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In the village of Khirbat Ataruz (Jordan), archaeologists discovered an ancient altar. According to experts, this finding can tell about the secrets of the war of Israel with the Moabites described in the Bible.
Scientists believe that the ancient altar found in preserved sanctuary, about 2.8 thousand years. Long time at this place the city of Ataphor was located. About this writes the publication politeka.net.
According to the description, the altar has a cylindrical shape, and is made he is made of stone. On the altar are two records and numbers that the Moabites left in their time with the help of the writing system – hieratics.
According to archaeologists, this altar was made after King Mesh’s rebellion against Israel.
The Bible describes this event as follows: “Mesh fought the kingdom of Israel because of the forced annual tribute that the Moabites were required to pay. ”
Currently, scientists are trying to decipher the inscriptions on ancient altar. It is established that one of the inscriptions says about the robbery a city built by King Mesh.
ESOREITER previously spoke of a Bible found in Turkey that bothered the Vatican.
Andrey Vetrov
War Time Israel
