Pile of rocks found in Sea of Galilee.

[himher 634]

I don't know that anyone has actually determined when exactly Abraham existed, but 4000 BC would definitely predate most theories about him.

But they said the pile of rocks was 4000 years old (or more) - which means it could date from as late as 2000 BC (approximately 4000 years ago,) or possibly earlier.

The standard Hebrew text of Genesis places Abraham somewhere in the early part of the 2nd millennium BC, but the Greek Septuagint and the Samaritan Torah place him much earlier. Of course there is no archeological evidence of him to help solve the mystery.

U know I meant to say 2000 BC my bad. Teaches me to try the math in my head.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Now they're saying it's 6000 years old - so himher - your 4000BC estimate may not be off the mark

(Lake Kinneret = Sea of Galilee)

6,000-year-old monument still swims in mystery at bottom of Lake Kinneret

Researchers believe the impressive cone-shaped structure comprised of large rocks, that was discovered a decade ago, was man-made and originally built on dry land.

The thousands of tourists lounging on the beaches of Lake Kinneret in the north of Israel may be surprised to learn that beneath the surface of the lake's southwest corner sits an impressive rock structure in the shape of a perfect circle. The discovery was made by sonar in the summer of 2003 by Shmulik Marco, a senior researcher in the Geophysics Department of Tel Aviv University. But the mysterious structure, estimated to be about 6,000 years old, has yet to be thoroughly investigated.

Marco's initial goal was to determine the origin of pebbles in the area. In the distant past the Yavniel stream flowed through the Kinneret region, Marco says, and only later shifted its course further south, flowing into the Jordan River.

The discovery of the giant structure, recently published in the British scientific periodical "International Journal of Nautical Archaeology", brought Marco back to the Kinneret to dive to the lake's floor and photograph the basalt stones. The structure was likely built on dry land that was subsequently submerged in rising waters. The pile of stones, each of which is close to a meter long, arranged in the shape of a cone, weighs close to 60,000 tons.

The overall size of the structure is close to 70 meters in diameter and 10 meters high, all of which sits about eight or nine meters below the water's surface, which brings it to nearly 220 meters below the level of the Mediterranean Sea. The floor of the structure is covered in two to three meters of sediment, which allowed Marco to estimate its age, though the exact dates are still a question mark.

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http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/6-000-year-old-monument-still-swims-in-mystery-at-bottom-of-lake-kinneret.premium-1.515202#

[himher 634]

Regretfully being accidently right doesn't count LOL

[TBoneTX 48,527]

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[The Nature Boy 4,224]

It got moved. Go figure. Lol

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

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It got moved. Go figure. Lol

It is because someone can't realize the political and religious significance of this discovery, in an area where history plays a key part.

[Penguin_ie 6,002]

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[himher 634]

Goal: Wear down / exhaust the P&R mods so badly that P&R is surrendered for all time to the VJ people.

"TEAR DOWN THAT WALL"

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

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[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Goal: Wear down / exhaust the P&R mods so badly that P&R is surrendered for all time to the VJ people.

"TEAR DOWN THAT WALL"

You jsut made me laugh so loud my wife came in to see what was going on .I have noticed they have been kind of hands off the last day or so.