Post by Daniel on Nov 12, 2017 10:14:52 GMT -5
Gates of Solomon’s Desert Fortress Discovered in Christian-Sponsored Dig
By Eliana Rudee November 12, 2017
“And all of Shlomo’s garrison towns, chariot towns, and cavalry towns—everything that Shlomo set his heart on building in Yerushalayim and in the Lebanon, and throughout the territory that he ruled.” (1 Kings 9:19)
What are likely to be Solomon’s gates, as described in the Bible, have been uncovered at the Biblical Tamar Park in southern Israel. Paul Lagno, Bible student and participant in a five-day dig at the Biblical Tamar Park, said that the discovery gives evidence to the Biblical account of Judean control over Tamar.
“The Bible says that Solomon built a fortress in the desert. The archeologists are sure that they have found all the hallmarks of the gate of Solomon – all the hallmarks of the fortified city. They believe this was a fortress built by Solomon,” Lagno told Breaking Israel News.
“The archeological evidence is consistent with 1 Kings 9:19, where it says Solomon built Tamar in the wilderness,” he explained. “In addition, the pagan altars destroyed by King Josiah as described in 1 Kings 13:3 were also found, right outside of the gates.”
The altar broke apart and its ashes were spilled—the very portent that the man of Hashem had announced at Hashem’s command. I Kings 13:3
Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini, an excavator and archaeologist employed by the Israel Antiquities Authority, maintained that the excavation uncovered the earliest fortifications at the Biblical Tamar Park archeological site, likely dating back to the First Temple Period. She, along with Dr. James Tabor and Dr. Yoram Haimi, led a five-day dig at the park, successfully uncovering the city gates from the First Temple Period.
more
www.breakingisraelnews.com/97696/gates-solomons-desert-fortress-described-1-kings-uncovered-israel/
By Eliana Rudee November 12, 2017
“And all of Shlomo’s garrison towns, chariot towns, and cavalry towns—everything that Shlomo set his heart on building in Yerushalayim and in the Lebanon, and throughout the territory that he ruled.” (1 Kings 9:19)
What are likely to be Solomon’s gates, as described in the Bible, have been uncovered at the Biblical Tamar Park in southern Israel. Paul Lagno, Bible student and participant in a five-day dig at the Biblical Tamar Park, said that the discovery gives evidence to the Biblical account of Judean control over Tamar.
“The Bible says that Solomon built a fortress in the desert. The archeologists are sure that they have found all the hallmarks of the gate of Solomon – all the hallmarks of the fortified city. They believe this was a fortress built by Solomon,” Lagno told Breaking Israel News.
“The archeological evidence is consistent with 1 Kings 9:19, where it says Solomon built Tamar in the wilderness,” he explained. “In addition, the pagan altars destroyed by King Josiah as described in 1 Kings 13:3 were also found, right outside of the gates.”
The altar broke apart and its ashes were spilled—the very portent that the man of Hashem had announced at Hashem’s command. I Kings 13:3
Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini, an excavator and archaeologist employed by the Israel Antiquities Authority, maintained that the excavation uncovered the earliest fortifications at the Biblical Tamar Park archeological site, likely dating back to the First Temple Period. She, along with Dr. James Tabor and Dr. Yoram Haimi, led a five-day dig at the park, successfully uncovering the city gates from the First Temple Period.
more
www.breakingisraelnews.com/97696/gates-solomons-desert-fortress-described-1-kings-uncovered-israel/
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