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First Temple wall found in City of David
jpost.com ^ | March 30, 2007

Posted on 3/30/2007, 12:47:35 PM by Dirtysnowbank

First Temple wall found in City of David

A wall from the First Temple was recently uncovered in Jerusalem's City of David, strengthening the claim that it is the site of the palace of King David.

The new find, made by Dr. Eilat Mazar, a senior fellow at the Shalem Center's Institute for the Archeology of the Jewish People, comes less than two years after she said she had discovered the palace's location at the site just outside the walls of the Old City.

The monumental 10th century BCE building found by Mazar in 2005 following a six month dig has ignited debate among archaeologists about whether it is indeed the palace built for the victorious David by King Hiram of Tyre as recounted in Samuel II:5.

A 20-meter-long section of the 7-meter-thick wall has now been uncovered. It indicates that the City of David once served as a major government center, Mazar said.

Mazar estimates less than a quarter of the entire wall has been uncovered so far, and says that it is the largest site from King David's time ever to have been discovered.

The dig is sponsored by the capital's Shalem Center, with academic backing from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; kingdavid; letshavejerusalem
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The Arabs are deeply saddened...
1 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:47:36 PM by Dirtysnowbank
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To: SJackson

ping


2 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:48:36 PM by Dirtysnowbank
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To: Dirtysnowbank

Seven meters thick? hmmmmm....thick enough to drive 3 chariots abreast........


3 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:53:45 PM by Red Badger (If it's consensus, it's not science. If it's science, there's no need for consensus......)
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To: blam; SunkenCiv

Ping!.....


4 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:54:41 PM by Red Badger (If it's consensus, it's not science. If it's science, there's no need for consensus......)
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To: Dirtysnowbank

Is this a temple wall or a palace wall? I thought David was not to build a temple because he was a man of war. Or was he not to build THE temple?


5 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:55:05 PM by stayathomemom
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To: Dirtysnowbank

Everywhere over the islamite world it was heard, "Dr. Eilat Mazar - tear down this wall!"


6 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:56:21 PM by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Dirtysnowbank

"the arabs are deeply saddened"

Whoa--what was that angry mumbling of hostility coming from the muzzies? I know, it's a holey site where allah(may he bathe in pigs blood) did something, like fart.


7 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:56:38 PM by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: Dirtysnowbank

The arabs will find Barak's hoofprints on the wall.


8 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:58:24 PM by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: stayathomemom
Is this a temple wall or a palace wall?

It seems to be a palace wall.

You are correct. David was not allowed by God to build the temple because he was a man of war. He did however organize and collect all the materials needed for it.

9 posted on 3/30/2007, 12:59:44 PM by Dirtysnowbank
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To: Dirtysnowbank

This would seem to indicate that they did not find it on the "Temple Mount." Could it be that our estimation of where the temple once stood has been slightly off all these years?


10 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:03:11 PM by stefanbatory
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To: Dirtysnowbank

David was not allowed to build the temple because he was an adulterous murderer, not because he was a "man of war"


11 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:03:26 PM by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: stefanbatory

The "first temple" was built by Solomon, David's son, not David


12 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:04:26 PM by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Dirtysnowbank

How do they know that David built it? Did they find his initials carved in it? I am going to take a guess that David was not the only one to have built buildings in the City of David.


13 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:05:42 PM by stefanbatory
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To: silverleaf

Also, if I remember my history correctly, the first temple was completely destroyed by the Babylonians along with the rest of the buildings in Jerusalem.


14 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:13:38 PM by stefanbatory
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To: Dirtysnowbank

And they won't get over it.


15 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:14:27 PM by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: stayathomemom

I think they mean "First Temple Era?" Who knows with journalists.


16 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:17:00 PM by GovernmentIsTheProblem (Capitalism is the economic expression of individual liberty. Pass it on.)
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To: silverleaf

This took place BEFORE the Bathsheba incident.......


2 Samuel 7
God's Promise to David
1 After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2 he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a palace of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent."

3 Nathan replied to the king, "Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the LORD is with you."

4 That night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying:

5 "Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in? 6 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling. 7 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?" '

8 "Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from the pasture and from following the flock to be ruler over my people Israel. 9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men of the earth. 10 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning 11 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders [a] over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.
" 'The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you: 12 When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me [b] ; your throne will be established forever.' "


17 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:17:06 PM by Red Badger (If it's consensus, it's not science. If it's science, there's no need for consensus......)
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To: GovernmentIsTheProblem

That would clarify things a bit.


18 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:22:26 PM by stayathomemom
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To: silverleaf; Red Badger
David was not allowed to build the temple because he was an adulterous murderer, not because he was a "man of war"

Incorrect.

1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.

19 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:39:44 PM by Dirtysnowbank
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To: Alouette

ping for your list.


20 posted on 3/30/2007, 1:40:31 PM by theanonymouslurker (Say NO to RINOs)
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