Tag: Sha’arayim

3,000 year old treasures dated to the time of King David unveiled

ELAH VALLEY, Israel (Reuters) — The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem offered a unique preview on Monday (August 29) of an exhibition showcasing 3,000 year-old artifacts recovered from Khirbet Qeiyafa which archaeologists believe could be the biblical city of Sha’arayim, meaning ‘Two Gates’, that is mentioned in the story of the battle of David and the Philistine giant, Goliath. Khirbet Qeiyafa, overlooking the Elah Valley, southwest of Jerusalem is an ancient fortified city that was discovered […]