The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only in my book, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back Up the Bible (Catholic Answers Press: March 15, 2023)
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Photo credit: Lldenke (5-1-00). Natural tar seeps at the McKittrick Oil Field, in California: western San Joaquin Valley. [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license]
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