Biblical Archaeology

A Global Flood: Numerous documents from a variety of ancient cultures discovered all over the world refer to a global flood. One such example is that of the Sumerian King list, which lists kings who reigned for long periods of time and then a great flood came. The long monarchy's recorded for some of the kings also offer confirmation as to long life spans. The ancient tablet also states that after the flood kings ruled for much shorter periods of time. The long reigns before the flood and short reigns after are consistent with the Biblical account of lifespans before and after the flood.

The 11th tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic speaks of an ark, animals taken on the ark, birds sent out during the course of the flood, and the ark resting on a mountain. The story of Adapa tells of a test for immortality involving food, which is similar to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Tower of Babel: Sumerian tablets also record the confusion of language similar to the account in the book of Genesis. The tablets refer to a golden age when all mankind spoke the same language. Speech was then confused by the god Enki, lord of wisdom. The Babylonians record a similar account in which the gods destroyed a temple tower and '..scattered them abroad and made strange their speech.'

The following is a list of additional Biblical confirmations:

•Pharaoh Shishak's campaign into Israel recorded on the walls of the Temple of Amun in Thebes, Egypt. (I Kings 14:25-26)

•The forcing of Jews to leave Rome during the reign of Claudius AD 41-54 as recorded by Suetonius. (Acts 18:2)

• The life and trials of Jesus Christ as recorded by Josephus, Suetonius, Thallus, Pliny the Younger, the Talmud, and Lucian. (The four Gospels)

•Fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians recorded on the Cyrus Cylinder. (Daniel 5:30-31)

•Captivity of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, in Babylon recorded on the Babylonian Ration records. (II Kings 24:15-16)

•The capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar - king of Babylon as recorded in the Babylonian chronicles. (II Kings 24:10-14)

•The campaign of the Assyrian king Sennacherib against Judah recorded on the Taylor Prism. (II Kings 18:13-16)

•Defeat of Ashdod by Sargon II recorded on his palace walls (Isaiah 20:1)

•The revolt of Moab against Israel recorded on the Mesha Inscription. (II Kings 17:3-6, 24, 18:9-11)

Creation application: This is just a very short list of archaeological confirmation of the Bible. It's too bad the finds that confirm the Biblical account of history are not paraded around the various mediums like the lies evolutionists are so effective in communicating.