Fortifications of Philistine city unearthed

August 19, 2015

Israeli archeologists have unearthed what they believe to be the entrance gate of Gath, the Philistine city associated with Goliath in the Old Testament.

“We knew that Philistine Gath in the tenth to ninth century [B.C.] was a large city, perhaps the largest in the land at that time,” lead archeologist Aren Maeir of Bar-Ilan University told LiveScience.com. “These monumental fortifications stress how large and mighty this city was.”

 

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Further information:

• Goliath Gates: Entrance to Famous Biblical Metropolis Uncovered (LiveScience.com)
• Archaeologists claim to have found the lost city of Gath, home to Goliath (The Telegraph)