Ancient Jewish city found under Jerusalem 'Palestinian' neighborhood
An ancient Jewish city has been found underneath a 'Palestinian' neighborhood where digging for Jerusalem's tram system is ongoing. For those of you who are familiar with Jerusalem, I believe the article is talking about the 'refugee camp' and not about the wealthy village that is across the Shchem (Nablus) highway from the 'refugee camp.' Workers digging a new Jerusalem tram line have stumbled upon the remains of an ancient Jewish city from the first century AD under what is now a Palestinian suburb of the Holy City.The 'poor Palestinians.' Every time they try to deny the Jewish connection to this land, it comes back and bites them in the face.
Archaeologists are frantically working to unearth the nameless settlement that lies beneath the bustling streets of the Shuafat neighbourhood before they have to bury it again in order to lay tracks for a long-planned light rail line.
The newly discovered settlement dates back to the period of the second Jewish temple.
Although some archaeologists have argued that this is the site of the biblical city of Nob, a refuge for ancient priests where Saul was anointed King of Israel [Not exactly how I would describe Nob/Nov given that Saul murdered all the Priests because they gave King David food when he was fleeing from Saul. See 1 Samuel Chapter 22. CiJ], the find has excited scholars.
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posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:40 PM
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The 'poor Palestinians.' Every time they try to deny the Jewish connection to this land, it comes back and bites them in the face.
I was reading this post, thinking I should comment something to that effect...
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