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2023-12-16 17:35:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C69EAA5633CEAE9B757C60DA363A012727CBDC1953D23F02955EE0932DC9398F
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Some corroborating evidence that ancient Israel did exist: 1. Mentioned 44 times in the Quran. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/koran/koran-idx?type=simple&q1=Israel&size=Fi#:~:text=%5B2.122%5D%20O%20children%20of%20Israel,severe%20in%20requiting%20(evil). 2. Mentioned in an ancient Egyptian inscription from 1208 BC: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ancient_Israel_and_Judah#:~:text=The%20earliest%20known%20reference%20to,people%20group%20may%20be%20older. 3. Its destruction was celebrated with the construction of the Arc of Titus in Rome, still there today: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Titus
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