Your comments please and as added fuel to the discussion, some think that Soloman actually mentions it in the Bible. In 1 Kings 9:27-28 and chapter 10 and 22 and more in other books of the Bible.
2007-08-16 15:49:03 · 10 answers · asked by Ddvanyway 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
And to pampersguy1 Have you ever actully read the Bible it says that he sent the Navy and that they had "knowledge of the sea" to go to Ophir. Also one of the tribes was known for being seamen.
They even had a harbor.
Just stating what it says I don't know if Ophir was the Americas or not. I do know that they have found ancent burial sites in the eastern US that contained tablets with Jewish writing that was from the Golden Age OF the Jews and had gold coins from that era as well.
Authentic, Fake I don't know.
2007-08-16 18:49:12 · update #1
Hello,
There are many alternative ways these sparse uncommon artifacts could get to America if one usues some imagination, that end up in various places from tombs to wells. Sadly there is no reliable "emperical" evidence to substantiate claims of ancients from the middle east and europe landing here.
Where is everything from Roman arenas to Jewish synagouges in the Americas? Find good evidence and perhaps we can all talk at great length.
Cheers,
Michael
2007-08-16 22:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Kelly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no doubt that the Vikings colonized Newfoundland 500 years before Columbus. And there is some speculation that the Chinese visited the Americas in 1421. There has also been speculation that the Phoenicians, who undoubtedly circumnavigated Africa, may have journeyed to the Americas. There is also discussion that Atlantis was involved with or part of the Americas. But all that (with the exception of the Vikings) is only speculation, not fact.
The theory that Solomon may have known about the Americas has no evidence whatsoever to back it up, and I don't even recall hearing such a theory.The Hebrews were not a sea-faring society, so they would have had no knowledge of the Americas.
2007-08-16 17:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have to go along with "Pampersguy1" Although some of these older peoples did travel sea lanes and traded with others I don't believe I ever heard of ports or others cities where they had this much trading, it would be recorded and there would be physical evidence.
The Egyptians were supposed to have, quite possibly, have traveled to the "New World" but, not on a trading or, regular basis. Probably blown off course or lost, never to return.
Others may have done the same thing. I don't believe any ever made a permanent trade route out of it. Even the Vikings had to leave after the climate turned on them.
The North Sea doesn't forgive and this route would be grave to anyone that trusted it.
Solomon was said to have traveled along the African Coast to Madagascar but, that's all lost to history also. King Solomons mines, etc.
2007-08-16 22:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just out of curiousity I did some searching for 'Ophir' the port where Solomon got his gold and sandalwood and stuff.
Apparently lots of people have had lots of ideas where it was, all over the Mediterranean, through Africa, and as far away as Peru and even Australia.
I have to say I think it's very unlikely. People get all kinds of strange ideas out of the Bible, and since it's the Bible they figure they couldn't be wrong. 8^)
2007-08-16 16:02:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ever heard of the land bridge? when the decedents of mongols crossed the land bridge into the Americas?
also, they've found remains of vikings that pre-date Columbus in Canada. plus there was one old piece of news about how they might have found an old stone anchor, in north America that was similar to what the ancient Chinese used.
Contact was possible, but the evidence still have to be collected or discovered.
The bible, is not a good source for scientific facts, even though it is a good book for moral guidance, I wouldn't use it as a book of science.
2007-08-16 16:43:04 · answer #5 · answered by Ashamed2beHuman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now it relatively is in simple terms ridiculous. all of us know that monsters can purely carry a deadly stench for 0.5 an hour on the main, and the capability of prayer can purely good 4 ships at a time. So i've got faith those could be the source of the scepticism.
2016-10-10 09:44:56 · answer #6 · answered by goldthorpe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure it happened between the native peoples living in the Americas before colonization.
2007-08-16 16:32:09 · answer #7 · answered by saracatheryn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some "believe" in Santa claus.
Debate all you want, but "fact" is only established with proof.
g-day!
2007-08-17 04:59:54 · answer #8 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some are nuts.
2007-08-16 15:57:23 · answer #9 · answered by mr.perfesser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no evidence of it.
2007-08-16 15:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