A long-lost Assyrian military camp recently found by a Near Eastern archaeology scholar may provide insight and corroborate a biblical account.
A recent discovery in Israel may corroborate an epic biblical account of an angel of the Lord wiping out 185,000 Assyrian soldiers, an independent scholar claims. Stephen Compton, an independent scholar specializing in Near Eastern archaeology, utilized a modern mapping technique to find the discovery of, what he believes, are ancient Assyrian military camps, from circa 700 B.C.
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand; and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. The scholar detailed his finds in the journal Near Eastern Archaeology and shared with Fox News Digital the historical significance. 'One of the important cities that he conquered, which is mentioned in the Bible as well as in Assyrian documents, is Lachish,' he said.
think it's exciting to have found the spot, and I hope that we'll soon see archaeological excavations there that can give us more information about the site,' he said.
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