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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n Archaeologists have been busy lately.\u00a0 Now it appears that there is earlier proof, outside of the Bible, that David slew Goliath:<\/p>\n Astounding new evidence has been unearthed in Israel that could confirm the biblical story of King David.<\/span><\/p>\n Until now, almost nothing has been found\u00a0 that would prove the biblical account of a shepherd boy from the 10th century BC who slew the giant Goliath and went on to become the King of Israel who founded Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n But today Hebrew University archaeology professor Yosef Garfinkel announced the discovery of a tiny, but potentially invaluable, piece of pottery at the site of the ruins of an ancient fortified city south-west of Jerusalem dated to the time of King David.<\/span><\/p>\n Garfinkel said that it carried the earliest-known Hebrew inscription, some 850 years earlier than the Dead Sea Scrolls.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Scholars are still trying to decipher the full text of the inscription, but Garfinkel said they are excited at the prospect of a link to David because they have already translated the words for “king,” “judge,” and\u00a0 “slave” , which he said suggested it was some sort of official note from the time of his reign.<\/span><\/p>\n Until now, scholars have been unable to say whether King David was indeed the\u00a0 heroic, psalm-composing monarch depicted in the Bible or the local and unimportant leader of a small tribe.<\/span><\/p>\n Only one biblical-era inscription with the words “House of David” has ever been\u00a0 discovered, leading some scholars to question whether King David existed at all.<\/span><\/p>\n The pottery fragment was inscribed with five rows of text in black ink divided by black lines written in an early Hebrew-Canaanite script…<\/span><\/p>\n Detailed excavations began only earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n The fortress would have controlled the ancient trading route from Jerusalem to the coast and overlooks the plain where David engaged in his legendary mortal combat with Goliath, giant champion of the rival Philistines. Goliath’s home town of Gath was unearthed just a few miles away to the south.<\/span><\/p>\n “The chronology and geography of Elah Fortress create a unique meeting point between the history, historiography and origins of the early Davidic Kingdom,” said Garfinkel. “This is the oldest Judean city\u00a0 uncovered to date, and its very construction has unprecedented implications on our understanding of this era.” Garfinkel said the sophistication and size of the city suggested it was part of\u00a0 a strong, centrally-planned kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n It has been a busy week for archaeologists searching for King David and his family. In Jerusalem, a researcher said she had found an ancient water drain mentioned in the Bible as the route used by David’s forces to capture the city\u00a0 from the Jebusites. In Jordan, scholars said they had uncovered an ancient\u00a0 copper excavation site that tests showed could be the legendary King Solomon’s Mines (see also <\/span>Solomon’s Mine Possibly Found<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n Additional Photos, source at:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong>http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/article-1081850\/Proof-David-slew-Goliath-Israeli-archaeologists-unearth-oldest-Hebrew-text.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n While we in the Living Church of God<\/a> do not need additional proof, it is always nice when archeologists provide additional support for the biblical accounts–especially since many to dismiss the Bible have indicated that its stories (such as the one that David slew Goliath) were myths and not based upon reality.<\/p>\n Hopefully those who have discounted the accuracy of the Bible will re-examine their positions and take the Bible as seriously as it should be taken.<\/p>\n This is just one more example as to why one should believe the Bible\u2013over time, properly understood archaeological evidence always will support the biblical account.<\/p>\n Perhaps I should mention that I do believe that more artifacts will be found to support various aspects of the Bible.\u00a0 And while this is good, I also suspect that the coming Beast power will try to exploit this to his advantage to persuade those who had little previous interest in religion to support him.<\/p>\n Watch and see.<\/p>\n Several articles of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n The Bible: Fact or Fiction?<\/a> This is a booklet written by Douglas Winnail that answers if the Bible is just a collection of myths and legends or the inspired word of God. Proof: Yossi Garfinkel displays the ceramic shard bearing a Hebrew inscription that may be evidence King David slew Goliath. COGwriter Archaeologists have been busy lately.\u00a0 Now it appears that there is earlier proof, outside of the Bible, that David slew Goliath: ‘Proof’ David slew Goliath found as Israeli archaeologists unearth ‘oldest ever Hebrew text’ Daily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-old-testament-history"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n‘Proof’ David slew Goliath found as Israeli archaeologists unearth ‘oldest ever Hebrew text’<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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