Archaeologists
believe they have found the location of the battle between David and Goliath,
narrated in the Book of Samuel, in a mysterious two-gated city from the
early 10th century. Known by its modern name, Khirbet Qeiyafa, the site is
located in the the Elah Valley, 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem. The Jewish presence at Khirbet
Qeiyafa was corroborated by the presence of thousands of sheep, goat, cow
and fish bones, and the absence of non-kosher pig bones, Kaplan said. Evidence
of cultic activity was also unearthed, as well as two inscriptions written in
the Canaanite script. One was incised on a jar and contains the Hebrew name
“Eshbaal [man of BaĘżal], son of Beda.” The second was inscribed on a pottery
shard with only a few identifiable words, including “king” and “judge.” Many of
the letters reflect Hebraic writing, and Garfinkel said he believes this
is the earliest written documentation of the Hebrew language discovered to
date. Read complete article at -- https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/09/11/ancient-city-unearthed-where-david-battled-goliath/
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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