Top-Ten Archaeology Discoveries Confirming the Bible

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Quiz 15

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Question 1

In 1838 an ancient tunnel was discovered in old Jerusalem beginning at the Gihon Spring and ending at the Pool of Siloam. Which King is credited with digging it in 2

Kings 20:20 and 2 Chronicles 32:30? 1. King David

2. King Hezekiah

3. King Solomon.

4. King Saul.

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Question 1

In 1838 an ancient tunnel was discovered in old Jerusalem beginning at the Gihon Spring and ending at the Pool of Siloam. Which King is credited with digging it in 2

Kings 20:20 and 2 Chronicles 32:30? 1. King David

2. King Hezekiah

Right

3. King Solomon.

4. King Saul.

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Question 2

Analysis of the ancient writing; Carbon 14 dating of the plant life disrupted by the tunnel; uranium-thorium dating of the stalactites and stalagmites that grew after completion of the tunnel have all supported a date of …

1. 700 AD

2. 100 AD

3. 100 BC

4. 700BC

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Question 2

Analysis of the ancient writing; Carbon 14 dating of the plant life disrupted by the tunnel; uranium-thorium dating of the stalactites and stalagmites that grew after completion of the tunnel have all supported a date of …

1. 700 AD

2. 100 AD

3. 100 BC

4. 700BC Right, the date given in the Bible for these events

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Question 3

Hezekiah reigned from about 715 to 687 BC. What else is true about him?

1. He was a friend of the prophet, Isaiah and restored proper sacrifice and worship, thus being considered a good king.

2. He was married to Jezebel and was an idolater.

3. He was a a son of King David and built the temple.

4. He was an enemy of the prophet, Jonah and was considered a wicked king.

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Question 3

Hezekiah reigned from about 715 to 687 BC. What else is true about him?

1. He was a friend of the prophet, Isaiah and restored proper sacrifice and worship, thus being considered a good king.

Right

2. He was married to Jezebel and was an idolater.

3. He was a a son of King David and built the temple.

4. He was an enemy of the prophet, Jonah and was considered a wicked king.

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Question 4

How did the tunnel Hezekiah dig come in handy for him?

1. It made it easier for the priests to ritually cleanse themselves before entering the temple.

2. It irrigated the hanging gardens in Jerusalem.

3. Assyrian king, Sennacherib invaded. The tunnel redirected an outside spring inside the city walls so Jerusalem could hold out.

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Question 4

How did the tunnel Hezekiah dig come in handy for him?

1. It made it easier for the priests to ritually cleanse themselves before entering the temple.

2. It irrigated the hanging gardens in Jerusalem.

3. Assyrian king, Sennacherib invaded. The tunnel redirected an outside spring inside the city walls so Jerusalem could hold out.

Right. See 2 Kings 20:20 and 2 Kings 19:35-36

4. It provided a means of escape when enemies invaded.

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Question 5

In 1990 a first century ossuary in a burial was discovered within the Peace Forest about two miles south of the Temple Mount . An ossuary is…

1. A bone box

2. A jewelry box

3. A bird sanctuary

4. A mummy

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Question 5

In 1990 a first century ossuary in a burial was discovered within the Peace Forest about two miles south of the Temple Mount . An ossuary is…

1. A bone boxRight, the ossuary is used to store the bones after the body has decomposed

2. A jewelry box

3. A bird sanctuary

4. A mummy

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Question 6

The ossuary had the Aramaic word "Joseph, son of Caiaphas" carved on it. This man was the biblical…

1. Joseph of Arimathea who buried Jesus

2. High priest who was in office at the time of Jesus

3. Roman governor who was in office at the time of Jesus

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Question 6

"Joseph, son of Caiaphas" carved on it. This man was the biblical…

1. Joseph of Arimathea who buried Jesus

2. High priest who was in office at the time of Jesus

Right. See Matthew 26:3-4

3. Roman governor who was in office at the time of Jesus

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Question 7

Caiaphas was also corroborated by …1. First-century historian Alexander the Great

2. First-century historian Homer

3. First-century historian Josephus

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Question 7

Caiaphas was also corroborated by …1. First-century historian Alexander the Great

2. First-century historian Homer

3. First-century historian Josephus Right. In Antiquities of the Jews - Book XVIII, Chapter 4 he states, ““Besides which, he also deprived Joseph,

who was also called Caiaphas, of the high priesthood…”

4. First-century historian Julius Caesar