"Bible doubters' theory down the drain" - Age
In today's Age newspaper, there's a story that Israeli and British scientists have accurately dated one of Jerusalem's most ancient tunnels, the Siloam, confirming that it is the same structure mentioned in the Old Testament.
According to the Bible, the tunnel was built by a Judahite king, Hezekiah, about 700BC. It was constructed to move water from the Gihon spring into a pool within the walls of ancient Jerusalem, protecting the city's water supply in case of siege from the Assyrians.
The same story appears in today's Sydney Morning Herald under the headline "And lo, men of science brought credibility to the Bible's descriptions":
"2 Chronicles 32:30. Hezekiah . . . stopped the water outlet of Upper Gihon, and brought the water by tunnel to the west side of the City of David. The Bible is right, scientists have decided at least when it describes the construction of an ancient tunnel under Jerusalem, known as the Siloam Tunnel."
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# posted by geoff @ 1:48 pm
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