The answer
Lately, Paleontology has been testifying to the accuracy of events of the Bible and confirming the existence of tens of the sites, cultures and nations mentioned in the Old Testament, as well as many recorded historical events.
For example …
- Many thought that the story of Sodom and Gomorrah was just a legend retold from one generation to another but recent archaeological digs near the Dead Sea and at the Mount of Tell Mardikh confirm the story. Ruins of a road with a high level of sulphur have been found under layers in that area.
- The names of many of the kings are found engraved in stone tablets e.g. Cyrus, Nebuchadnezzar and others.
- Paleontological digs have confirmed that Jericho, which was destroyed by Joshua and the Israelites, (Joshua 6) existed at around 1400 B.C. – the time of Joshua – and that it was destroyed around the time of harvest (Joshua 2) and that its siege did not last for a long time (Joshua 6:18), and its walls were totally burned down (Joshua 6:24). All this has been confirmed by modern Sciences and is in complete accordance with the Biblical account of the Book of Joshua.
Fr. Daoud Lamei