Ayala Shalmayev
The weather last Shabbat was not great, but we decided nevertheless to go explore somewhere new, Tel Tzafit (תל צפית) National Park near Beit Shemesh. All the family came together for what we knew would be a lovely Shabbat walk in this historic place.
Among other things, my husband explained to us that Tel Tzafit was called “Gath” in biblical times. If you know the biblical stories then you know that one of the most famous of all makes reference to this place, Gath.
It is written that the giant Goliath came from Gath. During excavations, a Philistine temple was found, among other things, which confirmed the assumption that this place was Gath, the largest Philistine city at the time. So we stood before this mighty
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