King Solomon City

 

 

After I hit publish on my last post I realized I had forgotten to post about King Solomon's city. Right outside the temple where Jesus would have driven out the money changers, archeologist have uncovered the ruens of a city that they are sure King Solomon built over 3,000 years ago. It has just now been opened to the public. In fact it was opened just a couple of days before we were there.

 

According to what has been escavated it shows that the city walls and gates are from the period of the First Temple. And acording to the rocks (which Pilar always told us talked) and the pottery it shows that King Solomon built this city in jerusalem in the later part of th 10th Century BCE.

 

 

 

Here you find Margaret, Sue and Barb all in the area of the pottery. These are huge water jugs. On the jugs are etched writing. The writing told who the jugs belonged to. 

 

Wow we were in a city that was where King Solomon lived - a city that is 3,000 years old - a city that was built  10th century BCE. Amazing.

 

All for now, more to come.

Pastor Deb