{"id":122298,"date":"2023-12-10T08:29:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T08:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=122298"},"modified":"2023-12-10T08:29:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T08:29:47","slug":"archaeologists-find-ancient-brick-which-could-prove-existence-of-tower-of-babel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/world-news\/archaeologists-find-ancient-brick-which-could-prove-existence-of-tower-of-babel\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologists find ancient brick which could prove existence of Tower of Babel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tower of Babel: Archaeologists find brick to prove existence<\/h3>\n

The Bible contains many mysterious stories, perhaps the most captivating being the Tower of Babel.<\/p>\n

According to the Bible, in Genesis 11:1-9, the tower was built in the land of Shinar \u2014 Babylonia \u2014 sometime after the great flood, which is today considered to be Iraq.<\/p>\n

Historians aren’t entirely sure whether the tower was real or a mere metaphor, and no trace of it can be found anywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But this hasn’t stopped countless researchers from attempting to prove its existence, and a handful of relics found in and around the former site of Babylon have helped that search.<\/p>\n

One above all has proved the most interesting to archaeologists\u00a0when some “unusual construction material” was discovered on a brick believed to come from the same time the tower was built.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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On closer inspection, they found that the brick was commissioned by King Nebuchadnezzar II \u2014 the man who researchers believe ordered the tower’s construction.<\/p>\n

In 586 BC, Nebuchadnezzar had his eyes on dominating the known worlds and set out to capture the city of Jerusalem some 500 miles to the west.<\/p>\n

He captured many of the city’s most highly skilled workers, along with the educated class, and took them back to Babylon, and forced them to create for him a grand metropolis.<\/p>\n

Their arduous journey, and how their presence in Babylon could reveal the tower’s location, was explored during the Smithsonian Channel’s documentary, ‘Secrets Unlocked: Tower of Babel’.<\/p>\n

Some experts, like Dr Irving Finkel of the British Museum, believe the captured people were forced to build the Tower of Babel and soon began to view it as a sign of their oppressor.<\/p>\n

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