Typical response to someone that has never read the Bible. Like I said before, there are thousands of dates, places, events, genealogies, cities and other records in the Bible. Can you please share with us some inaccuracies?
You have to admit that all the empires mentioned in the Bible really existed like the Romans, Egyptians, Persians, Medes, Syrians, Israel, Greece, Babylon, etc...
Here are just some of the historical facts found in the Bible:
Ebla tablets—discovered in 1970s in Northern Syria. Documents written on clay tablets from around 2300 B.C. demonstrate that personal and place names in the Patriarchal accounts are genuine. In use in Ebla was the name "Canaan," a name critics once said was not used at that time and was used incorrectly in the early chapters of the Bible. The tablets refer to all five "cities of the plain" mentioned in Genesis 14, previously assumed to have been mere legends.
Confounding earlier skeptics, but confirming the Bible, an important discovery was made in Egypt in 1896. A tablet—the Merneptah Stela—was found that mentions Israel. (Merneptah was the pharaoh that ruled Egypt in 1212-1202 B.C.) The context of the stela indicates that Israel was a significant entity in the late 13th century B.C.
The Hittites were once thought to be a biblical legend, until their capital and records were discovered in Turkey.
Crucial find in Nuzi (northeastern Iraq), an entire cache of Hittite legal documents from 1400 B.C. Confirms many details of Genesis, Deuteronomy, such as: (a) siring of legitimate children through handmaidens, (b) oral deathbed will as binding, (c) the power to sell one's birthright for relatively trivial property (Jacob & Esau), (d) need for family idols, such as Rachel stole from Laban, to secure inheritance, (e) form of the covenant in Deuteronomy exactly matches the form of suzerainty treaties between Hittite emperors and vassal kings.
Walls of Jericho—discovery in 1930s by John Garstang. The walls fell suddenly, and outwardly (unique), so the Israelites could clamber over the ruins into the city (Joshua 6:20).
In 1986, scholars identified an ancient seal belonging to Baruch, son of Neriah, a scribe who recorded the prophecies of Jeremiah (Jer. 45:11).
In 1990, Harvard researchers unearthed a silver-plated bronze calf figurine reminiscent of the huge golden calf mentioned in the book of Exodus.
In 1993, archaeologists uncovered a 9th century B.C. inscription at Tel Dan. The words carved into a chunk of basalt refer to the "House of David" and the "King of Israel." And the Bible's version of Israelite history after the reign of David's son, Solomon, is believed to be based on historical fact because it is corroborated by independent account of Egyptian and Assyrian inscriptions.
It was once claimed there was no Assyrian king named Sargon as recorded in Isaiah 20:1, because this name was not known in any other record. Then, Sargon's palace was discovered in Iraq. The very event mentioned in Isaiah 20, his capture of Ashdod, was recorded on the palace walls! Even more, fragments of a stela (a poetic eulogy) memorializing the victory were found at Ashdod itself.
Another king who was in doubt was Belshazzar, king of Babylon, named in Daniel 5. The last king of Babylon was Nabonidus according to recorded history. The tablet was found showing that Belshazzar was Nabonidus' son.
The ruins of Sodom and Gomorrah have been discovered southeast of the Dead Sea. Evidence at the site seems consistent with the biblical account: "Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the Lord out of the heavens." The destruction debris was about 3 feet thick and buildings were burned from fires that started on the rooftops. Geologist Frederick Clapp theorizes that that pressure from an earthquake could have spewed out sulfur-laden bitumen (similar to asphalt) known to be in the area through the fault line upon which the cities rest. The dense smoke reported by Abraham is consistent with a fire from such material, which could have ignited by a spark or ground fire.
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http://www.faithfacts.org/search-for-truth/maps/archaeological-and-external-evidenceHere's even more historical proof:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artifacts_in_biblical_archaeologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burial_places_of_biblical_figureshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls
There are TWO ways you can get the approximate age of the earth. You Ready?
1. The entire Genealogy of Jesus Christ is recorded in the Bible going all the way back to Adam. Also, the ages of every one of Jesus' decedents and the age of their fathers are recorded in the Bible. So you can simply... do the math.
2. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of dates of important events recorded in the Bible. We know the fall of Jerusalem happened in 586 B.C. and you can do the math once again to get an approximate age going all the way back to creation.
That is the power of God's Word ladies and gentlemen.
The Christian bible is NOT a book of science. Can you please refrain from spewing your biblical crap on these forums?
God-botherers like you think you can insinuate your whack-job opinions wherever you like, regardless of the purpose of any particular forum.
I've got some news for you mate... Jesus Christ sucks better than my Hoover LOL.