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Israeli archaeologists find evidence of an earthquake described in the Old Testament

by Kelly Valencia

Archaeologists from the Israeli Antiquities Authority believe they have found remnants of an earthquake that hit Jerusalem, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Judah 2,800 years ago.

The earthquake is mentioned in the books of Zechariah and Amos.

Zechariah 14:5 reads: “You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah.”

Amos 1:1 says: “The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.”

In a social media post, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) said they had found the evidence during an excavation in the City of David National Park. The excavations revealed “a row of shattered vessels, bowls, lamps, cooking utensils, smashed storage, and storage jars,” from when a building’s wall had collapsed. They also said that no sign of fire or a deliberate collapse of the building was found.

Excavation directors Dr Joe Uziel and Ortal Kalaf also confirmed the earthquake had occurred in the middle of the 8th century BC and “was probably one of the strongest and most damaging earthquakes in ancient times. Evidence of its occurrence has been discovered in past excavations conducted at a variety of sites throughout Israel.”

The final findings of the excavations will be presented in September at an archaeological conference hosted by Megalim Institute.

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