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Now Dig This

23-Feb-10

Diggers for the truth have had a lucrative month. A Jewish archaeologist on Monday said that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem, not only date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon, but attest to the authenticity of the biblical narrative.
If the estimated age of the stone structure is true, the finding is [...]

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IRAQI NO-NO

19-Jan-10

According to recent reports, Iraq is moving to remove the Jewish elements from the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel, and turn it into a mosque. A MOSQUE?! Yeah, a mosque. You might say they are making a mosquery of a very holy site.
Ezekiel lived about 2,500 years ago and preached about the salvation of the [...]

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Examining King Solomon’s Legacy

29-Oct-08

As I wrote yesterday, the location of the Solomon Mines may have been finally located. Yet those mines aren’t the only underground achievement attributed to the legendary King Solomon:
King Solomon Quarries – Zedekiahs Cave in Jerusalem, 2008