Most notably, what has been unearthed so far upholds the biblical account of Goliath. The Blaze explains: "The findings at the site support the idea that the Goliath story faithfully reflects something of the geopolitical reality of the period, Maeir said — the often violent interaction of the powerful Philistines of Gath with the kings of Jerusalem in the frontier zone between them."You can read the rest of the article here: Archeologists: Philistine Relics From Goliath's Hometown of Gath?
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Archaeology continues to support biblical accounts
I am always interested to hear how archaeology continues to support the biblical accounts. This article from the New American details a dig going on right now in Goliath's home town of Gath.
Jared is the worship pastor at Redeemer Church in Omaha, NE. Jared moved to Omaha for university, stayed after that for a rock band, and stayed even longer after that for a girl. He tweets for this blog at @cicblog
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One of the interesting things about this is that I remember reading in college that there are 5 Philistine cities mentioned in the Bible with any prominence (or maybe at all, I'm not sure). 3 of them had been found, but at that time it was big news that a 4th had recently been found, leaving Gath as the 5th. So anyway, apparently the city itself is a recent-ish find.
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