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Amman Citadel Inscription
Discovered: Amman Citadel, Amman, Jordan (ancient Rabbath-Ammon)
From: (c. Late ninth century BC (approximate; dating is debated))

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The Amman Citadel Inscription is a fragmentary stone inscription written in the ancient Ammonite language. Discovered at the citadel of Amman in 1961, it preserves portions of a text that may concern building work or a religious setting. Because much of the inscription is missing, its complete meaning remains uncertain.

Deuteronomy 2:19; 2 Samuel 11:1; Jeremiah 49:1–6 (background references to Ammon, not references to this inscription).

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Much of what is described in Bible text is lost to history, requiring readers to assume the historicity of the scriptures.

However, many of the places and events described in the Old and New Testaments are periodically corroborated by archeological finds.

Some finds simply help us to better understand things from the ancient world. However, others provide important evidence as to the truth of scripture regarding things about which there had previously been skepticism.

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