k of Joshua, chapter 11, verse 11, “They totally destroyed them, not sparing anything that breathed, and he burned up Hazor itself” (NIV). The archeologists also found proof to show that the city was rebuilt and occupied again in the tenth century B.C. (Briggs). This coincides with the Biblical information found in 1 Kings 9:15, “Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor” (NIV). This tells about how King Solomon rebuilt Hazor and many other things several centuries after Joshua had destroyed them. Another event that can be found in the Bible, is the Exodus where Moses himself leads the Israelites out of Egypt to Canaan. This event was highly scrutinized by many scholars simply because of the route that the Bible claims they took:When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt armed for battle. (Exodus 14:17-18)This excerpt of the Bible describes that they took a longer path through the Sinai Desert to avoid war, but no one knows what war they were avoiding. Archeological data now shows that:Enemy military posts lay on that path. Egyptian hieroglyphics from about 1300 B.C. at the temple of Amun in Karnak depict a series of Egyptian installations along the coastal route. And modern excavations have uncovered a string of Egyptian citadels strikingly similar to those in the Karnak relief, stretching from the Nile delta to Gaza. The presence of the forts “is perfectly compatible with the Exodus” says Dothan, the Hebrew University archeologist, who excavated there. (Sheler 3)There are many other ...
