Friday, August 06, 2021

Amos's earthquake found in Jerusalem?

SEISMIC ARCHAEOLOGY: Archaeologists unearth 1st Jerusalem evidence of quake from Bible’s Book of Amos. 8th century BCE tremblors recorded by biblical prophet get new proof from current excavations in the City of David; scholars hope it will help them crack the city’s timeline (Amanda Borschel-Dan, Times of Israel).

For more on the archaeology of Amos' earthquake, see here and here.

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