archaeologists want in Jordan the Church of the seventy disciples of Jesus found . In the cave vault should already have taken place in the years 33-70 Christian services - this would be the church in Jordan, the oldest church in the world . The cave vault is located in northern Jordan in the town of Rihab. There, under the Church of St. George from the third century, should have been hiding in the opinion of Jordanian researchers supporters of the then young Christianity and secretly practiced their faith. Presumably, the early Christians even lived in the cave - it can at least close the excavation: In addition to the apse of the church and a group of stone benches, a wall was found, the separated the sacred from the living area. A tunnel is said to have led Christians to a source of water.
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"We have evidence that this church was used by early Christians as a shelter," said the head of the local antiquities authority, Abdul Kader Hussan, the newspaper "Jordan Times". He believe that it is in the community to the Gospel of Luke in mentioned seventy disciples of Jesus handle. ~
Rihab The village is located 40 kilometers north of the Jordanian capital Amman. In the place were previously several early Christian churches have been excavated. ~
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