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In the footsteps of King David : revelations from an ancient biblical city

Title
In the footsteps of King David : revelations from an ancient biblical city / Yosef Garfinkel, Saar Ganor, Michael G. Hasel ; scientific editor, Dr. Eyal Meiron ; translated by Alan Paris.
Author
Garfinkel, Yosef
Publication
  • London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Ganor, Saar
  • Hasel, Michael G.
  • Miron, Eyal
  • Paris, Alan
Description
240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm
Summary
King David is a pivotal figure in the Bible, which tells his life story in detail and gives stirring accounts of his deeds, including the slaying of the Philistine giant Goliath and the founding of his capital in Jerusalem. But no certain archaeological finds from the period of his reign or of the kingdom he ruled over have ever been uncovered until now. In this account, the excavators of Khirbet Qeiyafa in the Valley of Elah, where the Bible says David fought Goliath, reveal how seven years of exhaustive investigation have uncovered a city dating to the time of David - the late eleventh and early tenth century BCE - surrounded by massive fortifications with impressive gates and a clear urban plan, as well as an abundance of finds that tell us much about the inhabitants. Discussing the link between the Bible, archaeology, and history In the Footsteps of King David explains the significance of these discoveries and how they shed new light on David's kingdom.
Uniform Title
ʻIḳvot Daṿid ha-Melekh be-ʻEmeḳ ha-Elah. English
Alternative Title
ʻIḳvot Daṿid ha-Melekh be-ʻEmeḳ ha-Elah.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • "A version of this book was published in Hebrew in 2012 by Yedioth Books"--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-228) and index.
Language (note)
  • Translated from the Hebrew.
Contents
The curtain rises on the Sorek and Elah valleys -- In King David's footsteps: Bible, history, and archaeology -- Khirbet Qeiyafa in the period of King David: construction and urban planning -- A city frozen in time: the finds -- Greetings from the past: the Khirbet Qeiyafa inscriptions -- Cult in Judah prior to the construction of Solomon's temple -- David's kingdom -- Solomon's palace and the First Temple -- Linking Bible, archaeology, and history -- Appendix. The late Persian-early Hellenistic period at Khirbet Qeiyafa.
Call Number
JFE 18-8826
ISBN
  • 9780500052013
  • 0500052018
LCCN
2017959861
OCLC
1028604935
Author
Garfinkel, Yosef, author.
Title
In the footsteps of King David : revelations from an ancient biblical city / Yosef Garfinkel, Saar Ganor, Michael G. Hasel ; scientific editor, Dr. Eyal Meiron ; translated by Alan Paris.
Publisher
London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-228) and index.
Language
Translated from the Hebrew.
Added Author
Ganor, Saar, author.
Hasel, Michael G., author.
Miron, Eyal, editor.
Paris, Alan, translator.
Research Call Number
JFE 18-8826
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