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Archaeological Finds for the Old Testament (feat. Josh Bowen)
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The Amenhotep III Scarab
Scarab were little ornaments that were shaped like a Scarab beetle. The Egyptians would often put an inscription there and many of these have inscriptions which have the name of the Pharaoh who was in power at the time. So this particular one has the name of Amenhotep III inscribed on it. This one was found at Jericho. And what this does is it allows us to date a particular layer or an archaeological site because the Scarab were much like coins. They were made during the reign of a certain king or ruler. And then after that, they often used them in burials or they were just gotten rid of discarded in the layer. It tells us people were living in
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