King David's Palace Is Found, Archaeologist Says

New York Times ^ | August 5, 2005 | STEVEN ERLANGER

[APRPEH]

arafat told slick willy at camp david that the Temple was probably in Nablus.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I would say that the idea of an unbiased NY Slimes story is certainly a myth!

Yes, the fabled newspaper of record has been unearthed to be nothing but a dusty old liberal rag.

[sr4402]

Only Goes to Show that the Word of GOD is IR-REFUTABLE evidence of What Truly Is and Was.

Yes, our PCA Church says Inspired and Inerrant in the Autographa. And thanks to great archaeological finds like the dead sea scrolls, we know how accurate it is.

Yes, the world wants the scriptures to be inaccurate and yet archeology keeps proving them wrong.

[EdReform]

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[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

It seems there have been many finds in the last months. I wonder what would happen if they really did find something big...

Hey, with Jones having a Geraldo style TV special on 8/13 or 14, who knows what he will find, although I doubt he will find the Arc.

We never know what God plans, but it sure is great!

[RexBeach]

I always wanted to play the palace!

[timsbella]

This is it, baby. Get the Manishewitz flowing because Bath Sheba is back in town...

[sofaman]

I didn't know that. Of course, permission to excavate in the area and on the Temple Mount itself has been steadfastly refused by the Palestinians and the Jordanians. However, the excavavtions along the length of the Western Wall are fairly conclusive.

The question I have is why is establishing David's presence in Israel so important when Solomon's presence is documented....the Temple.

[golch1979]

Again, do we want a debate on rights to be centered on who lived there 3000 years ago. The stronger argument should be who lives there now and who has a right to live there. By discussing the past we are just getting sucked into a debated with Islam-a-racists about events in forgotten history and, as much as people here believe the Biblical version, there is no way to know for sure. I too believe the Biblical version, but the attitude should be 'yea we were here 3000 years ago, but more importantly we're here now and we have a right to be here free from your ----.'

[HereInTheHeartland]

"including the late Yasir Arafat, the idea of a Jewish origin in Jerusalem is a myth"

Someone would have to consume huge amounts of crack to even remotely believe this.

[Tax-chick]

The fact that they quoted Yasir Arafat as a meaningful authority is just ... bizarre.

Of course, a wall from the 10th C B.C. is not necessarily the palace of King David - there were other buildings in Jerusalem at the time. Still, it's an amazing find!

[Michael Goldsberry]

This is fantastic news if true.

Now, I seem to recall passages which indicate the relative location to Solomon's temple...

[Tax-chick]

But if it's not, my postition on Israel is not based on the Bible. It's based on the fundamental rights of Israelis to live and live free of Islamic terror.

I agree. I support Israel not because I'm a Christian, but because I'm an American; not because of the Bible, but because of the Declaration of Independence.

[BibChr]

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[devane617]

I wish I could have dinner with David and Bath-Sheba. I am sure after a few glasses of wine it would be the most interesting conservation in history.

[freepertoo]

(((This is it, baby. Get the Manishewitz flowing because Bath Sheba is back in town...)))

LOL! I tell you I have really been enjoying this story all day long.

[DManA]

Sometimes Israel is a Jewish state, sometimes it's a liberal democracy. Depends on what works best at any given time.

[Alouette]

Looks like the NY Slimes updated the original article title

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[little jeremiah]

Thanks for the ping...the ancient history of the world is much more ancient, and much greater, than the NYT knows about!

[golch1979]

I know. I just wanted to say that the far stronger case for Israel is about today. Human history is filled with cultures coming and going over certain pieces of real estate. If we used the criteria of 'who lived here 3000 years ago', then a lot of populations would be called illegitimate today.