Fascinating Biblical Archaeological Discoveries

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10. Tel Dan Inscription
9. Yahweh and His Asherah
8. Pontius Pilate’s grand avenue
7. The Siloam Pool
6. The Stepped Stone Structure
5. The Merneptah Stele
4. The Numerous Discoveries of Jerusalem
3. The Rosetta Stone
2. The Dead Sea Scrolls
1. The Ketef Hinnom Scrolls
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[@l.scales7516]

Now on to the dog , which is an animal considered unclean by many Arabic cultures, in part because they (dogs)will happily eat feces( of which there appears to be quite a pile behind the dog)& thus the dogs mouth on the cows teat would render the cow unclean until after a cleaning & a purification ritual. In my opinion, they went to slaughter the cow or milk it( perhaps milk & then slaughter if this was prior to Moses's 3rd trip up mt. Sinai , bringing back the restrictions of diet & behavior,ie: no meat & dairy together{which has sound reasons}no eating of unclean animals{again, very sound reasons, pigs & shellfish tend to eat the dead & offal if given half a chance & who wants to risk eating a pig that may have eaten it's herder,who may have been your ancient uncle perhaps whom no one has heard from in a long time})

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[@phucmapvlog]

Very interesting 🤔, thanks for another great episode

[@Kiefsti]

Something you said there reminded me of my grandpa, and that was a really nice memory. Thank you 💕

[@drewkoch651]

I can just imagine construction workers in Israel accidentally digging up another site and going “not anoooother one 🤦‍♂️"

[@doomy_mcdoomerson]

That actually happened a few years ago. Israeli street workers were repairing a road when they accidentally dug into an old burial chamber. It was the burial chamber of a wealthy Roman socialite who died in Jerusalem before the Jewish revolt of 70 AD. The workers didn’t realize they had just found an ancient relic and continued digging, accidentally destroying the sarcophagus and the chamber itself. They waited a week to report the discovery, and all of them ended up facing criminal charges for wrecking the site.

[@andrewklimko1226]

Drew, I’m with you. 🤣

[@laszlokiss483]

@@andrewklimko1226 why would you be okay with destroying and essentially covering up proof of biblical archeology ?

[@marctholl4620]

I feel like I’ve learned way more history from all your channels than I ever did in school

[@fanbuoy9234]

Not really an archaeological discovery, but another interesting thing I've read is that there are actually scientifically based explanations for the 10 plagues of Egypt (the Nile turning into blood, locusts, death of the first-born, etc.). I don't remember it well enough to retell it, but I can recommend looking into it if anyone is interested.

[@ileaird]

Hope you guys are having a great week! Thanks for the new episode!!

[@taqiyasir8086]

A very interesting video. As a devout Christian I was have a great interest in Biblical history

[@valdomiranascimento5312]

@@KrimetTStarKiller If you get the opportunity, I recommend you to read "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist", I think you may find it at least interesting.

[@laszlokiss483]

@@KrimetTStarKiller The scientist and theologian merely differ in method but the desired goal of enlightenment is the same.

[@joec.9591]

Fascinating, and well done, Simon - as usual!

[@samanthacampbell375]

I had no idea that the #1 on this list even existed! Thank you for today's new knowledge!

[@nikigonz]

I love this channel soo much and all the other channels Simon hosts :) I look forward to watching them everyday

[@funkmasterdub]

Love your stuff Simon. Thank you.

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Keep up the amazing work man! Almost positive I’ve seen every video you’ve posted

[@FaceRollinOvO]

Love the channel!!

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Another great & interesting video. I could listen to you talk all day🙂

[@faithhouck2907]

Great video as usual!

[@bntaft5133]

Great job, Simon, thank you.

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Pretty sure Simon spends 16 hours a day, everyday, filming new content.

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And he’s a Rockstar for doing it. 🤘🏻

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Just 16? I'm almost certain that the man doesn't sleep.

