Archaeological Confirmations of the Bible
By Editor
There are four very interesting illustrations on the first page of our issue this week. The first is the broken tablet which gives the Assyrian account of the Deluge, modified by idolatrous traditions. It is one among many traditions found in various nations and tribes widely separated on both continents. The second is the view of Ur of the Chaldees. It was not long ago said that there was no such place; that the Ur of Abraham must have been in Haran, but the testimony of the bricks has again demonstrated the truth of the Bible. The third is the ruins of Nebuchadnezzar’s palace, every brick of which is stamped with the name of the great king. The fourth is another confirmation of a Bible fact, demonstrating that there was a Belshazzar. It is a prayer of Nabonidus concerning his son Bel-shar-usur, joint-ruler of Babylon. “God is His own interpreter, and He will make it plain” by His providence or Spirit, sooner or later. The child of God can always afford to take God’s Word at its face value.