re: Daily Mail: Noah’s Ark resting place 100% confirmed

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Jones acknowledged the evidence has not definitively identified the formation as the biblical vessel.

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Noah's Ark resting place '100% confirmed' after 4,300 years

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That's a heck of a leap from what I said.
But if for some strange reason my opinion is important to you,

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There wasn’t a leap. I asked a question. And you made a statement on a message board. Getting responses is kind of the point.

So many Biblical truths that were laughed off for yearsthat were later proven to be fact, Even if this somehow proved to be the Ark, they would laugh this and the next one off.

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So many Biblical truths that were laughed off for yearsthat were later proven to be fact

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Like what exactly, and more importantly, which ones have proved some sort of theological truth?

I get things like, oh scholars didn’t know who the Hittites were until we verified their existence with corroborated evidence, but isn’t that how history works? You should verify things through various sources. Also, what we know about the Hittites today comes far more from extra-biblical sources.

What else?

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I said theyd just laugh it off. Its a story as old as the Bible. Nothing would ever be enough.

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You said that there were so many though. Which ones? I actually gave you one. What other ones are there?

Cyrus the Great's policy toward displaced peoples corresponds with the biblical account of the Jewish return from exile.
Ezra 1:1–4 records Cyrus permitting the Jewish exiles to return and restoring temple vessels. The Cyrus Cylinder documents Cyrus's broader imperial policy of restoring sanctuaries and returning displaced peoples. It does not specifically name the Jews or reproduce Ezra's decree, but it provides important historical context for the policy described in Ezra.
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Biblical Reason
The Moabites and their king Mesha were historical.
2 Kings 3 describes King Mesha of Moab and his rebellion against Israel. The Mesha Stele, a ninth-century BC inscription produced by Mesha himself, names Israel's king Omri and describes Moab's conflict with Israel. It also refers to Israel's God, Yahweh.
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Biblical Reason
Pontius Pilate was a real Roman prefect of Judea.
The Gospels identify Pilate as the Roman official who presided over Jesus' condemnation (Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 18–19). A stone discovered at Caesarea Maritima in 1961 bears the name Pontius Pilatus and identifies him as Prefect of Judea.
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IsraelTeach
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Caiaphas was a real first-century Jewish high priest.
The New Testament identifies Caiaphas as the high priest involved in Jesus' trial (Matthew 26:3–4; John 11:49–53). A first-century ossuary discovered in Jerusalem bears the name “Yehosef bar Qayafa” (“Joseph son of Caiaphas”), and the remains are widely regarded as belonging to the Caiaphas known from ancient sources.
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The BAS Library
Crucifixion by nailing was a genuine Roman practice in the first century.
The New Testament repeatedly describes Jesus being crucified. Archaeological remains of a first-century crucified man, commonly called Yehohanan, include a heel bone with an iron nail still penetrating it, demonstrating that victims could indeed be nailed to wooden structures and subsequently receive burial.
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GotQuestions.org
The Pool of Bethesda existed in Jerusalem.
John 5:2 describes Jesus healing a man at the Pool of Bethesda and specifically describes its architectural setting. Excavations in Jerusalem uncovered a large pool complex with features corresponding to John's description, including multiple porticoes. The site had previously been difficult to reconcile with the surviving landscape.
The Pool of Siloam existed exactly where John's Gospel places it.
John 9:7 records Jesus sending the blind man to wash at the Pool of Siloam. A substantial first-century pool was discovered in Jerusalem, with steps leading down into it and archaeological evidence of its use during the period of Jesus.
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FamilyBible.org
Nazareth existed during the period of Jesus.
Matthew 2:23 and the other Gospels identify Nazareth as Jesus' hometown. Archaeological investigation has found evidence of a small Jewish settlement at Nazareth dating to the Second Temple period, including domestic structures, agricultural installations, and tombs.
Capernaum was a Jewish settlement in the first century.
The Gospels repeatedly place Jesus in Capernaum (Matthew 4:13; Mark 1:21; John 6:24). Excavations have uncovered substantial first-century remains at the site, including domestic structures and the remains of a synagogue complex.
A first-century fishing boat of the type used on the Sea of Galilee has been discovered.
A wooden boat discovered near the Sea of Galilee in 1986 has been dated to the first century AD. Its construction and dimensions demonstrate that the kind of fishing and transport vessel described throughout the Gospels was genuinely in use in Jesus' period.
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FamilyBible.org
The existence of ancient Israel's neighboring kingdoms is archaeologically attested.
Archaeology and inscriptions provide evidence for peoples and kingdoms repeatedly mentioned in Scripture—including Israel, Judah, Moab, Edom, Ammon, Aram, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Egypt, and the Hittites. Archaeological evidence therefore places the biblical narratives within a demonstrably real geopolitical world.
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Bible Gateway
The biblical names and titles of several New Testament officials and figures correspond to the historical period.
In addition to Pilate and Caiaphas, inscriptions and archaeological remains have provided evidence concerning people and offices mentioned in the New Testament, helping establish its setting within the first-century Roman and Jewish world.
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The BAS Library
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The Old Testament's preservation of ancient Israelite religious language has very early archaeological witnesses.
The Ketef Hinnom silver amulets, dating to the late seventh or early sixth century BC, contain wording closely corresponding to the priestly blessing of Numbers 6:24–26. They are among the earliest surviving witnesses to biblical wording.
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GotQuestions.org
The Dead Sea Scrolls demonstrated the antiquity and remarkable preservation of the Hebrew biblical text.
Before their discovery, our oldest complete Hebrew manuscripts were much later than the biblical period. The Dead Sea Scrolls produced biblical manuscripts centuries older than the medieval Masoretic manuscripts, including a nearly complete Isaiah scroll, allowing direct comparison of ancient and later textual traditions.
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GotQuestions.org
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The biblical account of the ancient Near Eastern setting of the patriarchs has received substantial archaeological illumination.
Discoveries at sites such as Mari and Nuzi have revealed names, legal customs, social practices, treaties, inheritance arrangements, marriage customs, and other features that closely illuminate the cultural environment reflected in Genesis.
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Bible Gateway
The biblical picture of a substantial Hittite civilization was far more historically substantial than was once recognized.
Archaeological discovery transformed the Hittites from a people known primarily through biblical references into one of the major powers of the ancient Near East, with a capital, royal archives, monumental architecture, and an extensive political history.
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The BAS Library
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The biblical claim that Israel was already known by neighboring powers in the ancient world has direct Egyptian evidence.
The Merneptah Stele's reference to Israel is particularly significant because it comes from a non-Israelite source and dates to roughly the end of the 13th century BC.
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IsraelTeach
The biblical account of David's dynasty has evidence from an enemy of Israel rather than from the Bible itself.
The importance of the Tel Dan inscription is specifically that the reference to the “House of David” occurs in an Aramaic victory inscription produced by a non-Israelite ruler.
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The BAS Library
The geographical and political framework of Acts has received extensive archaeological confirmation.
Archaeological and epigraphic discoveries throughout Asia Minor and the eastern Mediterranean have illuminated the cities, Roman administrative structures, roads, religious practices, titles, and officials appearing in Acts. Archaeological work in this area was famously important to Sir William Ramsay's reassessment of Luke's historical reliability.
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Bible Gateway

Nothing will prove it to you. Just like i said in my original statement. You asked for more examples and i gave you more. Surprise no acknowledgement but only “one of the ones on the list was the one i gave you”.

tough blow for our edgelord atheists.

Where are all the animals?