THE BIBLE JOURNEY – OLD TESTAMENT EEvidence (Locations & Artifacts) Passage Location Earth Coordinates P A R T I: G E N E S I S - C R E A T I O N A N D A D A M & E V E 1 The Garden of Eden – Beneath Persian Gulf 3 km down [c. 4000+ BC] Genesis 2:8-9 Pars Field (Iran), North Field (Qatar) 26°37'8.85"N, 52° 4'4.67"E 2 Story of Genesis embedded in Chinese script [c. 2000+ BC] Genesis 1-11 Zheng Xinzheng, China 34°23'39.48"N, 113°44'20.08"E 3 Temptation Seal (A Sumerian cylinder with woman, man & tree) [c. 2100 BC] Genesis 1-3 9 Km. NE of Al Budayr, Iraq 31°59'30.15"N, 45°30'2.16"E 4 Adam and Eve Seal Found (depicting the fall of Adam and Eve) [3500 BC] Genesis 1-3 Khorsabad, Iraq 36°29'44.87"N, 43°15'37.12"E P A R T II: N O A H , T H E F L O O D & T O W E R O F B A B E L 5 Noah’s Ark (Confirmed by Dr. Ekrem Akurgal, Archaeologist) [c. 3000 BC] Genesis 6-8 Uzengili, Agri Province, Turkey 39°26'25.93"N, 44°14'5.23"E 6 Noah’s Ark Initial Landing site [c. 3000 BC] Genesis 9:8-19 1.8 Km SE of Uzengili, Agri, Turkey 39°25'30.10"N, 44°14'23.13"E 7 Huge Drogue Stones from Noah’s Ark (To steady the ship) [c. 3000 BC] Genesis 6-8 Sağlıksuyu, Ağrı Province, Turkey 39°37'34.22"N, 43°59'47.03"E 8 Altar behind possible home of Noah [c. 3000-2650 BC] Genesis 9:18-20 Sağlıksuyu, Ağrı Province, Turkey 39°37'56.96"N, 43°59'15.16" E 9 Ancient Jade Ark found in China that matches Biblical account [2050 BC] Genesis 6-9 Sanxingdui Art Museum, Chengdu, China 30°38'37.31"N, 104°2'53.21" E 10 Foundations of the Tower of Babel – Etemananki [c. 2242 BC] Genesis 11:1-9 Barnun, Iraq 32°32'10.47"N, 44°25'15.11"E 11 Tower of Babel Stele – Schoyen Collection Genesis 11:1-9 London, England 51° 30′ 0″ N, 0° 7′ 0″ W P A R T III: T H E L I F E O F A B R A H A M & I S A A C 12 The Ancient City of Ur of the Chaldeans (Birthplace of Abram) [c. 2166 BC] Genesis 11:31 Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar, Iraq 30°57'42.07"N, 46° 6'17.83"E 13 The Ancient City of Harran (Abram’s family lived here after Ur) [c. 2091 BC] Genesis 12:4-5 Altınbaşak, Şanlıurfa, Turkey 36°51'53.67"N, 39°1'51.34"E 14 The Ancient City of Shechem (Abram lived here after Harran) [c. 2091 BC] Genesis 12:1-6 Nablus, West Bank 32°12'49.29"N, 35°16'54.47"E 15 Where Abraham Camped after Schechem [c. 2080 BC] Genesis 12:7-8 Baytin, West Bank 31°55'21.62"N, 35°14'14.36"E 16 The Valley of Siddim – Site of Battle with 5 Kings [c. 2066 BC] Genesis 14:10 2 Km NW of Neot Hakikar, Israel 31°19'21.50"N, 35°27'0.35"E 17 The Oak Trees of Mamre (Where Abram met the 3 Angels) [c. 2066 BC] Genesis 18:1-5 Holy Trinity Mon., Hebron, West Bank 31°31'59.18"N, 35°6'0.18"E 18 Alternate site for the Oaks of Mamre (Jewish Holy Site) [c. 2066 BC] Genesis 18:1-5 Elonei Mamre, Hebron, West Bank 31°33'24.30"N, 35° 6'19.70"E 19 The Pulverized ruins of City of Gomorrah [c 2065 BC] Genesis 19 1 Km East of Masada, Israel 31°18'29.90"N, 35°22'20.81"E 20 The Ancient City of Sodom (Where Lot lived with family) [c. 2065 BC] Genesis 13: 7.5 Km South of Neve Zohar, Israel 31° 5'24.22"N, 35°21'37.43"E 21 Zoar (Where Lot and family fled after Sodom & Gomorrah) [c. 2065 BC] Genesis 19:22-23 18 Km S, SE of Neve Zohar, Israel 30°59'3.93"N, 35°18'46.26"E 22 Yeroham Park - Where Angel met Hagar and Ishmael in Desert [c. 2060 BC] Genesis 21:9-21 1 Km E of Yeruham Reservoir, Israel 30°59'28.98"N, 34°54'34.60"E 23 Beersheba (Where Abraham made a covenant and set up tree) [c. 2060 BC] Genesis 21:22-34 2 Km West of Tel as-Sabi, Israel 31°14'41.00"N, 34°50'27.00"E 24 Mount Moriah (Where Isaac