[@simonaclutter3138]

Always feel a little smarter after viewing your videos. Thank you for the excellent content 👍☺️

[@gordonlawrence1448]

That "Hebrew" in 1 actually looked like it was actually Paleo-Hebrew. That would add to the dating evidence too. The Dead Sea Scrolls of course only contain OT books not NT. +One of the Non-Biblical texts is "the war scroll" which makes very interesting reading as it is one of a very few documents (part of Daniel and part of Revelation being two more) of a genre of writing we simply do not have in English.

[@areiaaphrodite]

Loved this video, so interesting!

[@dawnpenner847]

Have to say one of your best videos ever! Thanks

[@katherinewolfe9976]

Appreciate you Simon!

[@adanrose1]

U always do a wonderful job 🙌

[@jasonrobbins7589]

This is a very interesting channel. Keep up the excellent work

[@blairbug]

Been to the city of david. Absolutely amazing place. Also in that first picture you posted of it, there is one of the oldest toilets ever found.

[@StephanieElizabethMann]

Excellent. Very informative.

[@wonderwoman3070]

Great job Simon! 🙂👍

[@randymcclure2315]

Great work Mr.Whistler & company!

[@evamaynard3021]

One of the best videos! I truly respect the respect you give topics that aren't necessarily your cup of tea. That's why you're...a Legend!

[@like10smurfs.]

Hey might talk about many topics but, one topic he cant help but be sarcastic or laugh at or just plainly says its flase as he describes it is Aliens lol

[@dannyshepherd8950]

Thank you Simon 🖤🖤🖤🤗

[@seanmsw5977]

Anyone else notice on the Ketef Hinnom scrolls, the translation says lord, but on the physical scrolls the engraving clearly has the Tetragrammaton on them?

[@DaangerousDan553]

That is how it's traditionally translated, LORD, all caps.

[@mayaretrac5589]

dead sea scrolls? Hell yeah bring on the 3rd impact

[@cerabraladventures]

Nerding it up with sane and tame Simon. What up folks?

[@annettefournier9655]

Thank you.

[@prestonjennings9549]

Thank you

[@KEVMAN7987]

These discoveries are being studied by top men. TOP MEN.

[@jamesblake7013]

Bazinga

[@johnalexander4940]

Hezekiah Tunnel puts you right in the heart Jerusalems struggle against a 2 year siege against the city and the need to tap the water source for survival.

[@bridgetdavis9752]

The most fascinating video and my attention keeps going to the red cups, lol.

[@brad4texas]

Awesomeness

[@anthonybaransky137]

Simon, as always, the research done for all your videos is fantastic. Your presentation is practically flawless and your always very informing. I consider my self a reasonably knowledgable person even though I haven't gone to college. I've read probably more than a 1000 books since high school, just for fun but...your always educating me on almost every topic I've listened to u narrate. Thanks for the great job u do, teaching the world😊😊😊

[@l.scales7516]

Ahem , your 2nd & 3rd 'your' s should be 'you're s

[@craigstoner2632]

@@l.scales7516 he reads books, he doesn't take the spelling on-board though 🤣

[@Fed.Hunter]

thank you sir

[@thedarkonestaint6105]

A geographics about Jerusalem and its history 👌

[@kawzmoe]

😬

[@frankcooke1692]

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[@THENEONJAY]

please do more biblical things :) thank you

[@randyj4452]

Enjoyed the stereogram at 7:40

[@mikesullivanteexpat8712]

and I truly believe further truths will come out of this region of the world.

[@shinranews]

I gotta say, this is way better than business blaze...

[@Timme091]

I love you Simon. I love all of you here.

[@carlyfredrickson8390]

best episode i’ve seen in a while and i’m not religious in the least

[@johnstevenson9956]

Wondering if they'll ever find that third tablet that Moses dropped when he came down from the mountain.

[@KEVMAN7987]

I don't think they will. It did shatter after all.

