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When the sun stood still upon Gibeon ?Joshua stopped the sun? 3,224 years ago today, scientists say
Researchers claim epic Biblical story is earliest account of annular eclipse that occurred on October 30, 1207 BCE; also helps pinpoint reigns of Pharaohs Ramesses and Merneptah
By David Sedley 30 October 2017, 10:11 pm Cambridge researchers announced Monday that they have pinpointed the date of the biblical account of Joshua stopping the sun ? which they claim is the day of the oldest eclipse ever recorded ? to October 30, 1207 BCE, exactly 3,224 years ago.
In a paper published in the ?Royal Astronomical Society journal Astronomy & Geophysics,? researchers explained that they were consequently also able to refine the dates of the reigns of two Egyptian pharaohs of that era, Ramesses the Great and his son Merneptah...
Researchers claim epic Biblical story is earliest account of annular eclipse that occurred on October 30, 1207 BCE; also helps pinpoint reigns of Pharaohs Ramesses and Merneptah
By David Sedley 30 October 2017, 10:11 pm Cambridge researchers announced Monday that they have pinpointed the date of the biblical account of Joshua stopping the sun ? which they claim is the day of the oldest eclipse ever recorded ? to October 30, 1207 BCE, exactly 3,224 years ago.
In a paper published in the ?Royal Astronomical Society journal Astronomy & Geophysics,? researchers explained that they were consequently also able to refine the dates of the reigns of two Egyptian pharaohs of that era, Ramesses the Great and his son Merneptah...