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== Nevi'im ==

== Nevi'im ==

*In the [[Book of Joshua]], The Lord told Joshua that he would sound his horn and the wall of Jericho would fall [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15790#v5 [Joshua 6:5<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. The site was discovered by John Garstang in the early 1930s.<ref>https://www.commentary.org/articles/theodor-gaster/the-story-of-jericho-by-john-garstang-and-j-b-e-garstang/</ref>

*In the [[Book of Joshua]], The Lord told Joshua that he would sound his horn and the wall of Jericho would fall [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15790#v5 [Joshua 6:5<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. The site was discovered by John Garstang in the early 1930s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1949-02-01 |title=The Story of Jericho, by John Garstang and J. B. E. Garstang |url=https://www.commentary.org/articles/theodor-gaster/the-story-of-jericho-by-john-garstang-and-j-b-e-garstang/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Commentary Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

*[[Radiocarbon dating]] of burnt charcoal supports the evidence in [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15890/jewish/Chapter-6.htm#v1 [I Kings 6:1<nowiki>]</nowiki>] that the city of Jericho was burned around 480 years after the Jews had left Goshen.<ref>https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/the-bible-and-archaeology-archaeology-and-the-book-of-joshua-the-conquest</ref>

*[[Radiocarbon dating]] of burnt charcoal supports the evidence in [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15890/jewish/Chapter-6.htm#v1 [I Kings 6:1<nowiki>]</nowiki>] that the city of Jericho was burned around 480 years after the Jews had left Goshen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seiglie |first=Mario |date=1997-07-29 |title=The Bible and Archaeology: Archaeology and the Book of Joshua—The Conquest |url=https://www.ucg.org/good-news/the-bible-and-archaeology-archaeology-and-the-book-of-joshua-the-conquest |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=United Church of God |language=en}}</ref>

*Rezon, son of Eliada, conquered the land of Syria in I Kings. [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15895/jewish/Chapter-11.htm#v23 [I Kings 11:23<nowiki>]</nowiki>] He is historically associated with Hezion, who ascended to the throne of Aram Damascus in the 8th Century B.C.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=_cEjBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1099#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>

*Rezon, son of Eliada, conquered the land of Syria in I Kings. [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15895/jewish/Chapter-11.htm#v23 [I Kings 11:23<nowiki>]</nowiki>] He is historically associated with Hezion, who ascended to the throne of Aram Damascus in the 8th Century B.C.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Youngblood |first=Ronald F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_cEjBQAAQBAJ |pages=1099 |title=Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary: New and Enhanced Edition |date=2014-11-04 |publisher=Thomas Nelson |isbn=978-0-529-10624-7 |language=en}}</ref>

*Multiple times, in [[I Kings]], Hadadezer, King of Aram Damascus in the 9th Century B.C., is referenced [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15904/jewish/Chapter-20.htm#v1 [I Kings 20:1<nowiki>]</nowiki>] (one example). His name was found in the Kurkh Monoliths, discovered in [[Turkey]] in the 19th century.<ref>https://archive.org/details/MN41886ucmf_6/page/n109/mode/2up</ref> The monolithic inscription dates to 300 years before I Kings was written.

*Multiple times, in [[I Kings]], Hadadezer, King of Aram Damascus in the 9th Century B.C., is referenced [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15904/jewish/Chapter-20.htm#v1 [I Kings 20:1<nowiki>]</nowiki>] (one example). His name was found in the Kurkh Monoliths, discovered in [[Turkey]] in the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schrader |first=Eberhard |url=http://archive.org/details/MN41886ucmf_6 |pages-99-100 |title=Die Keilinschriften und das Alte Testament [microform] |date=1872 |publisher=Giessen : J. Ricker |others=University of Chicago}}</ref> The monolithic inscription dates to 300 years before I Kings was written.

