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Numerous middle-eastern bronze age cities built walls without the involvement of David or Salomon. Nor is a strong national government necessary for the building of walls. Just a community with sufficient insight into what happens to the citizens and property of towns that lacked such protections.

The historical traces of Jerusalem go back about 4000 years, more then a thousand years before this construction. Lots of time to learn these lessons.

Interesting find in archaeological terms. But unless they find the symbols of David or such characters baked into the bricks, not confirmation of anything Biblical.

But unless they find the symbols of David or such characters baked into the bricks, not confirmation of anything Biblical.

Read the title -- it says SUPPORTS what the Bible says, it does not contradict it, that's all there is to the discovery. For that matter, most archeological discoveries of ancient times are similar, be it Babylonian, Eguptian, Chinese or what not. Unless we have a time machine that brings us back 4000 years ago, all we have are written accounts and all we can do is dig to see if what we discover today SUPPORTS or IS CONSISTENT with what was written.

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The historical traces of Jerusalem go back about 4000 years, more then a thousand years before this construction. Lots of time to learn these lessons.

Ummmm..., you did notice that when Joshua and Israel invaded the Promised land and did as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, they did find the Jebusites there (along with a big list of other peoples) ... :-)

As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. [Joshuah 15:63]

And we see the following ...

3 Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, "You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you," thinking, "David cannot come in here."
7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
8 Now David said on that day, "Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites (the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul), he shall be chief and captain." Therefore they say, "The blind and the lame shall not come into the house."
9 Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
10 So David went on and became great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. [2 Samuel 5:3-10]