Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Archaeologists Prof. Yosef Garfinkel (R) and Dr. Katia Cytryn-Silverman (L) of the Hebrew University inspect artifacts discovered at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Archaeologists Prof. Yosef Garfinkel (R) and Dr. Katia Cytryn-Silverman (L) of the Hebrew University inspect artifacts discovered at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Archaeologist Prof. KYLE KEIMER of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, codirects excavations which began in 2015 at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Archaeologists Prof. Yosef Garfinkel (R) and Dr. Katia Cytryn-Silverman (L) of the Hebrew University inspect artifacts discovered at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Archaeologists Prof. Yosef Garfinkel (R) and Dr. Katia Cytryn-Silverman (L) of the Hebrew University inspect artifacts discovered at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Archaeologists Prof. Yosef Garfinkel (R) and Dr. Katia Cytryn-Silverman (L) of the Hebrew University inspect artifacts discovered at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Archaeologist Prof. YOSEF GARFINKEL, of the Hebrew University, codirects excavations which began in 2015 at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.

Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ziklag

Israeli, Australian and South Korean volunteers directed by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, of the Hebrew University and Prof. Kyle Keimer of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, excavate at the site of Khirbet a Rai in the Judaean foothills, between Kiryat Gat and Lachish. The 3,000 years old site, from the time of King David, has been identified as the biblical Philistine town of Ziklag, mentioned multiple times in relation to David in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as the location in which David found refuge while fleeing from King Saul and from here he went to Hebron to be anointed as King.