Tag Archives: Elah Fortress

Bible Lands Museum Video: “Khirbet Qeiyafa in the Elah Valley”

Posted on December 7, 2016 by LukeChandler

The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem has a special exhibit, “In the Valley of David and Goliath,” on the archaeological site of Khirbet Qeiyafa in the Elah Valley. The exhibit’s feature video is now online and can be viewed from the comfort … Continue reading →

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The new King David exhibit (video, photos)

Posted on September 7, 2016 by LukeChandler

The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem has opened a new exhibit, In the Valley of David and Goliath, featuring artifacts from the Khirbet Qeiyafa excavations. I worked with this dig from 2009 to its conclusion in 2013. The discoveries are … Continue reading →

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The Khirbet Qeiyafa Puzzle

Posted on June 22, 2016 by LukeChandler

Someone has turned a photo from Khirbet Qeiyafa, the recently excavated city from the time of Kings Saul and/or David, into an online jigsaw puzzle. The image is from one of the earliest two seasons and only shows one of the … Continue reading →

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Khirbet Qeiyafa website updated with info, photos

Posted on April 8, 2016 by LukeChandler

The official site for Khirbet Qeiyafa has just been updated with new information and photos. This Iron Age site happens to overlook David and Goliah’s biblical battlefield and has produced a wealth of data from the period when the tribal societies of … Continue reading →

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Ben Gurion airport exhibition includes Qeiyafa ostracon

Posted on March 14, 2016 by LukeChandler

Air passengers in Israel will now walk by an exhibition that includes what may be the oldest existing Hebrew inscription, the Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon. A year-long exhibit on Science in Israel has opened at Ben Gurion airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv. This … Continue reading →

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Signs of Administration in the early Kingdom of Judah?

Posted on November 5, 2015 by LukeChandler

A new article by Hoo-Goo Kang and Yosef Garfinkel on marked jar handles is available for free download. These handles date to the early 10th century and point to governmental authority in the region of Judah. The authors conclude the impressed handles were precursors … Continue reading →

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New Khirbet Qeiyafa Inscription Published. What Does it Say?

Posted on June 3, 2015 by LukeChandler

An inscription discovered in 2012 at Khirbet Qeiyafa has been published, and it contains a name found in the Bible. The inscription is incised on a storage jar from the late-11th/early-10th century BC, the biblical period of Saul and David. The … Continue reading →

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Khirbet Qeiyafa Excavation Report, Vol. II now available

Posted on November 13, 2014 by LukeChandler

The second published volume of the Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation has just come off the press. It should be available any day now through the Israel Exploration Society. Additional volumes from the Khirbet Qeiyafa excavations are due in the near future.

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Yossi Garfinkel giving presentation near Tampa, Florida

Posted on November 10, 2014 by LukeChandler

Prof. Yossi Garfinkel will be at Florida College in Temple Terrace, FL, next Tuesday (Nov. 18th) to give a presentation on the archaeological finds from Khirbet Qeiyafa in Israel. This event is part of the school’s Life Enrichment program and … Continue reading →

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New Israeli National Park for Khirbet Qeiyafa, Elah Valley

Posted on October 24, 2014 by LukeChandler

The Jerusalem Post reports on plans for the Elah Valley, famous for the fight between David and Goliath. The northern portion of the approved area is particularly important on an archeological and historical level due to the presence of Khirbat … Continue reading →

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