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Found: the Oldest Version Ever of Leviticus

From the time of Jesus.
Erik Shilling September 22, 2016
Bible Walk
Mansfield, Ohio

BibleWalk Wax Museum

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.
Some of the engraved scripture
Snedsted, Denmark

Elstedhaven

Faith and landscaping come together in a small Danish haven dubbed the "Bible Garden."
The mountain range, seen from Şırnak.
Şırnak Province, Turkey

Mount Judi

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.
gardens

How Rival Gardens of Eden in Iraq Survived ISIS, Dwindling Tourists, And Each Other

Against all odds, Iraq’s religious tourism infrastructure has endured.
Jennifer Percy May 10, 2016
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How Lady Bible Hunters Made the Victorian Era's Most Stunning Scriptural Find

Ailsa Ross January 20, 2016
East Jerusalem, Israel

Zedekiah's Cave

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.
atlantis

Secret Chambers, Grain Silos and the Long, Long History of Pyramid Conspiracy Theories

Maggie Koerth-Baker November 11, 2015
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FOUND: The Earliest Known Draft of the King James Bible

Sarah Laskow October 15, 2015
God appears to Moses as a burning bush, as depicted by Eugène Pluchart in 1848.
science

Moses Was Tripping, And Other Scientific Explanations For Biblical Miracles

Cara Giaimo September 25, 2015
amusement parks

See the Bible in Real Life: Photos of Florida's Holy Land Theme Park

Anika Burgess September 23, 2015
Stockholm, Sweden

Codex Gigas (The Devil's Bible)

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
Permanently Closed
Wax crucifixion scene inside the park
Orlando, Florida

The Holy Land Experience

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.
objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: The Devil's Bible

Ella Morton July 7, 2015
Ruins in the Upper City at Tel Hazor
Ayelet HaShahar, Israel

Tel Hazor

A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.
The Wesley Chapel exterior.
London, England

Museum of Methodism

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.
Tisch Family Zoological Park
Jerusalem, Israel

Tisch Family Zoological Park

Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.
Alleged landing site of Noah's Ark near Dogubayazit, Turkey
Kargakonmaz Köyü, Turkey

Durupınar Site

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?