Wall Built by Nehemiah Discovered

Last week, archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar announced she had discovered remnants of the fifth century B.C. wall built by Nehemiah. She is reportedly urging Christians to help save the site.

(Photo: present day wall in Jerusalem-WND)

According to a WorldNetDaily report, Mazar was working on an emergency project to shore up remains of an ancient tower when, she says: "Under the tower, we found the bones of two large dogs—and under those bones a rich assemblage of pottery and finds from the Persian period. No later finds from that period were found under the tower."

Nehemiah described 10 gates in the wall around Jerusalem "as well as several towers designed to protect the entrances to the city, among them the Tower of the Hundred, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Ovens, and an unnamed tower ‘projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard’ in the vicinity of Mazar’s most recent dig."  [Copyright  2007, Agape Press: Used By Special Permission]

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