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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/ancient-wall-israel-matches-bibles-tale-assyrian-attack-6C10953508

Ancient Wall in Israel Matches Up with Bible's Tale of Assyrian Attack

(NBC News) Alan Boyle - Archaeologists say they have unearthed the remains of massive fortifications built about 2,700 years ago around an Assyrian harbor in present-day Israel. The ruins appear to have a connection to Assyria's takeover of the region, as mentioned in the Book of Isaiah. The discovery was announced at the end of the first excavation season at Ashdod-Yam in the contemporary city of Ashdod, south of Tel Aviv.

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