New Evidence for King David’s Kingdom

A look at the city-planning of four 3,000-year-old cities with Prof. Yosef Garfinkel

By Armstrong Institute Staff • June 28, 2023

Is it possible to link urban planning in ancient Judah with the Bible’s most famous king? That is what Hebrew University Professor Yosef Garfinkel has done in a new academic paper, “Early City Planning in the Kingdom of Judah: Khirbet Qeiyafa, Beth Shemesh 4, Tell en-Nasbeh, Khirbet ed-Dawwara, and Lachish V.”

On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal talks with Professor Garfinkel at Hebrew University about the evidence linking David’s kingdom to a simultaneous building program discovered in ancient Judah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtVF-IhpjgI

Show Notes

Early City Planning in the Kingdom of Judah: Khirbet Qeiyafa, Beth Shemesh 4, Tell en-Naṣbeh, Khirbet ed-Dawwara, and Lachish V

Ophel Excavation Blog