How Scientists Identified the Oldest Known Solar Eclipse … Using the Bible
The new research by two physicists adds to astronomical knowledge—and overturns previous Biblical interpretations
By Lorraine Boissoneault
November 7, 2017 10:17AM
The Old Testament certainly features its share of miracles, from burning bushes to humans transforming into pillars of salt. But among the Bible’s clearly mythological moments are some that aren’t as clear cut. Consider the striking verses from Joshua 10:12, when the Hebrew leader Joshua brings the Israelites into battle in Canaan: “And he said in the sight of Israel, ‘O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon.’ So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies.”
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