spoil, I...
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The single inscription which identifies the location depicted in the reliefs reads: — 09 May 2022

Excavating Azekah: Defensive Bastion Of The Kingdom Of Judeah

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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Describing the fortress of Azekah 2,700 years ago the mighty Assyrian King Sennacherib wrote that “its walls were strong and rivalled the highest mountains…by means of beaten earth ramos, battering rams…I captured, I carried off its spoil, I...
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From Urfa To Edessa To Şanlıurfa: Spanning 10,000 Years Of History — 29 Apr 2022

From Urfa To Edessa To Şanlıurfa: Spanning 10,000 Years Of History

By micki pistorius

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During the Hellenistic Period from 312 BC to 63 BC, the Seleucid Empire was a major superpower and at its apex encompassed Anatolia, Persia, the Levant, (now modern Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and parts of Turkmenistan) yet one would...
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From Urfa To Edessa To Şanlıurfa: Spanning 10,000 Years Of History — 29 Apr 2022

From Urfa To Edessa To Şanlıurfa: Spanning 10,000 Years Of History

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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During the Hellenistic Period from 312 BC to 63 BC, the Seleucid Empire was a major superpower and at its apex encompassed Anatolia, Persia, the Levant, (now modern Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and parts of Turkmenistan) yet one would...
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Pieter Bruegel's The Tower of Babel depicts a traditional Nimrod inspecting stonemasons. (1563) (Public Domain) — 27 Apr 2022

Babelse Verwarring: The Confusion Around The Tower Of Babel Finally Solved

By Willem McLoud

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The Tower of Babel is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Many proposals as to the historical or literary origins of this narrative have been made over the years. A remarkably good case could be put forward that historically it dates...
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Pieter Bruegel's The Tower of Babel depicts a traditional Nimrod inspecting stonemasons. (1563) (Public Domain) — 27 Apr 2022

Babelse Verwarring: The Confusion Around The Tower Of Babel Finally Solved

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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The Tower of Babel is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Many proposals as to the historical or literary origins of this narrative have been made over the years. A remarkably good case could be put forward that historically it dates...
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The Royal Bloodline Of The Hittite Empire — 22 Apr 2022

The Royal Bloodline Of The Hittite Empire

By micki pistorius

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Tainted by regicide, usurped, regained, inspired by gods and goddesses and even cursed, the royal bloodline of the Bronze Age Hittites flowed through the plains of Anatolia, as the kings expanded and contracted the borders of their mighty empire....
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The Royal Bloodline Of The Hittite Empire — 22 Apr 2022

The Royal Bloodline Of The Hittite Empire

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Tainted by regicide, usurped, regained, inspired by gods and goddesses and even cursed, the royal bloodline of the Bronze Age Hittites flowed through the plains of Anatolia, as the kings expanded and contracted the borders of their mighty empire....
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Abraham leaves Haran for Egypt by Francesco Bassano the Younger (1560 – 1592) Rijksmuseum (Public Domain) — 08 Apr 2022

The Sumerian Hypothesis: The Influence Of Sumer On The Primeval History

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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The use of Mesopotamian material in the motifs and stories found in Genesis 1–11 (also called the Primeval History) has been of great interest to biblical scholars for many years. Although the Mesopotamian influence on this part of the Genesis...
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Abraham leaves Haran for Egypt by Francesco Bassano the Younger (1560 – 1592) Rijksmuseum (Public Domain) — 08 Apr 2022

The Sumerian Hypothesis: The Influence Of Sumer On The Primeval History

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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The use of Mesopotamian material in the motifs and stories found in Genesis 1–11 (also called the Primeval History) has been of great interest to biblical scholars for many years. Although the Mesopotamian influence on this part of the Genesis...
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