An arrowhead made from bone has been discovered in the ancient Philistine city of Gath (also known as Tell es-Safi) – the hometown of Goliath (the giant that was killed by the young David).
The weapon may have been used during the city’s last stand that was written about in the Bible. Based on the story in the Hebrew Bible, King Hazael (he ruled the kingdom of Aram from approximately 842 BC to 800 BC) conquered Gath prior to turning his focus on Jerusalem.
During excavations conducted in the city of Gath, experts found that there was a lot of destruction that occurred in the later part of the 9