Ancient Tablets from Nuzi and Bible History

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Although is is often interesting to learn about archaeological discoveries, it must be a tough job. Study on it. Not only are things very old and fragile, but archaeologists must study history, false narratives, shifting borders, languages — and modern political situations that may bring their work to a screeching halt.

The Bible contains accurate history; nothing in it has been contravened by archaeology. Those of us who believe the Bible are not rattled by fallacious arguments from silence (something has not been found), knowing it is inerrant. Archaeology helps clear up certain things.

Tablet from Nuzi, Wikimedia Commons / Zunkir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
When reading the Genesis narrative around the time of Abraham, people may wonder, "What's that all about?" We know why Sarai told Abram to go in to her maidservant Hagar in Genesis 16, but it turns out that she is not the first person to suggest this. Also, why did Rachel steal her father's household gods in Genesis 31, and why was he so upset about it? The answer may surprise you, and this child thinks Rachel may have been quite hurt by her father, so she stole them.
In the ancient Iraqi city of Nuzi (modern-day Yorghan Tepe), there were excavations from the 1920s through the 1930s. . . . just within the past decade, more stored clay tablets have been researched, translated, and published.

Nuzi was originally an Akkadian city (named Gasur), southwest of the city of Arrapha (modern-day Kirkuk). . . As new information is published, it becomes clear that many of the ancient customs we see recorded in the lives of the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) were traditional customs that are also recorded in secular sources.

You can read it all at "ANE Tablets Discovered in Nuzi: Close to the Time of Abraham."