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King David and 600 followers settled in Ziklag for 14 months, hiding from King
Saul.
“Based on artifacts and carbon 14 dating
results of excavations since 2015, scholars proposed Monday that the
archaeological site of Khirbet a-Ra‘i in the Judaean foothills is the site of
the elusive Philistine town.
“According to a joint press release from the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Israel Antiquities Authority,
archaeologists discovered remains of a Philistine settlement from the 12-11th
centuries BCE, which was followed by a rural settlement dating to the early
10th century BCE, which is in keeping with the biblical account. Carbon 14
dating supports the archaeologists’ timeline and identification, according to
the press release.”
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