August
26
/ 2019
Two inscriptions found on an ancient carved altar are revealing new information about a rebellion against the Kingdom of Israel that is described in the Bible. The 2,800 year-old cylindrical stone altar was discovered in a sanctuary within the ancient city of Ataroth in Jordan and it bears two inscriptions referring to a biblical war. Located within a Moabite sanctuary in the ancient city of Ataroth in Jordan during excavations in 2010, the language and script is in ancient Moabite while the numerals are executed in an Egyptian writing system known as Hieratic. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"64127","attributes":{"alt":"Inscribed altar from the Khirbat Ataruz Moabite sanctuary. (Image: © Adam Bean)","class":"media-image","height":"383","style":"width: 610px; height: 383px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Inscribed altar from the Khirbat Ataruz Moabite sanctuary. (Image: © Adam Bean
