Biblically Compatible Archaeology and Geography

  by Damien F. Mackey     Biblical Gideon and his 300 were appropriated as Spartan Leonidas and his 300: [G] ID-EON = [L] EON - ID -AS. Egyptian admiral Usanhuru was appropriated as Spartan Lysander. Elamite king Tammiratu was appropriated as Spartan king Demaratus. Etc.     “Hugo Jones writes that the Spartans held in the highest regard a certain ancient law-giver, much like Moses the law-giver of Israel. The Spartans celebrated new moons ( Rosh Chodesh ), and unlike their Greek counterparts, even a seventh day of rest! Of course, the Spartans themselves were very different from other Greeks, particularly those in Athens, whom Sparta often battled”. Mayim Achronim     According to King Arius of Sparta, his people shared a common ancestry with the Jews through Abraham. I Maccabees 12:19-23:   This is a copy of the letter that they sent to Onias: ‘King Arius of the Spartans, to the high priest Onias, greeti...

  “Perhaps one of the most significant discoveries within the Ebla archives is the presence of a creation account that bears a striking resemblance to the biblical account of creation. According to reports, the Ebla Tablets contain the oldest known creation account outside the Bible, predating the Babylonian creation myth by some 600 years”. Edward D. Andrews     Sadly, the Syrian government, in its desperate attempt to portray the site of Ebla (modern Tell Mardikh) to the scholarly world as a purely Syrian entity, has thereby divested it of anything that pertains to the biblical world of the Hebrews (Israelites):   Bible-affirming Ebla hampered and censored by Syrian authorities   (6) Bible-affirming Ebla hampered and censored by Syrian authorities   Scandal of Ebla   (6) Scandal of Ebla Edward D. Andrews here (2024) gives us a totally different picture – the correct one! What Can the Ebla Tablets Teach Us About...