[Fred Nerks]

And, Hebron is a perfect case in point. Before the finding of concrete evidence, Hebron was flaunted as contrary to the Biblical narrative of an Israelite conquest of Canaan. With the discovery of artifacts in recent years, Hebron now boasts of incontrovertible evidence of the Israelite conquest. But we mustn't hold our collective breath waiting for the anti-Biblicists to admit their mistake. In the words of Jonathan Swift, "There's none so blind as they that won't see."23

[donmeaker]

It is well known that the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.

[Sursum Corda]

As to the title of this piece, I respond: “NO.”

what tortured ideological foolishness.

Sursum Corda

[mountainlion]

Damascus will disappear maybe soon!!

[RegulatorCountry]

What led the Israelites spies to think that the land was inhabited by giants? Archaeology can supply the answer.

The structures and even the quarried stone were quite outsized, but the conclusion reached is that this was perceived as being so, by Hebrew advance scouts or spies, in order to just protect Hebron from giants?

A literal reading leads to a very different conclusion.

Looking into extra-Biblical texts, texts that are very controversial, yes, but confirmed as authentic in many instances via the so-called Dead Sea Scrolls from the caves at Qumran, texts such as the books of Jasher, Jubilees and Enoch, indicate that these people were well known, renowned even, and in many instances known by name, as children of Anakim, descendants of Anak. Giants. Literally.

If none of this rings a bell, it goes back to that wild, fallen angels mating with the daughters of men thing, that makes many people so very uncomfortable.

And, Hebron was known as one of their great cities. I'd be tempted to speculate that there's a deliberate gap in knowledge of such a place, because no one wants to be looked upon as crazy, in a field that is so rife with political, scientific and religious undertones, all competing and usually at cross purposes.

So, if there is truth to those ancient texts, one of which, Enoch, is referenced several times in the Bible, there very likely will be some crazy-seeming archaological finds in Hebron. I thought this might add a little life to your thread. Have at it.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

bump for l8r

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[ApplegateRanch]

Lest you wonder how a scientist can recant the significance of his own discovery, it is important to understand that archaeology is not the exact science that laymen assume it to be. ... it can be subject to political, social and religious pressures and prejudices from outside and from within academic circles.

cf: NASA/Hanson; EPA's, suppressed "global warming" study that refuted warming....

[wildbill]

Didn’t the peace-loving Palestinians recently vandalize the Cave of the Patriarchs or the tombs there?

This was in direct opposition to centuries of acknowleging that Abraham, the father of Ismael was buried there and honoring the site.