Topic Index Scripture Index

# Index of Archaeological and Epigraphic points of interest...
Seeking historical facts and evidence of the Truth

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Contextual Index

Genesis
7:1-24 | The Flood | The Atra-hasis Epic (2006) / date? 1646-1626 B.C. The Epic of Gilgamesh (2006) / date? 650-700 B.C.
41:21-45, 47:13-26 | Joseph | Canal of Joseph (2021) / date? Amenemhat III The Statue of an Asiatic Man from the Tell El-Dabca, Egypt (R. Schiestl, 2021) / date? 12th Dynasty
Exodus
Leviticus
18:21 | Molech | Molech (2011)
Numbers
22:1-41 | Balaam son of Beor | Dier 'Alla Inscription (2011) / date? 840-760 B.C.
Deuteronomy
Joshua
8:30-35 | Mount Ebal's Altar | Mount Ebal's Altar and Curse Tablet (2024) / date? 1400 B.C.
8:33-35 | Mounts Gerizim and Ebal | Mounts Gerizim and Ebal (2024) / date? 1400 B.C.
11:1-11 | Jabin of Hazor | The Jabin Tablet (2017) / date? 1700-1600 B.C.
13:2-3 | Philistines | The Philistines (2006) / date? 1700-1600 B.C.
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
10:5 | Musicians | Philistine Cult Stands: Ashdod Musicians (2018) / date? 1000-900 B.C.
2 Samuel
5:9-12 | King David's Palace | Did Eilat Mazar Find David's Palace? (A. Faust, 2021) / date? 1000-900 B.C.
1 Kings
18:17-40 | Baal | Baal (2018) / date? 1500-1200 B.C.
20:1-34 | Ahab | The Kurkh Monoliths (D. Graves, 2018) / date? 879-853 B.C.
2 Kings
3:4-5 | Mesha king of Moab, Ahab | The Mesha Stele / Moabite Stone (D. Graves, 2018) / date? 850-840 B.C.
8:7-15 | Hazael | Assur Basalt Statue of Shalmaneser III (2018) / date? 825 B.C.
8:25-29 | David, Jehoram, Ahaziah | The Tel Dan Inscription (2013) / date? 835 B.C.
9:2, 14 | Jehu | The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (D. Graves, 2018) / date? 825 B.C.
13:24-25 | Ben Hadad | Stele of Zakkur (2018) / date? 805-775 B.C.
18:1-6 | Hezekiah | Hezekiah Bulla (2018) / date? 705 B.C.
18:7-15 | Judah as a vassal of Assyria | First Ever Assyrian Cuneiform Inscription Fragment Discovered in Jerusalem: Assyrian King Sennacherib to the Judean King: Pay Up! (2026) / date? 715-690 B.C.
18:13 | Lachish | Lachish Wall Reliefs (2018) / date? 704-681 B.C.
18:20-37 | Hezekiah | Annals of Sennacherib (2018) / date? 690 B.C.
20:20 | Hezekiah's Tunnel | Hezekiah's Tunnel (2016) / date? 705 B.C.
24:8-16 | Jehoichin and his deportation | Babylonian Ration Tablets (2018) / date? 594-569 B.C.
24:1-20 | Deportation of Jehoichin and appointment of Zedekiah | Nebuchadnezzar (Jerusalem) Chronicle (2018) / date? 590 B.C.
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
22:5-6 | David, Jehoram, Ahaziah | The Tel Dan Inscription (2013) / date? 835 B.C.
32:2-4 | Hezekiah's Tunnel | Hezekiah's Tunnel (2016) / date? 705 B.C.
32:9-10 | Lachish | Lachish Wall Reliefs (2018) / date? 704-681 B.C.
32:9-19 | Hezekiah | Annals of Sennacherib (2018) / date? 690 B.C.
33:11-13 | Manasseh | Esarhaddon Prism (2018) / date? 673-672 B.C.
36:5-10 | Jehoichin and his deportation | Babylonian Ration Tablets (2018) / date? 594-569 B.C.
36:22-23 | Cyrus the Great repatriates foreign captives | Cyrus Cylinder (2016) / date? 535 B.C.
Ezra
5:2 - 6:13 | Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River | Tattanai, the governor of the province Beyond the River (2026) / date? 520 B.C.
Nehemiah
Esther
1:5-7 | Ahasuerus' / Xerxes' great week-long feast | The Furnishings of the Palace at Susa (2025) / date? 483 B.C.
1:1-5; 2:3, 11, 19; 5:1; 6:4 | The Palace of Susa | The Palace at Susa and Its Architecture (2025) / date? 521 B.C.
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Isaiah
| The Prophet Isaiah | The Seal of the Prophet Isaiah? (2022) / date? 725 B.C.
36:1-22 | Hezekiah | Annals of Sennacherib (2018) / date? 690 B.C.
Jeremiah
37:3 | Jehucal son of Shelemiah | Bullae that indirectly confirm the historical existence of Jeremiah (2013) / date? 589 B.C.
38:1 | Gedaliah son of Pashhur | Bullae that indirectly confirm the historical existence of Jeremiah (2013) / date? 589 B.C.
39:3 | Sar-sekim the Rab-saris | Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet (2018) / date? 595 B.C.
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
5:1< | Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon | Cylinders of Nabonidus (2018) / date? 540 B.C.
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
5:2 | Bethlehem | The Bethlehem Bullae (2015) / date? 800-700 B.C.
Nahum
2 and 3 | Neo-Babylonian empire, Fall of Nineveh | Babylonian Chronicles (2018) / date? 700-539 B.C.
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
26:3 | Caiaphas | The Ossuary of Caiaphas (2015) / date? 37
27:27-37 | Crucifxion of Jesus Christ | On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ (William D. Edwards, MD; Wesley J. Gabel, MDiv; Floyd E. Hosmer, MS, AMI, 2022) / date? 30-33
Mark
4:35-36 | Jesus Boat | The "Jesus" Boat (2015) / date? 100 B.C.-200 A.D.
15:1-15 | Pontius Pilate | Pontius Pilate Inscription (2014) / date? 26-27
15:16-32 | Crucifxion of Jesus Christ | On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ (William D. Edwards, MD; Wesley J. Gabel, MDiv; Floyd E. Hosmer, MS, AMI, 2022) / date? 30-33
Luke
5:1-4 | Jesus Boat | The "Jesus" Boat (2015) / date? 100 B.C.-200 A.D.
23:11-38 | Crucifxion of Jesus Christ | On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ (William D. Edwards, MD; Wesley J. Gabel, MDiv; Floyd E. Hosmer, MS, AMI, 2022) / date? 30-33
John
9:1-12 | Pool of Siloam | The Pool of Siloam of Jesus' Time (2018) / date? 103-76 B.C.
19:1-22 | Crucifxion of Jesus Christ | On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ (William D. Edwards, MD; Wesley J. Gabel, MDiv; Floyd E. Hosmer, MS, AMI, 2022) / date? 30-33
19:41 | Tomb of Jesus | The Tomb of Jesus (2013) / date? 33
Acts
19:23-41 | Artemis | Artemis (2011) / date? 550-270 B.C.
Romans
1 Corinthians
5:1-13 | Corinth | The Culture of Corinth (2016)
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
2:12-13 | Satan's throne | Great Altar of Pergamum (2018) / date? 166-156 B.C.

