Possible wall of King David's Palace unearthed in Jersulam

Cleveland Jewish News ^

[ncountylee]

Time to expel the defiling vermin before they damage this find.

[blueminnesota]

These finds are wonderful windows into the biblical accounts and the history of the Jewish people but I don't see how they would establish any modern rights about where people can live today.

[SJackson]

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[sageb1]

Thanks for posting. Truly interesting! Can we fix the spelling of Jerusalem, please?

[Liberty1970]

Drat, drat, drat. Is there a way to edit your own post? The silly thing is I'm known as "Webster" at work due to my care in spelling. I'm blaming my 2 year old daughter for distracting me. ;-)

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

just one more step to rebuilding the temple...

[VOA]

bump

[labette]

"I'm known as "Webster" at work due to my care in spelling. "

Relax. King David made some really big mistakes. He still found favor with the LORD.

[sageb1]

lol! Don't worry about it. We all do our share of revisionist spelling :) I have a 3 strikes and I'm outta here rule for myself late night.

[GarySpFc]

These finds are wonderful windows into the biblical accounts and the history of the Jewish people but I don't see how they would establish any modern rights about where people can live today.

Jerusalem is split between the Israelis and Palestians, with authority for each established based on archeology. The Palestinians control the Temple Mount area, and deny the early existence of Israel. The finding of David's home establishes for certainty their claim, and the Palestinians lose out.

[GarySpFc]

Ping

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

bttt

[skr]

Very, very interesting.

[csmusaret]

Can someone please explain to me how huge buildings, and even entire cities, get buried?

[SubMareener]

Trash.

[Fred Nerks]

Part of the fortifications of the citadel, next to which King David built his palace. (2Samuel 5:9, 2Samuel 5:11) It was in this same palace that, "David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful... [and her name was] Bathsheba..." (2Samuel 11:2, NIV

previously posted 10/15/05 by wagglebee

[Fred Nerks]

I know someone who can. The late Immanuel Velikovsky. 'Worlds in Collision' explains it very well.

http://www.knowledge.co.uk/velikovsky/

[Liberty1970]

Can someone please explain to me how huge buildings, and even entire cities, get buried?

Very, very slowly.

I think it has something to do with the street sweepers going on strike.

Seriously, dust blows in. Stuff piles up. Without a central garbage collector hauling the stuff off to a landfill, I guess mass just kind of accumulates over the centuries. In areas with significant erosion that might not happen, but people generally don't want a lot of erosion around their houses for obvious reasons, so little material gets washed away compared to the stuff being brought into the city by one means or another.

That's my guess anyway.

[blueminnesota]

I'm aware of the present political situation in Jerusalem. I lived there for a year and have gone back several times. But I don't believe that the present political situation is based on 2000+-year old archeology, it's based on war, negotiation and where the battle line ended. Nor do I believe that any archeological findings will change, nor should change, that situation. Neither side will cede ground based on it, they will just switch their arguments. Yes, before you ask I DO support Israel :) But because of present day realities, it being our ally.