[@johnstevenson9956]

@@KEVMAN7987 Maybe they could glue it back together.

[@jphilb]

I give you these 15 (crash), 10!, 10 commandments!

[@Gladiamdammit]

You mean the one that only had one commandment on it? "Thou shalt stop that."

[@LeukaRust]

Those commandments were not that important anyway. He figured “thou shalt not wear tube sock with flip flops” would be enforced just on principle.

[@agent_meister477]

Holy Top Tenz List Batman!

[@Heartlasher]

Interesting Vid

[@supershaunaXD]

I came here from Buissiness blaze, I've been binge watching that chanel and forgot what its like watching your "normal" channels 😂

[@davidostendorf3938]

Boom. Let's get real Biblical.

[@ifoundasquirrelwildliferescue]

You and your team should be on tv Start a network like what history channel used to be

[@TandemSix]

I had no idea about #1

[@dogwalker666]

Interesting pronunciation of "Pontious".

[@LuinTathren]

Interesting spelling of Pontius.

[@evilchaosboy]

@@LuinTathren yeah...whoever heard of a "Pontious" Firebird?! ;)

[@user-pn1fe6sg2w]

@@evilchaosboy Pontius Pilates. The "Cross Drag" and the "Dangle" are hardcore workouts.

[@rafaelcisneros562]

@@user-pn1fe6sg2w Pilates is Gay

[@user-pn1fe6sg2w]

@@rafaelcisneros562 Cool.

[@isaacwilson5284]

Simon was allegedly trying not to laugh the ENTIRE time.

[@Paul_Ward]

Last time I was this early, Simon's hair hadn't migrated to his beard yet

[@MadMan_123]

He is extremely hairy everywhere his clothes touch his skin. Baby skin smoothe everywhere else

[@Paul_Ward]

@Mo Fuggar tell that to my girlfriend, she'll tell you... ... unfortunately.

[@joesantos2455]

Smash it!!

[@rickhardman7235]

Hey pal, you should consider decaf.

[@mrwarr]

Simon looks so bored 😅. I enjoyed!

[@Theggman83]

Man! They sure don't make stuff like they used to. Interlocking stone walls? Meanwhile I can't get a decent retaining wall put in....

[@z4zuse]

7:27 Stele in 3D. Right side is right eye

[@antiisocial]

Cool

[@TopGJP]

Have you thought about trying to get your own show on The History Channel Simon???

[@eurodoc6343]

They wouldn't have him. Not enough content about guns, trucks, big foot and UFOs.

[@TopGJP]

@@eurodoc6343 this channel is history lol you sure you know what you’re talking about?

[@l2516]

@@eurodoc6343 you forgot aliens

[@l2516]

@@TopGJP oh how I wish that I could agree with you💔💔💔

[@wickedskittle9917]

They would ruin the heart of this channel

[@bennythespaceguy8120]

This guy does a great British accent.

[@mymyhi9921]

Great esp but few problem napoleon discovered something but shepard boy uncovered that just bothered me

[@erykacane29]

What is going on with those bulls @2:34?🤯

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

The most fascinating archeological discovery will be made some time in the distant future when someone will uncover an ancient tomb where the will find an unknown amount of bones, at least two people, ancient writing implements, what appears to be the remnants of past escape attempts, and upon the walls many cries for help and release signed Danny and Sam.

[@williamsanders2348]

wut

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

@@williamsanders2348 in other words one day someone will uncover Danny and Sam's skeletal remains in Simon's basement.

[@helmsscotta]

It should not be at all surprising that the storage jar has gods and goddesses, as well as Asherah. The prophets spilled a great deal of ink denigrating Israel's nasty habit of paganism, especially regarding the 'Queen of Heaven'. Did we not expect to find evidence of paganism?

[@l.scales7516]

I'm curious, is that a plastic 'solo' cup on that skull behind you? As though it were wearing a 'fez'? & To the right of it is that a whole stack of 'solo' cups? If so, where's the keg?🤗😘please respond.

