Bible Archeology Discoveries

Temple of Redeshiya
Discovered: Wadi Abbad, Egypt
From: (c. 1260 BC)

Nine years into the reign of Pharaoh Seti I, the ruler had a temple built on a spot where he’d previously sunk a well, (about 37 miles along the mining road from Edfu into the eastern desert). That temple is known today as the Temple of Redesiyeh.

The interior walls of the temple contain a number of texts, including one on the western wall beneath depictions of some Asiatics. This is translated as : Kadesh, Asher,Megiddo.

Many feel that the “Asher” mentioned in this list refers to the Israelite tribe of Asher. The tribal allotment of Asher is described in Joshua 19:24–31. It’s described as going, "…as far as Great Sidon; then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre…" Asher’s tribal allotment included western Galilee but also went deep into Phoenician territory.

This topographical list dates from Pharaoh Seti I’s 9th regnal year, which is around 1285 BCE. That’s long before the estimated date of around 1220 BCE for the arrival of the Israelites in Canaan that is demanded by a "Late Date" Exodus. Basically, if the Asher of Seti’s topographical list in the Temple of Redesiyeh is the same Asher that we read of in Numbers 1:40–41, then an Early Late Date Exodus makes more sense, (i.e. ca. 1400 BC).

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Notable Finds

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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