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| King David praying (Pieter de Grebber) |
This past Thursday, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of palace remains that may be linked to King David. However, Alan
Boyle of NBC News warns that this perceived link may not be "the gospel truth."
The remains in question are located within the Khirbet Qeiyafa archaeological site, located approximately 20 miles from Jerusalem. This site is believed to lie within what was once
ancient Judean territory.
The site has been excavated for the past seven years, and archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have been finding "ample evidence of a fortified city dating back to around 1000 B.C. (alleged era of the House of David).
Evidence has now been uncovered that a 10,000-square-foot palace once existed in the center of Khirbet Qeiyafa, along with a 100-foot-long protective wall. Not only that, a "pillared building to the north was apparently used as an administrative storeroom."
Although Hebrew University's Yosef Garfinkel and IAA's Sa'ar Ganor stated that these two buildings show "unequivocal evidence of a kingdom's existence," others beg to differ. Some
have theorized that the buildings may instead indicate that "an ancient Canaanite settlement" once existed there. Some
have also wondered whether the site was part of Northern Israel rather than of Judah.
Resources
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/3-000-year-old-palace-israel-linked-biblical-king-david-6C10687021
Copyright July 21, 2013 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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