LEGENDS ARE USUALLY BASED ON A CORE OF FACT Pertinently, William Prescott, the great Americanologist, reminds us: “A nation may pass away and leave only the memory of its existence, but the stories of science it has gathered up will endure forever.”3 You see, folklore is a fossil of history; it preserves history in the […]
by Clifford Wilson, M.A., B.D., Ph.D. The new findings at Ebla are possibly the most significant discovery yet made so far as they relate to the background of early Bible times. The impact on some areas of Biblical knowledge will indeed be startling. Where Ebla is Located … and the Work Begins Tell Mardikh — […]
“It’s way out!” shrieked Mari. “Come, look! This has to be the place.” For as long as the eleven year old could remember, his family had been uprooting and trekking. They had turned their backs on the city. No sooner did they find a choice spot to settle, than others would come and edge them out. This time, it […]
Worldwide, most ancient cities have vanished. Not so Bashan, in Syria. It is literally crowded with towns and large villages – most of them, until recently, deserted. Yet they are not ruined! Many of the houses in these cities are perfect, as if only finished yesterday. The walls are sound, the roofs unbroken, the doors, […]
The year is 1799. The explorer Humboldt is paddling down the wild waters of the upper Orinoco. Formidable cliffs press upon him from both sides. Suddenly he glimpses, etched in the rock high above, an array of strange messages. Humboldt asks the natives what it means. Their reply is so startling, he almost tips out […]