[@sarahslagle1765]

The solo cups are from his channel Business Blaze! The channel is a ton of fun, you should check it out. (unfortunately I forget which video the solo cups first appear in but they are a regular returning joke)

[@Black-Sun_Kaiser]

Congrats on doing a video with biblical content and not making any negative remarks , like usually.

[@AGDinCA]

The Siloam Pool is one of Christianity's most sacred sites? I don't know about that. I'd never heard of it until right now.

[@helmsscotta]

I agree that it's probably not a high holy site but, you never read the manual?

[@AGDinCA]

@@helmsscotta The manual? Are you referring to the Bible? If so, yes, I have read it in its entirety. It has been a number of years since I was into that lifestyle, but I feel like I would remember that name.

[@helmsscotta]

@@AGDinCA : It's in John 9.

[@AGDinCA]

@@helmsscotta Fair enough, thank you!

[@curiousworld7912]

The discovery of the Gnostic Gospels and codices discovered at Nag Hammadi in 1945 are as important to the history of early Christianity as the Dead Sea Scrolls are to Jewish history. Both discoveries are fascinating looks at 'fascinating Biblical archaeological discoveries'.

[@flashgordon3715]

Having many recent biblical discoverys is great for tourism.

[@stevesmith5963]

Lol! So no one is going to mention the person playing a harp while sitting in a shopping cart!? Ancient Aliens?? Haha

[@stevesmith5963]

At 2:26 of the video

[@onespecies-human344]

I'm sure "young shepherd boy" who made #2 greatest religion discovery has a name .

[@daniellee3831]

Ahhh religion..... nvm Simon! I love your videos

[@MixTape69]

Please do a video of the religions with the most proof.

[@adamc1966]

Proof that they are all man made.

[@ryandowney8743]

That would be none of them.

[@balinthavlik7238]

The struggle is rael

[@kremepye3613]

Baldies beard is getting ferocious

[@griffindance]

Werent the DSSs largely considered to be 'not exactly what the church and temple say they are' by legitimate archeologists and historians?... ie a later fabrication.

[@DaangerousDan553]

No

[@DaangerousDan553]

You might be thinking of the Shroud of Turin.

[@griffindance]

@@DaangerousDan553 As well...

[@Brownyman]

Here you go, my friend! This one's free LOL Love your work, Simon! So Lord Carnarvon married into the Rothschild family through a woman named Almina and her father Alfred later bailed out Hebert's earlship to the tune of $500,000 pounds (81 million USD$ adjusted for inflation and conversion, last time I checked anyway). He used this cash on fast cars, fast horses, and digging up Egypt in the so called "Valley of the Kings". There, his archeologist - Howard Carter, dug up Tutenkaten's remains. Here's where I recommend 3 books. "Moses and Monotheism" by Sigmund Freud. "Akhenaten, the Cult of Aton, and the Dark Side of the Sun!" by Michael Tsarion. Lastly, "The Hebrew Pharaohs of Egypt" by Ahmed Osman. In understanding the overall implication, therefor of who the israelites and Moses really were, that a whole lot of the people that opened that tomb ended up committing suicide; particularly those who were first there when the tomb was opened. Now naturally in this you might think - holy crap, frickin' Rothschilds taking what doesn't belong to them from the world again figures! But, well... ...I mean...more than just about any other lineage of Earth - it's kinda their inheritance. Whether or not you should defile the tombs of your forebears is a whole nother question of course but to put it from the cover of "Moses and Monotheism" itself... "...for here the wisdom of a great mind is shed upon a grave and pressing problem."

[@franklefebver3900]

Redrum

[@almitrahopkins1873]

The Mareneptah stele proves that Ramesses II couldn't have been the Pharoah in the book of Exodus. "Israel" was a single, individual person immediately after Moses died, not a reference to a people or a country. Mareneptah succeeded Ramesses II to the throne, so there wouldn't have been the time for wandering in the desert for 40 years and Moses' successor adopting the name Israel and living out his life before the stele was carved. There's also the problem of the kingdom of Egypt including all of Canaan within its borders from the reign of Thutmose I though 1167 bce.

