Archaeological evidence verifying biblical cities
by Matt Slick

There is very little doubt in anyone's mind about the reality of so many of the Old and New Testament cities mentioned in the Bible. Therefore, it is hardly necessary to document their existence. Nevertheless, following is a partial list of some of the cities mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated by archaeologists. This is simply more evidence that the Bible describes actual locations that can be verified. This means that at the very least, the Bible accurately reflects the locations and cities of ancient times.

Remember, this is only a partial list. There are hundreds of biblical cities that have been verified in archaeological digs.

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

OLAADEGBU:
Archaeological evidence verifying biblical cities
by Matt Slick

There is very little doubt in anyone's mind about the reality of so many of the Old and New Testament cities mentioned in the Bible. Therefore, it is hardly necessary to document their existence. Nevertheless, following is a partial list of some of the cities mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated by archaeologists. This is simply more evidence that the Bible describes actual locations that can be verified. This means that at the very least, the Bible accurately reflects the locations and cities of ancient times.

Remember, this is only a partial list. There are hundreds of biblical cities that have been verified in archaeological digs.

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

The bible is the only book that actually talks about the past with utmost verity. It clearly tells us about the now and the fate of the earth.

MightySparrow:


The bible is the only book that actually talks about the past with utmost verity. It clearly tells us about the now and the fate of the earth.

It talks about dates, events and people. This should tell the skeptics of the historicity and accuracy of the Bible record.

Just look how happy you are because your holy book supposedly didn't forge a whole continent that doesn't exist

OLAADEGBU:


Archaeological evidence verifying biblical cities
by Matt Slick

There is very little doubt in anyone's mind about the reality of so many of the Old and New Testament cities mentioned in the Bible. Therefore, it is hardly necessary to document their existence. Nevertheless, following is a partial list of some of the cities mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated by archaeologists. This is simply more evidence that the Bible describes actual locations that can be verified. This means that at the very least, the Bible accurately reflects the locations and cities of ancient times.

Remember, this is only a partial list. There are hundreds of biblical cities that have been verified in archaeological digs.

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

1. Arad

1. Num. 21:1, "When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, then he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive."

2. Num. 33:40, "Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel."

1. "Arad 30 km NE of Beersheba, excavated from 1962 to 1974 by Y. Aharoni and R. B. K. Amiran."¹
2. "The site consists of an upper mound or acropolis, where excavation has revealed an Iron Age (post thirteenth century B.C.)."²
3. The remains of a Hebrew temple were uncovered at Arad.³

OLAADEGBU:


Archaeological evidence verifying biblical cities
by Matt Slick

There is very little doubt in anyone's mind about the reality of so many of the Old and New Testament cities mentioned in the Bible. Therefore, it is hardly necessary to document their existence. Nevertheless, following is a partial list of some of the cities mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated by archaeologists. This is simply more evidence that the Bible describes actual locations that can be verified. This means that at the very least, the Bible accurately reflects the locations and cities of ancient times.

Remember, this is only a partial list. There are hundreds of biblical cities that have been verified in archaeological digs.

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

2. Bethel

1. Amos 7:12-13, "Then Amaziah said to Amos, "Go, you seer, flee away to the land of Judah, and there eat bread and there do your prophesying! 13 "But no longer prophesy at Bethel, for it is a sanctuary of the king and a royal residence."

1. "W. F. Albright made a trial excavation at Bethel in 1927. Albright then mounted a full excavation in 1934. His assistant that year, J. L. Kelso, continued the excavation in 1954, 1957, and 1960."⁴

OLAADEGBU:
Archaeological evidence verifying biblical cities
by Matt Slick

There is very little doubt in anyone's mind about the reality of so many of the Old and New Testament cities mentioned in the Bible. Therefore, it is hardly necessary to document their existence. Nevertheless, following is a partial list of some of the cities mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated by archaeologists. This is simply more evidence that the Bible describes actual locations that can be verified. This means that at the very least, the Bible accurately reflects the locations and cities of ancient times.

Remember, this is only a partial list. There are hundreds of biblical cities that have been verified in archaeological digs.

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

3. Capernaum

1. Matt. 17:24, "And when they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter, and said, "Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?"

