"Goliath's Gate Discovered" Topic
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Editor in Chief Bill | 05 Aug 2015 7:46 p.m. PST |
A massive gate unearthed in Israel may have marked the entrance to a biblical city that, at its heyday, was the biggest metropolis in the region.The town, called Gath, was occupied until the ninth century B.C. In biblical accounts, the Philistines — the mortal enemies of the Israelites — ruled the city. The Old Testament also describes Gath as the home of Goliath, the giant warrior whom the Israelite King David felled with a slingshot. The new findings reveal just how impressive the ancient Philistine city once was, said lead archaeologist of the current excavation, Aren Maeir, of Bar-Ilan University in Israel… link |
Howler | 05 Aug 2015 8:16 p.m. PST |
This is fascinating. Many thanks |
Bellbottom | 06 Aug 2015 2:43 a.m. PST |
Hadn't seen that, thanks from me too. |
Cyrus the Great | 06 Aug 2015 9:35 a.m. PST |
Hopefully, there'll be some amazing discoveries! |
Dagwood | 06 Aug 2015 12:17 p.m. PST |
Goliath would have needed a big gate |
bilsonius | 06 Aug 2015 6:38 p.m. PST |
Bit of an anti-climax to read that the walls were "quite large": I suppose that would make Goliath "rather tall"… |
ochoin | 07 Aug 2015 3:02 a.m. PST |
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colin knight | 08 Aug 2015 3:42 p.m. PST |
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