Sunday, July 21, 2013

Archaeologists Discover King David’s Palace In City Where He Slew Goliath




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Archaeologists Discover King David’s Palace In City Where He Slew Goliath



Archaeologists Discover King David's Palace Archaeologists have unearthed a palace in what they believe is the fortified Judean city of Shaarayim, where the Bible states King David battled the giant Goliath. The discovery of what is thought to be King David's palace, measuring 1,000 square metres, was made by Hebrew University and the Israel Antiquities Authority. Over the past seven years the teams have also uncovered a huge storehouse containing pots and artifacts that they believe proves the existence of a ruler in Judah in the tenth century BC. 'The ruins are the best example to date of the uncovered fortress city of King David,' professors Yossi Garfinkel and Saar Ganor of Hebrew University said. 'This is indisputable proof of the existence of a central authority in Judah during the time of King David.' The biblical city of Shaarayim is thought to have become the modern city of Khirbet Qeiyafa, which is approximately 30 kilometres south west of Jerusalem. The professors said that the ruins are the two largest known buildings to have existed at the time of King David in Jerusalem. They added: 'The southern part of a large palace that extended across an area of about 1,000 square meters was revealed at the top of the city. 'The wall enclosing the palace is about 30 metres long and an impressive entrance is fixed through which one descended to the southern gate of the city, opposite the Valley of Elah.









Russian Official Accuses U.S. of Biological Weapons Violations



A Senior Russian official has leveled charges that the United States is violating the Biological Weapons Convention and doing so too close for comfort to the Russian border. Russia’s chief epidemiologist Gennady Onishchenko, head of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, and Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko (right to left) attending the international conference “Global Threats – Global Actions. Promotion of the G8 Summit’s Initiatives to Counter Infectious Diseases” held in Moscow. (Wikicommons) By Janet C.






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