*In I Kings, Jehu, son of Omri is present. [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15903/jewish/Chapter-19.htm#v16 [I Kings 19:16<nowiki>]</nowiki>] His identity is confirmed by the discovery of the Black Obelisk, which was created sometime in the mid 820s B.C.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=uRKU0YXBWtgC&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>

*In I Kings, Jehu, son of Omri is present. [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15903/jewish/Chapter-19.htm#v16 [I Kings 19:16<nowiki>]</nowiki>] His identity is confirmed by the discovery of the Black Obelisk, which was created sometime in the mid 820s B.C.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cohen |first=Ada |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uRKU0YXBWtgC |pages=127 |title=Assyrian Reliefs from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II: A Cultural Biography |last2=Kangas |first2=Steven E. |date=2010 |publisher=UPNE |isbn=978-1-58465-817-7 |language=en}}</ref>

*Hazael, King of Aram-Damascus, attacked Israelites in the 9th century B.C. Scientists were able to take burn fragments from the era, and by recreating the intensity of the magnetic field around that time period, they were able to date them to the attack as depicted in [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15903/jewish/Chapter-19.htm#v17 [I Kings 19:17<nowiki>]</nowiki>]<ref>https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-720453?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Archaeologists+prove+invasions+of+biblical+Israel+with+Earth+s+magnetic+field&utm_campaign=October+25%2C+2022+Day</ref>

*Hazael, King of Aram-Damascus, attacked Israelites in the 9th century B.C. Scientists were able to take burn fragments from the era, and by recreating the intensity of the magnetic field around that time period, they were able to date them to the attack as depicted in [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15903/jewish/Chapter-19.htm#v17 [I Kings 19:17<nowiki>]</nowiki>]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists prove biblical Israel invasions via Earth magnetic field |url=https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-720453 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

*In 1868, the [[Moabite|Moabite Stone]], also known as the Mesha Stele, was discovered in Israel, and dated to the 9th Century B.C. It references the battles of Mesha, King of Moab, which is accounted in [[II Kings]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120331134523/http://www.cojs.org/pdf/house_of_david.pdf</ref> [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15909/jewish/Chapter-3.htm#v4 [II Kings 3:4<nowiki>]</nowiki>]

*In 1868, the [[Moabite|Moabite Stone]], also known as the Mesha Stele, was discovered in Israel, and dated to the 9th Century B.C. It references the battles of Mesha, King of Moab, which is accounted in [[II Kings]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=André |last=Lemaire |date=2011-07-25 |title=“House of David” Restored in Moabite Inscription |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725184126/http://www.cojs.org/pdf/house_of_david.pdf |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=cojs.org}}</ref>[https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15909/jewish/Chapter-3.htm#v4 [II Kings 3:4<nowiki>]</nowiki>]

*In II Kings, Asaiah, servant to the King of Judah, is mentioned [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15928/jewish/Chapter-22.htm#v12 [II Kings 22:12<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. A seal featuring his name was found dated to the 7th century.<ref>Hallo, William W., ed. (1997–2002). The Context of Scripture. Brill. ISBN 9789004131057. OCLC 902087326. (3 Volumes)</ref>

*In II Kings, Asaiah, servant to the King of Judah, is mentioned [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15928/jewish/Chapter-22.htm#v12 [II Kings 22:12<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. A seal featuring his name was found dated to the 7th century.<ref>Hallo, William W., ed. (1997–2002). The Context of Scripture. Brill. ISBN 9789004131057. OCLC 902087326. (3 Volumes)</ref>

*"Nethan-Melech" is described as an official of [[Josiah]] during [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15929/jewish/Chapter-23.htm#v11 [II King 23:11<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. Nethan, who would have lived around the 7th century BC, had his existence confirmed by the discovery of an agate seal dated to the 7th century BC that says "Natan-Melech, servant of the King".<ref>https://www.jns.org/rare-first-temple-period-ivories-discovered-in-jerusalem</ref><ref>https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/2600-year-old-seal-discovered-in-city-of-david-585321</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/bible-josiah-david-seal.html</ref>

*"Nethan-Melech" is described as an official of [[Josiah]] during [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15929/jewish/Chapter-23.htm#v11 [II King 23:11<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. Nethan, who would have lived around the 7th century BC, had his existence confirmed by the discovery of an agate seal dated to the 7th century BC that says "Natan-Melech, servant of the King".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Isaac |first=David |date=2022-09-06 |title=Rare First Temple period ivories discovered in Jerusalem |url=https://www.jns.org/rare-first-temple-period-ivories-discovered-in-jerusalem/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=JNS.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

*In the [[Book of Isaiah]], the city of Laishah [[Dan]] is mentioned in [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15941/jewish/Chapter-10.htm#v30 [Isaiah 10:30<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. This corresponds with Avraham Biran's 1993 discoveries of the Davidic dynasty in Israel.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/nov/25/archaeology-avraham-biran-israel-obituary</ref>

