May 4, 2018 08:27 PM
https://www.livescience.com/62472-lost-b...mains.html
EXCERPT: Archaeologists have discovered a sprawling, possibly 3,000-year-old house that suggests a biblical kingdom called the United Monarchy, ruled by King David and later Solomon according to the Hebrew Bible, actually existed. [...] The Hebrew Bible states that the United Monarchy collapsed after the death of King Solomon (an event some historians believe occurred around 930 B.C.). After that collapse, two rival Jewish kingdoms popped into existence — Judah (based around Jerusalem), and a kingdom to the north of Jerusalem that retained the name Israel. However, whether the United Monarchy actually existed and, if it existed, how large was it, are topics of debate among archaeologists and historians....
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EXCERPT: Archaeologists have discovered a sprawling, possibly 3,000-year-old house that suggests a biblical kingdom called the United Monarchy, ruled by King David and later Solomon according to the Hebrew Bible, actually existed. [...] The Hebrew Bible states that the United Monarchy collapsed after the death of King Solomon (an event some historians believe occurred around 930 B.C.). After that collapse, two rival Jewish kingdoms popped into existence — Judah (based around Jerusalem), and a kingdom to the north of Jerusalem that retained the name Israel. However, whether the United Monarchy actually existed and, if it existed, how large was it, are topics of debate among archaeologists and historians....
MORE: https://www.livescience.com/62472-lost-b...mains.html