Ivory statue believed to depict King Hazael of Aram ” data-image-caption=”Ivory statue believed to depict King Hazael of Aram Credit: Credit Biblical Archaeology, Wikipedia, Public Domain ” data-medium-file=”https://i2.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/ivory-inlay-possibly-depicting-king-hazael-of-aram-credit-biblical-archaeology-wikipedia-public-domain.jpg?w=500&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i2.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/ivory-inlay-possibly-depicting-king-hazael-of-aram-credit-biblical-archaeology-wikipedia-public-domain.jpg?w=500&ssl=1″ width=”500″ height=”333″ fifu-data-src=”https://i2.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/ivory-inlay-possibly-depicting-king-hazael-of-aram-credit-biblical-archaeology-wikipedia-public-domain.jpg?w=500&ssl=1″ alt=”Ivory statue believed to depict King Hazael of Aram” class=”wp-image-90308″ style=”width:350px” srcset=”https://i2.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/ivory-inlay-possibly-depicting-king-hazael-of-aram-credit-biblical-archaeology-wikipedia-public-domain.jpg?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https://openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/ivory-inlay-possibly-depicting-king-hazael-of-aram-credit-biblical-archaeology-wikipedia-public-domain.jpg?w=768 768w, https://openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/ivory-inlay-possibly-depicting-king-hazael-of-aram-credit-biblical-archaeology-wikipedia-public-domain.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px”/>Ivory statue believed to depict King Hazael of Aram Credit: Biblical Archaeology, Wikipedia, Public Domain A unique tool using the Earth’s magnetic field has confirmed an ancient battle recorded in 2 Kings 12:17, when King Hazael of Aram sacked the Philistine city of Gath, CBN reports. Much of the city was destroyed and burnt during Hazael’s successful siege. Though archaeologists found evidence of burnt bricks in the wall, there were questions on whether it was evidence of a battle, or simply the burning that comes with manufacturing bricks via a kiln. If the latter was the case, it was argued that at some point the city was abandoned and simply collapsed on its own over time. However, researchers from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University, Ariel …