was offered to God as a sacrifice) [c. 2045 BC] Genesis 22:2 Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel 31°46'40.92"N, 35°14'7.28"E 25 Tomb of the Patriarchs (Tombs of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and wives) [c.1991 BC] Genesis 23:17-18 Hebron, West Bank 31°31'28.93"N, 35°6'38.04"E P A R T IV: T H E L I F E O F J A C O B 26 Bethel (Where Jacob had the dream of a heavenly ladder) [c. 1929 BC] Genesis 28:10-22 Al Bireh, West Bank 31°54'24.73"N, 35°12'60.00"E 27 Peniel (Where Jacob wrestled with God and his name was changed) [c. 1909 BC] Genesis 32:22-32 7 Km East of Deir Alla, Jordan 32°11'18.18"N, 35°41'19.02"E 28 Succoth (Where Jacob built a house after his meeting with Esau) [c. 1909 BC] Genesis 33:17 1 Km NW of Deir Alla, Jordan 32°11'48.05"N, 35°37'15.50"E 29 The Tomb of Rachel (She died giving birth en route from Bethel) [c.1905 BC] Genesis 35:16-20 Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories 31°43'9.46"N, 35°12'7.62"E P A R T V: T H E L I F E O F J O S E P H 30 The Pit of Joseph – Jup Youssef at the foot of Tel Dothan [c. 1898 BC] Genesis 37:17-28 3 Km ENE of Araba, Palestinian Terr. 32°24'36.57"N, 35°14'13.77"E 29 Evidence of Canaanites Trading in Egypt in time of Joseph [c. 1898 BC] Genesis 37:25-28 Tomb of Knumhotep II, Beni Hassan, Egypt 27°55'52.32"N, 30°52'30.92"E 30 Capital of Egypt in 12th Dynasty- City of Itjtawy [c. 1898 BC] Genesis 39-41 400 m South of Izbat al Liisht 29°33'50.33"N, 31°13'52.71"E 31 Tomb of Senusret II – Pharaoh who made Joseph Governor [c. 1878 BC] Genesis 50:22 4 Km West of El Mazghona, Egypt 29°14'10.03"N, 30°58'14.95"E 32 Joseph’s Irrigation Canal – Bahr Yussef credited to Senusret II [c. 1885 BC] Genesis 41:33-49 Runs through Faiyum, Egypt 29°13'24.33"N, 30°57'26.57"E 33 Joseph’s Egyptian Palace & Tomb – Rotawy (Avaris), Goshen [c. 1800s BC] Genesis 50:25-26 1.3 Km South of Rushdi, Egypt 30°47'11.25"N, 31°49'19.90"E P A R T VI: T H E L I F E O F M O S E S 34 a. Amenhotep I - Pharaoh who ordered death of Babies [c. 1504 BC] Exodus 1:8-22 Tomb DB320, Valley of Kings, Egypt 25°41'53.48"N, 32°34'17.07"E b. (Mummy in Museum of Egyptian Antiquities) Cairo Museum, Egypt 30°2'51.85"N, 31°14'1.08"E 35 Pithom – storage city built by Hebrew slaves [c. 1526 BC] Exodus 1:11 Tell el Retabeh, Egypt 30°33'7.09"N, 32°5'56.87"E 36 Evidence for Semitic slaves in the Egyptian Peninsula [c. 1526 BC] Exodus 1:11 Serabit el-Khadim, Egypt 29° 2'12.00"N, 33°27'33.00"E 37 a. Tomb of Ahmose-Meritamon who adopted Moses as a baby [c. 1510 BC] Exodus 2:1-10 Tomb TT358, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt 25°44'18.50"N, 32°36'26.35"E b. Outer and inner coffins of Ahmose-Meritamon Cairo Museum, Egypt 30° 2'53.17"N, 31°14'0.61"E 38 Moses’ Possible Egyptian name – Senenmut’s tomb [c. 1486 BC] Exodus 1:8-22 TT353, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt 25°44'20.04"N, 32°36'34.98"E 39 Tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II possible King tried to kill Moses [c. 1479 BC] Exodus 2:11-15 Tomb TT320, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt 25°44'11.93"N, 32°36'18.05"E 40 Jethro’s Well in Midian [c. 1486 BC] Exodus 2:11-22 Al Bad, Saudi Arabia 28°29'7.61"N, 35° 1'7.67"E 41 a. Discovery of Tomb of Pharaoh of Exodus - Thutmose III [c. 1486 BC] Exodus 5:1-2 Valley of the Kings – Tomb KV34 30° 2'52.00"N, 31°13'60.00"E b. Mummy in Museum of Egyptian Antiquities Cairo Museum, Egypt 30° 2'51.85"N, 31°14'1.08"E 43 Festival Hall of Thutmose III, Thebes – where Moses met Pharaoh [c.