Clay tablets have been found at Nineveh of the Creation and the Flood
as known to the Assyrians. These tablets formed part of a great epic
poem of which Nimrod, the mighty hunter, was the hero.

Explorers are now looking for the palace of Nimrod, also that of
Sennacherib, the Assyrian monarch who besieged Jerusalem. The latter
despoiled the Temple of many of its treasures and it is believed that
his palace, when found, may reveal the Tables of the Law, the Ark of
the Covenant, the Seven-branched candlestick, and many of the golden
vessels used in Israelitish worship.

Ur of the Chaldees, birthplace of Abraham, father and founder of the
Hebrew race, is a rich field for the archaeologist to plough. Some
tablets have already been discovered, but they are only a mere
suggestion as to future possibilities. It is believed by some eminent
investigators that we owe to Abraham the early part of the Book of
Genesis describing the Creation, the Tower of Babel and the Flood, and
the quest of archaeologists is to find, if not the original tablets,
at least some valuable records which may be buried in this neighborhood.

Excavators connected with the American School at Jerusalem are busy
at Samaria and they believe they have uncovered portions of the great
temple of Baal, which King Ahab erected in honor of the wicked deity
890 B.C. When the remains of this temple are fully uncovered it will
be learned just how far the Israelites forsook the worship of the true
God for that of Baal.

The Germans have begun work on the site of Jericho, once the royal
capital of Canaan, and historic chiefly from the fact that Joshua led
the Israelites up to its walls, reported to be impregnable, but which