Archaeologists announce discovery of the biblical city of Ziklag

[Sanguine]

(JNS) The Israeli Antiquities Authority, Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Macquarie University of Sydney, Australia, have announced the discovery of what they believe is the biblical city of Ziklag, the Philistine city in which according to the Bible the young David took refuge from King Saul.

Ziklag is mentioned in the Bible multiple times in relationship to David, who the Bible states received sanctuary in the city along with his army, with the permission of Achish, King of Gat. The site is also believed to be the place from which David left to journey to Hebron, where he was anointed King of Israel and ruled for seven years before ascending to Jerusalem.

Later on, Ziklag is mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah as a center for Jews returning from the Babylonian exile....



https://www.christianpost.com/news/archaeologists-announce-discovery-of-the-biblical-city-of-ziklag.html

[mountaineer]

Very interesting!

[PeteS in CA]

Having read the Qur'an (in translation), one interesting contrast with the Bible is that the Bible speaks of identifiable real places and people. Other than Mohammad's contemporaries and locations, the "historical" stories he referenced are mythic or second-hand from local Jews.

[Sanguine]

Having read the Qur'an (in translation), one interesting contrast with the Bible is that the Bible speaks of identifiable real places and people. Other than Mohammad's contemporaries and locations, the "historical" stories he referenced are mythic or second-hand from local Jews.

And, some Quran references are second-hand from religions older than the Jewish stories.