1. "Identified since 1856 with Tell Hum, Capernaum has been sporadically excavated for the past 130 years."⁵

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At least no prophet in my holy book was a paedophile.

tartar9:
Just look how happy you are because your holy book supposedly didn't forge a whole continent that doesn't exist

Amberon11:
At least no prophet in my holy book was a paedophile.

Who said your father is a prophet

tartar9:

Who said your father is a prophet

He deserve no response from you. Do not follow an ignorant man

OLAADEGBU:


Archaeological evidence verifying biblical cities
by Matt Slick

There is very little doubt in anyone's mind about the reality of so many of the Old and New Testament cities mentioned in the Bible. Therefore, it is hardly necessary to document their existence. Nevertheless, following is a partial list of some of the cities mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated by archaeologists. This is simply more evidence that the Bible describes actual locations that can be verified. This means that at the very least, the Bible accurately reflects the locations and cities of ancient times.

Remember, this is only a partial list. There are hundreds of biblical cities that have been verified in archaeological digs.

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

4. Chorazin

1. Matt. 11:21, "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes."

1. "Excavations of the now deserted town indicate that it once covered an area of twelve acres and was built on a series of terraces with the basalt stone local to this mountainous region."⁶

OLAADEGBU:
Archaeological evidence verifying biblical cities
by Matt Slick

There is very little doubt in anyone's mind about the reality of so many of the Old and New Testament cities mentioned in the Bible. Therefore, it is hardly necessary to document their existence. Nevertheless, following is a partial list of some of the cities mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated by archaeologists. This is simply more evidence that the Bible describes actual locations that can be verified. This means that at the very least, the Bible accurately reflects the locations and cities of ancient times.

Remember, this is only a partial list. There are hundreds of biblical cities that have been verified in archaeological digs.

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

5. Dan

Judges 18:29, "And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born in Israel; however, the name of the city formerly was Laish."

1. "The excavation of Dan began in 1966 under the direction fo Avraham Biran."⁷

2. "Formerly called Laish, it is mentioned in the execration texts, the eighteenth-century b.c. Mari tablets, and the records of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III. It is identified with Tel Dan (modern Tell el-Qadi) covering about 50 acres in the centre of a fertile valley near one of the principal springs feeding the Jordan River . . . Tel Dan has been excavated by A. Biran since 1966. The earliest occupation, probably the full extent of the tell, goes back to about the middle of the third millennium B.C."⁸

OLAADEGBU:


Archaeological evidence verifying biblical cities
by Matt Slick

There is very little doubt in anyone's mind about the reality of so many of the Old and New Testament cities mentioned in the Bible. Therefore, it is hardly necessary to document their existence. Nevertheless, following is a partial list of some of the cities mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated by archaeologists. This is simply more evidence that the Bible describes actual locations that can be verified. This means that at the very least, the Bible accurately reflects the locations and cities of ancient times.

Remember, this is only a partial list. There are hundreds of biblical cities that have been verified in archaeological digs.

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

6. Ephesus

1. Eph. 1:1, "Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and who are faithful in Christ Jesus."
1. "Austrian archaeologists in this century [2oth] have excavated the 24,000-seat theater and the commercial agora, as well as many other public buildings and streets of the first and second centuries a.d., so that the modern visitor can gain some impression of the city as known by Paul.⁹

7. Gaza

1. Acts 8:26, "But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, "Arise and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza."
1. Gaza was excavated by W. J. Phythian-Adams in 1922.¹⁰

https://carm.org/archaeological-evidence-verifying-biblical-cities

8. Gezer

Joshua 16:10, "But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer . . . "
R.A.S. MacAlister "directed the Palestine Exploration Fund for many years and conducted extensive excavations at Gezer (1902–1909)."¹¹

9. Hazor

Joshua 11:1, "Then it came about, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph."

Jer. 49:28, "Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the Lord, "Arise, go up to Kedar and devastate the men of the east."

"This large Canaanite and Israelite city in upper Galilee was excavated under Yigael Yadin's direction from 1955 to 1958 and from 1968 to 1970."¹²

I guess Harry Potter and Spiderman are real because London and New York are real places.

LordReed:


I guess Harry Potter and Spiderman are real because London and New York are real places.

The Bible also gives us evidence of dates, events and people. Why don't you tell us of the historicity and accuracy of your Harry Potter and Spiderman since you cannot differentiate between what is real and what is fictitious?

