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In a new academic paper, Prof. Yosef Garfinkel of the Institute of Archaeology at Hebrew University claims he has found evidence of urban settlement in organized cities dating to around 1,000 BCE, during the reign of King David. He found it after years of digging through old archaeological publicati
Professor Yosef Garfinkel of the Institute of Archaeology at Hebrew University claims the Bible's King David ruled over a large kingdom near Jerusalem.
Archaeologist suggests five cities outside Jerusalem were once part of the Bible’s lost empire of King David.
(NEW YORK POST) – An archaeologist claims the Bible’s King David could’ve ruled over a large kingdom, complete with roads connecting fortified cities around Jerusalem. Yosef Garfinkel, a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, says he found evidence of urban settlement in organized cities dating to around 1,000 BCE,…
Garfinkel argues that these fortresses, united by roadways, formed part of a singular, integrated kingdom during David's reign.