Geek,

There is much proof that the history of Israel has not been a fiction of imagination and that their story had been recorded correctly.

A full copy of the Book of Isaiah was found at Qumran. The Dead Sea scrolls prove that the copyists of biblical manuscripts took great care in making sure that they translated them correctly.

A tunnel was constructed from the spring at Gihon, under the city walls and through the rock to the southern end of the city of Jerusalem, to the pool of Siloam. It is the Aqueduct of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:2-4; 2 Kings 20:20)

Three accounts have been left by the Assyrian monarch-Sennacherib-about his campaign against Israel and Judah. The tell of how he came against the cities of Israel and then Judah, and how he "shut up" Hezekiah in his capital city Jerusalem. But, Sennacherib failed in his campaign (2 Kings 19:35-36). In 1938 archaelogists found a mass grave outside the city of Lachish, which Sennacherib had conquered and which was the base for the Assyrian move to Jerusalem. There found was 2000 skeleton's. There are stone panels on display today in the Lachish Gallery in the British Museum-- depicting the seige of Lachish. Sennacherib was assasinated (2 Kings 19:36-37) and also on display are tablets of this event.

Babylon was prophesied by Jeremiah and Isaiah and Daniel that it would "disappear" (Jeremiah 51:58; Isaiah 45:1-2; Daniel 4:30) It disappeared completely for over 2000 years. The palace ruins were discovered by archaelogists in the 19th century--proving that the Word of God stands!

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Only the Creator has the power to be God...anything else that humans have made into "gods" are in fact merely objects created by the Creator.....

The presence of a creation demands the existence of a Creator, and the existence of natural laws require the existence of a Natural Law Maker.

Geek, you might find the following of interest....

 

Yes, quite a number of Biblical structures have been excavated. Some of the most interesting are the following:

The base of the Tower of Babel in Babylon where language was confused (Genesis 11:1-9).

The theater at Ephesus, Turkey.

Old Testament
New Testament

The palace at Jericho where Eglon, king of Moab, was assassinated by Ehud (Judges 3:15-30).

The east gate of Shechem where Gaal and Zebul watched the forces of Abimelech approach the city (Judges 9:34-38).

The Temple of Baal/El-Berith in Shechem, where funds were obtained to finance Abimelech's kingship and where the citizens of Shechem took refuge when Abimelech attacked the city (Judges 9:4, 46-49).

The pool of Gibeon where the forces of David and Ishbosheth fought during the struggle for the kingship of Israel (2 Samuel 2:12-32).

The Pool of Heshbon, likened to the eyes of the Shulammite woman (Song of Songs 7:4).

The royal palace at Samaria where the kings of Israel lived (1 Kings 20:43; 21:1, 2; 22:39; 2 Kings 1:2; 15:25).

The Pool of Samaria where King Ahab's chariot was washed after his death (1 Kings 22:29-38).

The water tunnel beneath Jerusalem dug by King Hezekiah to provide water during the Assyrian siege (2 Kings 20:20; 2 Chronicles 32:30).

The royal palace in Babylon where King Belshazzar held the feast and Daniel interpreted the handwriting on the wall (Daniel 5).

The royal palace in Susa where Esther was queen of the Persian king Xerxes (Esther 1:2; 2:3, 5, 9, 16).

The royal gate at Susa where Mordecai, Esther's cousin, sat (Esther 2:19, 21; 3:2, 3; 4:2; 5:9, 13; 6:10, 12).

The Square in front of the royal gate at Susa where Mordecai met with Halthach, Xerxes' eunuch (Esther 4:6).

The foundation of the synagogue at Capernaum where Jesus cured a man with an unclean spirit (Mark 1:21-28) and delivered the sermon on the bread of life (John 6:25-59).

The house of Peter at Capernaum where Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law and others (Matthew 8:14-16).

Jacob's well where Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman (John 4).

The Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem, where Jesus healed a crippled man (John 5:1-14).

The Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem, where Jesus healed a blind man (John 9:1-4).

The tribunal at Corinth where Paul was tried (Acts 18:12-17).

The theater at Ephesus where the riot of silversmiths occurred (Acts 19:29). - See picture at top

Herod's palace at Caesarea where Paul was kept under guard (Acts 23:33-35).

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Author: Bryant Wood of Associates for Biblical Research