The Contradiction Between Mainline Archaeology and Striking Interpretation of the Bible

archaeological evidence tells a very different story than the one told in the Bible's historical books. In many cases, large cities that the Israelites supposedly conquered were either nonexistent or abandoned. Just one shipment of gold that comes into Solomon weighs 420 talents of gold, or 28,000 pounds of it. With the price of gold being what it is today, Solomon would have had a windfall of $626 million.