OLAADEGBU:


The Bible also gives us evidence of dates, events and people. Why don't you tell us of the historicity and accuracy of your Harry Potter and Spiderman since you cannot differentiate between what is real and what is fictitious?

Which dates and events does the bible provide that are congruent with reality?

The twin towers destruction was documented in spiderman while Winston Churchill was mentioned in Harry Potter.

It is you who has a problem distinguishing reality from fiction, something you demonstrate every damn day.

LordReed:


Which dates and events does the bible provide that are congruent with reality?

The twin towers destruction was documented in spiderman while Winston Churchill was mentioned in Harry Potter.

It is you who has a problem distinguishing reality from fiction, something you demonstrate every damn day.

If you believe Harry Potter and Spiderman are your reality then stay on your lane, you need to take your complain to Seun for him to open a section for Harry Potter and Spiderman lovers.

OLAADEGBU:


If you believe Harry Potter and Spiderman are your reality then stay on your lane, you need to take your complain to Seun for him to open a section for Harry Potter and Spiderman lovers.

Isn't it funny that I can honestly answer questions but you refuse? You who has "the god backing you" will run away from answering questions honestly. I am not surprised because you are delusional so you will dodge and obfuscate at any chance you get.

I don't think non-believers dispute that places, events, written in the bible existed or that historical Jesus walked the earth. The dispute, was historical Jesus the son of God?

LordReed:


Isn't it funny that I can honestly answer questions but you refuse? You who has "the god backing you" will run away from answering questions honestly. I am not surprised because you are delusional so you will dodge and obfuscate at any chance you get.

Here is some reality to your Harry Potter. Guess what? Harry Potter Banned In School Library because it contains real curses and spells. So atheists believe in witchcraft/wizardry afterall.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/harry-potter-banned-school-library-nashville-tennessee-exorcist-a9087676.html

OLAADEGBU:


The Bible also gives us evidence of dates, events and people. Why don't you tell us of the historicity and accuracy of your Harry Potter and Spiderman since you cannot differentiate between what is real and what is fictitious?

Most of the characters in the Bible are not real figures.

Even the Exodus events in the Bible is a fiction.

OLAADEGBU:


Here is some reality to your Harry Potter. Guess what? Harry Potter Banned In School Library because it contains real curses and spells. So atheists believe in witchcraft/wizardry afterall.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/harry-potter-banned-school-library-nashville-tennessee-exorcist-a9087676.html

Bwahahahahahaha! Tomorrow you'll say you know how to distinguish reality from fiction. SMH, what a shame.

BTW keep dodging the pertinent question.

OLAADEGBU:


Here is some reality to your Harry Potter. Guess what? Harry Potter Banned In School Library because it contains real curses and spells. So atheists believe in witchcraft/wizardry afterall.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/harry-potter-banned-school-library-nashville-tennessee-exorcist-a9087676.html

Facepalms....this reply clearly shows you are out of your depths sparring with Lordreed.

OLAADEGBU:
9. Hazor

Joshua 11:1, "Then it came about, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph."

Jer. 49:28, "Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the Lord, "Arise, go up to Kedar and devastate the men of the east."

"This large Canaanite and Israelite city in upper Galilee was excavated under Yigael Yadin's direction from 1955 to 1958 and from 1968 to 1970."¹²

10. Hesbon

Josh. 12:2, "Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon . . . "
Excavations were undertaken by Andrews University from 1968 to 1976.¹³

OLAADEGBU:


10. Hesbon

Josh. 12:2, "Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon . . . "
Excavations were undertaken by Andrews University from 1968 to 1976.¹³

11. Jericho

1. Num. 22:1, "Then the sons of Israel journeyed, and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan opposite Jericho."
2.1 "Jericho was the oldest inhabited and fortified city ever excavated."¹⁴
2.2. "The city of OT times is represented today by a mound 70 feet high and 10 acres in area . . . The ancient city was excavated by C. Warren (1867), E. Sellin and C. Watzinger (1907-09), J. Garstang (1930-36), and K. Kenyon (1952-58)."¹⁵
2.3. "The first scientific excavation there (1907-9) was by Sellin and Watzinger (Jericho, 1913)."¹⁶