Assorted interesting facts- Nelson Glueck: archeology has never contradicted the Bible.
- Critics used to treat Genesis 11-50 as legend; much has now been proven fact.
- Ebla Kingdom: Pentateuch was written near the time of the events described.
OT examples- Origin of civilization was in Mesopotamia (whence the Genesis record traces man).
- Origin of diverse languages (Alfredo Trombetti thinks perhaps all languages) at Babel.
- Horites (in Esau's lineage; resembles the Hebrew word for cave) were not cave-dwellers.
- Jericho's walls did fall outward (unlike normal walls), allowing Israel to charge in.
- Abraham was most definitely a historical being.
NT examples- Luke is among the top historians - very accurate details about the time period, geography, customs, etc.
- Pool of Bethesda.
My notes for this chapter, unfortunately, do no justice to the quotes therein.
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