Prof. Yossi Garfinkel Thinks a Ring of Fortified Towns Around Jerusalem Proves David Ruled Over a Substantial Kingdom, but Colleagues Say Those Settlements May Have Nothing to Do With Ancient Judah
Analysis of 3,500-year-old Artifacts Offers First Concrete Evidence for a Surprising Theory: The “City of David” Ridge Was Not Where the Biblical Town First Arose
Archaeologists are beginning to shed renewed light on an ancient site where, according to the biblical account, the tabernacle for the Ark of the Covenant may have once stood.
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Israel’s Eternal Connection to Jerusalem, the Holy City of King David
The Jewish connection to Jerusalem cannot be defined by historical evidence alone. The Holy City is in the heart of every Jew
May 10, 2021
Jerusalem is the eternal capital city of the Jewish people from time immemorial. Psalms 137:5-6 proclaims,
”If I forget thee O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to my palate, if I do not remember you, if I do not bring up Jerusalem at the beginning of my joy.” Jerusalem and Zion are mentioned 821 times in the Jewish Bible and another 3,212 times in the rabbinical literature. Indeed, one can trace Judaism’s history in the City of King David back to antiquity.