<ref>{{Cite news |title=2,600 year old seal discovered in City of David |language=en-US |work=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/2600-year-old-seal-discovered-in-city-of-david-585321 |access-date=2023-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Bari |date=2019-03-30 |title=The Story Behind a 2,600-Year-Old Seal |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/bible-josiah-david-seal.html |access-date=2023-06-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

*For a long time, many scholars believed there was an [[anachronism]] in the [[Book of Ezekiel]] due to the fact that he mentions [[Daniel]], who most likely would not have been well known at the time [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16112/jewish/Chapter-14.htm#v14 [Ezekiel 14:13<nowiki>]</nowiki>], but the discovery of the Ugaritic Texts in 1930 that date to the 13th Century B.C. might explain and allow for a Daniel that Ezekiel would have been aware of.<ref>https://bible.org/article/who-ezekiels-daniel</ref><ref>https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/36/6/5</ref>

*In the [[Book of Isaiah]], the city of Laishah [[Dan]] is mentioned in [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15941/jewish/Chapter-10.htm#v30 [Isaiah 10:30<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. This corresponds with Avraham Biran's 1993 discoveries of the Davidic dynasty in Israel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Joffe |first=Lawrence |date=2008-11-25 |title=Avraham Biran |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/nov/25/archaeology-avraham-biran-israel-obituary |access-date=2023-06-18 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

*The Lachish letters discovered in 1935 mention a man named Konyahu who travelled down to Egypt regarding a prophet that sent a message to the sender during the years immediately proceeding the destruction of the Judean government in the 6th century, BC. The [[Book of Jeremiah]], which takes place during that timeframe, mentions an Elnatan ben Achbor, who goes to down Egypt to retrieve the prophet Uriah for execution.<ref>https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/the-lachish-letters/</ref> [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16023/jewish/Chapter-26.htm#v20 [Jeremiah 26:20<nowiki>]</nowiki>]

*For a long time, many scholars believed there was an [[anachronism]] in the [[Book of Ezekiel]] due to the fact that he mentions [[Daniel]], who most likely would not have been well known at the time [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16112/jewish/Chapter-14.htm#v14 [Ezekiel 14:13<nowiki>]</nowiki>], but the discovery of the Ugaritic Texts in 1930 that date to the 13th Century B.C. might explain and allow for a Daniel that Ezekiel would have been aware of.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Ezekiel's Daniel? Bible.org |url=https://bible.org/article/who-ezekiels-daniel |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=bible.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-24 |title=Texts from Ugarit Solve Biblical Puzzles |url=https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/36/6/5 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=The BAS Library |language=en}}</ref>

*In 2021, archaeological researchers found evidence of an earthquake in Jerusalem during the 8th Century B.C., as predicted in the [[Book of Amos]]. [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16173/jewish/Chapter-1.htm#v1 [Amos 1:1<nowiki>]</nowiki>]<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-unearth-1st-jerusalem-evidence-of-quake-from-bibles-book-of-amos/</ref>

*The Lachish letters discovered in 1935 mention a man named Konyahu who travelled down to Egypt regarding a prophet that sent a message to the sender during the years immediately proceeding the destruction of the Judean government in the 6th century, BC. The [[Book of Jeremiah]], which takes place during that timeframe, mentions an Elnatan ben Achbor, who goes to down Egypt to retrieve the prophet Uriah for execution<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinmeyer |first=Nathan |date=2023-05-05 |title=The Lachish Letters - Biblical Archaeology Society |url=https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/the-lachish-letters/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Biblical Archaeology Society - |language=en}}</ref>[https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16023/jewish/Chapter-26.htm#v20 [Jeremiah 26:20<nowiki>]</nowiki>]

*In 2021, archaeological researchers found evidence of an earthquake in Jerusalem during the 8th Century B.C., as predicted in the [[Book of Amos]]. [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16173/jewish/Chapter-1.htm#v1 [Amos 1:1<nowiki>]</nowiki>]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borschel-Dan |first=Amanda |title=Archaeologists unearth 1st Jerusalem evidence of quake from Bible’s Book of Amos |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-unearth-1st-jerusalem-evidence-of-quake-from-bibles-book-of-amos/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Ketuvim ==

== Ketuvim ==