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Detail from the Arch of Titus showing spoils from the Sack of Jerusalem by Titus in 70 AD. Depicted are the menorah and trumpets , as well as what might be the Table of Showbread . Earliest known picture of an Israelite: possibly Jehu son of Omri , or Jehu's ambassador, kneeling at the feet of Shalmaneser III . Lachish relief - Judean captives being led away into slavery by the Assyrians after the siege of Lachish in 701 BC, which is also well-preserved in a series of reliefs that once decorated the Assyrian king Sennacherib 's palace at Nineveh . The Nabonidus Cylinder proves Belshazzar 's existence. Taylor prism on display at the British Museum . Describes the Assyrian king Sennacherib 's siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC during the reign of king Hezekiah , which is recorded by Herodotus and the Bible in Isaiah chapters 33 and 36; 2 Kings 18:17; 2 Chronicles 32:9. Mesha Stele c.850 BC - Possible reference to the House of David ; also mentions Omri , Israel , Yahweh , Bezer and other significant names A stone (2.43x1 meters) with the Hebrew language inscription "To the Trumpeting Place" excavated by B. Mazar at the southern foot of the Temple Mount . It is believed that this was a part of the Second Temple . Portal showing a series of inscriptions recounting pharaoh Shishaq 's invasion of Judah and Israel in 925 BC, located at the Bubastis Portal outside the Temple of Amun at Karnak ( 1 Kings 14:25 ; 2 Chronicles 12:1–12 ). Hezekiah's tunnel The Shroud of Turin (or Turin Shroud ): recent photo of the face, positive left, negative right.1The following is a list of artifacts , objects created or modified by a human culture, that are significant to the historicity of the Bible .2
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Interpretation Hermeneutics Pesher Midrash Pardes Allegorical interpretation Historical-grammatical method Inspiration Literalism Alcohol Conspiracy theory Ethics Capital punishment Homosexuality Humor Incest Muhammad Prophecy Rape Serpents Sex Slavery Violence Warfare Women Perspectives Gnostic Islamic Quranic Inerrancy Infallibility Criticism of the Bible Biblical authority Outline of Bible-related topics Bible portal v t e The following is a list of artifacts , objects created or modified by human culture , that are significant to the historicity of the Bible .
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Wikipedia list article Interpretation Hermeneutics Pesher Midrash Pardes Allegorical interpretation Historical-grammatical method Inspiration Literalism Alcohol Conspiracy theory Ethics Capital punishment Homosexuality Humor Incest Muhammad Prophecy Rape Serpents Sex Slavery Violence Warfare Women Perspectives Gnostic Islamic Quranic Inerrancy Infallibility Criticism of the Bible Biblical authority Outline of Bible-related topics Bible portal v t e The following is a list of artifacts —objects created or modified by human culture —that are significant to biblical archaeology .
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Interpretation Hermeneutics Pesher Midrash Pardes Allegorical interpretation Historical-grammatical method Inspiration Literalism Alcohol Conspiracy theory Ethics Capital punishment Homosexuality Humor Incest Muhammad Prophecy Rape Serpents Sex Slavery Violence Warfare Women Perspectives Gnostic Islamic Quranic Inerrancy Infallibility Criticism of the Bible Biblical authority Outline of Bible-related topics Bible portal v t e The following is a list of inscribed artifacts , items made or given shape by humans, that are significant to biblical archaeology .
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Other significant Canaanite and Aramaic artifacts5,325 characters
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