[@saldan3985]

"The Dead Sea Scrolls" was a brilliant name, a high five to whoever named it that.

[@dogwalker666]

Did not take a lot of thinking up they were found near the Dead Sea and they are scrolls.

[@naomiskilling1093]

They are the scrolls which were found near the Dead Sea...kinda named themselves

[@danielmatarazzo3678]

Should have gone with elder scrolls

[@timothyodonnell8591]

How exactly is the Rosetta Stone biblical?

[@NautilusMusic]

Well as Simon said, they helped translate Egyptian hieroglyphs which in turn helped to verify a lot of biblical stories

[@SgtD85]

They try to use it as a separate account to validate the bible. While ignoring the fact they stole from

[@laszlokiss483]

@@SgtD85 Can you prove that ?

[@hestikakala3027]

I wonder how they dealt with spelling mistakes in stone?

[@IJustWantToUseMyName]

White rock

[@patjones4250]

Please slow down!

[@peterquil282]

I learned how to properly stroke the an@L cavity with my tongue. Thank you great courses plus! You guys are the best 😎

[@surferdude4487]

Real finds, just as described in the Bible. Not a fairy-tale.

[@tanner9658]

cognitive dissonance at its finest

[@adamc1966]

Still no proof of anything supernatural.

[@Avalon_1991]

Far too many adverts for quite a short video

[@ralphhooker6019]

Hey Simon. re rosetta stone, gfy.

[@user-kg4hl2sw8h]

I have never been in a hot tub with Simon.

[@NautilusMusic]

I have, it's an experience to be sure. You'll get your turn oneday

[@user-kg4hl2sw8h]

@@NautilusMusic Well you go ahead and cherish that memory. Simon is bald.

[@NautilusMusic]

you caught me. Everyone knows bald people aren't allowed to use hot tubs

[@user-kg4hl2sw8h]

@@NautilusMusic Simon has a fascinating collection of antique toe nail clippers.

[@catherinespencer-mills1928]

Obligatory disclaimer: Not an archaeologist, let alone a biblical one. I have read a little and you did a nice job of skipping all the scholarly disputations. As in - "that's not the date!" "that's not supported elsewhere!" "that's a later addition, not in the original!" and so on.....

[@JeffMoody]

Having to make up too many refutations because there are too many pieces of evidence indicates subjective bias.

[@catherinespencer-mills1928]

@@JeffMoody Making up stuff about every bit of evidence to fit preconceived assumptions based on a book gives plenty of junk to refute.

[@laszlokiss483]

@@catherinespencer-mills1928 Satans children are always working overtime there is big money to be made in trying to hide the works of our creator but the truth is a stubborn thing and will always come to light. Scientists define the word “fact” differently from the rest of the world this special definition is an example of the idola fori fallacy. To illustrate, scientists may call something a “scientific fact,” but later, another discovery shows us that the “scientific fact” never was a fact the facts change suddenly. This change exposes something insane since reality doesn’t change. So true facts don’t change, but opinions do change, and opinions that are called “scientific facts” change. The term “scientific fact” creates a false impression if we forget that a "scientific fact" is merely a strongly held opinion and opinions are not an actual matter of fact. It will soon be a "scientific fact" that MEN can give birth to children through this logical fallacy I have already articulated and it is being used in conjunction with the appeal to popularity fallacy.

[@kanesn0633]

Wow accidentally early to very Sea interesting topic. Nice. Go Dead Sea scrolls!

[@gooddad3575]

A reused stone.?! So those pos's destroyed an ancient structure to build a pos house.?! Wtf! Destroying ancient artifacts should be punishable by death.

[@SushiSnake]

So quiet 😣