Sunday, November 13, 2005

Finding said to boost proof of Goliath

"Archaeologists digging at the purported biblical home of Goliath have unearthed a shard of pottery bearing an inscription of the Philistine's name, a find they claimed lends historical credence to the Bible's tale of David's battle with the giant."

"What this means is that at the time there were people there named Goliath," he said. "It shows us that David and Goliath's story reflects the cultural reality of the time."

It's funny that they won't go that one step closer and just say that they've probably found Goliath's things.
"Scientists made the discovery at Tel es-Safi, a dig site in southern Israel thought to be to be the location of the Philistine city of Gath."

I'm not sure where this would be in the bible. I wasn't aware that the story of David and Goliath occured in Israel.

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