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Sylvanius · 01-17-2008, 08:41 AM

Archaeologist believe they have found a seal from First Temple.

Oddly enough, the seal displays what could be interpreted as a pagan symbol.

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A crescent moon, the symbol of the chief Babylonian god Sin, appears on the top of the altar.

An alternate explanation is that the crescent moon was important to the temple priests for calendar purposes.

Interesting stuff.

QuestionMark · 01-17-2008, 10:48 AM

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

First Temple seal found in Jerusalem

A stone seal bearing the name of one of the families who acted as servants in the First Temple and then returned to Jerusalem after being exiled to Babylonia has been uncovered in an archeological excavation in Jerusalem's City of David, a prominent Israeli archeologist said Wednesday…..

QM?

reniaa · 01-17-2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by QuestionMark

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

First Temple seal found in Jerusalem

A stone seal bearing the name of one of the families who acted as servants in the First Temple and then returned to Jerusalem after being exiled to Babylonia has been uncovered in an archeological excavation in Jerusalem's City of David, a prominent Israeli archeologist said Wednesday…..

QM?

Ooo nice link

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The seal of the Temech family gives us a direct connection between archeology and the biblical sources and serves as actual evidence of a family mentioned in the Bible," she said. "One cannot help being astonished by the credibility of the biblical source as seen by the archaeological find."

more bible caroboration but I think even if proof of ten plagues was found skeptics would argue the minutia

Magnus Armstrong · 01-17-2008, 12:26 PM

Moving to GRD

Potoooooooo · 01-17-2008, 12:35 PM

caroboration

Mageth · 01-17-2008, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Potoooooooo

caroboration

Imitation chocolate, perhaps?

figuer · 01-17-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by reniaa

more bible caroboration but I think even if proof of ten plagues was found skeptics would argue the minutia

What do you think it coroborates?

That there was a first temple, that there was a Babilonian exile and that there was a return to Jerusalem, are well accepted historical facts.

pob14 · 01-17-2008, 01:01 PM

So, because a seal - one apparently showing people praying to the Babylonian god Sin - is found with a name that happens to appear in the bible, this is carbonation - corruscation - uh, corroboration of . . . . well, what, exactly?

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Originally Posted by The article

The fact that this cultic scene relates to the Babylonian chief god seemed not to have disturbed the Jews who used it on their own seal, she added.

Edit: Figuer beat me to it.

WVIncagold · 01-17-2008, 01:08 PM

I found a civil war dog tag with the name of Lee on it. It has to be general Robert E Lee's dog tag because it was found at the Gettysburg battlefield. Yup your right reniaa nothing but caroboration for the bible.

Fundamental dictionary:
caroboration Verb
To immediately jump to unsupported conclusions in order to uphold ones delusion.
:Cheeky:

C_Mucius_Scaevola · 01-17-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by QuestionMark

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

Some of the comments there are quite funny:

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Originally posted by An idiot
Bible missing links 100 - Evolution missing links 0
Game over! What a blow out Evolution looses (sic) again!!!

Alright, I said "some"; I meant One of the comments there is quite funny.

C_M_S

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WVIncagold Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Virginina Posts: 4,349	I found a civil war dog tag with the name of Lee on it. It has to be general Robert E Lee's dog tag because it was found at the Gettysburg battlefield. Yup your right reniaa nothing but caroboration for the bible. Fundamental dictionary: caroboration Verb To immediately jump to unsupported conclusions in order to uphold ones delusion. :Cheeky:

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