Archaeologists find “footprints of God”

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This discovery, which has been nicknamed “the footprints of God” was found east of the Jordan River in Isreal, according to World Net Daily.

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These six “footprints” were found by Adam Zertal, who believes that this site is the altar mentioned in the Joshua 8:30–31.

It reads, “Now Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool.” And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.”

There is also an explanation for the large lime deposits and remnants of ancient quarries found on Mount Ebal.

This explanation can be found in Deuteronomy 27: 2, which reads, “And it shall be, on the day when you cross over the Jordan to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, that you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and whitewash them with lime.”

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This may just be true since one of these sandals was found around a big altar, with charred animal bones and ash surrounding it.

In spite of catchy nicknames, archaeologists insist that they are manmade, not God’s literal footprint. Researcher Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz falls under this category.

In his words, “Before entering the Promised Land, God gave Israel this interesting promise. Deuteronomy 11:24: “Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.”

“Everywhere Israel left a footprint that was to be their land. It was very similar to the promise God gave Abraham after he and Lot separated because their herds were too large. So were these giant footprints, Israel’s message to God — we have walked here? This is our land. We claim it as our inheritance. They were also a reminder Who had given them the land.”

There is a third theory from Megan Sauter in Biblical Archaeology Magazine. Sauter’s theory is based on the research of Professor Ralph Hawkins of Averett University.

The Professor believes that these are the “Gilgal” sites from the Bible. Hawkins, who says that gilgal means simply “circle [of stones],” thinks that the Bible mentions at least of these sites, which were used as gathering places for Israel.

These sandal-shaped rock structures are 228-feet wide and the size of two football fields each.

Based on the size, do you think they could be God-made not man made?