New discoveries have been recently made concerning the Tower of Babel,
the construction of which, as described in the Book of Genesis, is one
of the most remarkable occurrences of the first stage of the world's
history. It has been found that the tower was square and not round,
as represented by all Bible illustrators, including Dore. The ruins
cover a space of about 50,000 square feet and are about ten miles from
the site of Babylon.

The ruins of the celebrated synagogue of Capernaum, believed to be the
very one in which the Saviour preached, have been unearthed and many
other Biblical sites around the ancient city have been identified.

Capernaum was the home of Jesus during nearly the whole of his Galilean
ministry and the scene of many of his most wonderful miracles. The
site of Capernaum is now known as Tell Hum. There are ruins scattered
about over a radius of a mile. The excavating which revealed the ruins
of the synagogue was done under supervision of a German archaeologist
named Kohl. This synagogue was composed of white limestone blocks
brought from a distance and in this respect different from the others
which were built of the local black volcanic rock. The carvings
unearthed in the ruins are very beautiful and most of them in high
relief work, representing trailing vines, stately palms, clusters of
dates, roses and acanthus. Various animal designs are also shown and
one of the famous seven-branched candlesticks which accompanied the
Ark of the Covenant.

Most of the incidents at Capernaum mentioned in the Bible were connected
with the synagogue, the ruins of which have just been uncovered. The
centurion who came to plead with Jesus about the servant was the man