Biblical History Just Won't Go Away

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"What people try to do is say that the Kingdom of Judah didn't exist," he said. "What I am saying is that it existed. It's a small one, not so glorified as the Bible presented. But it doesn't mean there was nothing."

That's from this story:

Archaeologists in Israel have found remains which may be the a biblical City of King David, the first evidence that the ancient Jewish empire actually existed.

The bible refers to a powerful 10th century B.C. Kingdom of David, Israel's second king, stretching from Egypt to the Euphrates, but little evidence of its existence has ever been found. Now, an archaeological discovery at Khirbet Qeiyafa, in Elah Valley, 30 km from Jerusalem, appears to show signs of a Jewish settlement.

Professor Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said that evidence found at the site included a single pottery fragment with an inscription believed to be an early form of Hebrew and olive pits dated as 3,000 years old. He said: "The buildings and the city wall are abutting each other. This is a typical Judan urban concept."

Garfinkel added: "We do have animal bones. Thousands of animal bones were on site. We have sheep, cattle and goats. But we have no pigs at all. In Canaanite and Philistine cities you will find up to 20% pig bones."

The Kingdom of David was described in the bible as the first Jewish state and features in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, but for decades has been dismissed by archaeologists as just a story.

And remember, there's much more the Bible informs us about Jews, Judaism, the Land of Israel and other geo-political matters.

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