Joel Kontinen
“The archaeological dig at Shiloh in Samaria has produced yet another wonder straight out of the Bible: stone horns from the altar that once stood in front of the Tabernacle.”
This is what the Bible says:
"This is the height of the altar: from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits; the width of the ledge, one cubit; from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits; and the width of the ledge, one cubit."( Ezekiel 43:15, New King James Version).
Archaeologists and volunteers, led by led by Dr. Scott Stripling, digged up the artefacts in 2017.
According to Biblical accounts, the Tabernacle stood in Shiloh until the First Temple was built in Jerusalem. The age of the find is significant as archaeologists have discovered a change of cultures in the region, transitioning in the period between 1200 BC – 1000 BC from a Canaanite culture to the Tribes of Israel and the Philistines.
The horns that stood by the altar had to come from the portable structure that stood until the temple was build.
Thus, this artefact once again proves that the Bible got it right.
Source:
Berkowitz, Adam Eliyahu. 2019. Horn of the Stone Altar Discovered at Shiloh. Breaking Israel News (1 November).
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