Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Archaeology: The House of David inscription

In 1993-1994, an archaeologist working at the Old Testament site of the city of Dan found three pieces of an inscribed stone referring to David.

This stone, inscribed in Aramaic with the expression "the house of David," refers to King David's descendants. Originally part of a victory pillar of a neighboring king of Damascus (possibly Hazael), the stone has been dated to two or three centuries after David's time. It mentions a "king of Israel," possibly Joram son of Ahab, and a king of the "House of David," possibly Ahaziah of Judah.

This Tell Dan inscription is very important because it is the first reference to King David found outside of the Bible.

Kyle Campbell

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