Alphabetic Index

- A
  Artemis (2011) +
  Assyrian Cuneiform Inscription, First Ever Fragment Discovered in Jerusalem: Assyrian King Sennacherib to the Judean King: Pay Up! (2026) +
  Atra-hasis Epic, The (2006) +
- B
  Baal (2018) +
  Babylonian Chronicles (2018) +
  Babylonian Ration Tablets (2018) +
  Bethlehem Bullae, The (2015) +
  Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, The (D. Graves, 2018) +
- C
  Caiaphas, The Ossuary of (2015) +
  Corinth, The Culture of (2016) +
  Cyrus Cylinder (2016) +
- D
  Dier 'Alla Inscription (2011) +
- E
  Ebal's Altar and Curse Tablet, Mount (2024) +
  Ebal and Gerizim, Mounts (2024) +
  Esarhaddon Prism (2018) +
- F
- G
  Gerizim and Ebal, Mounts (2024) +
  Giants of the Bible (2006) +
  Gilgamesh, The Epic of (2006) +
  Gnosticism, Meaning, Origin and Character of (P. Schaff, 2015) +
- H
  Herod the Great and the Tetrarchs (2021) +
  Hezekiah Bulla (2018) +
  Hezekiah's Tunnel (2016) +
- I
  The Seal of the Prophet Isaiah? (2022) +
- J
  Jabin Tablet, The (2017) +
  Jeremiah, Bullae that indirectly confirm the historical existence of (2013) +
  "Jesus" Boat, The (2015) +
  Jesus, The Tomb of (2013) +
  Joseph, Canal of (2021) +
- K
  Kurkh Monoliths, The (D. Graves, 2018) +
- L
  Lachish Wall Reliefs (2018) +
- M
  Mesha Stele / Moabite Stone, The (D. Graves, 2018) +
  Molech (2011) +
- N
  Nabonidus, Cylinders of (2018) +
  Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet (2018) +
  Nebuchadnezzar (Jerusalem) Chronicle (2018) ++
- O
- P
  Pergamum, Great Altar of (2018) +
  Pharisees and Sadducees (2021) +
  Philistines, The (2006) +
  Philistine Cult Stands: Ashdod Musicians (2018) +
  Pontius Pilate Inscription (2014) +
  The Pool of Siloam of Jesus' Time (2018) +
- Q
- R
- S
  Sennacherib, Annals of (2018) +
  Shalmaneser III, Assur Basalt Statue of (2018) +
  Susa, Palace of (2025) +
  Susa, Palace Furnishings of (2025) +
- T
  Tattanai, the governor of the province Beyond the River (2026) +
  Tel Dan Inscription, The (2013) +
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
  Zakkur, Stele of (2018) +