The City of David is located
south of the Temple Mount. It was the
heart of Jerusalem during the First Temple Period. The site has been excavated and studied for
nearly 160 years. I visited the location
during my visit to Israel in 2018. I
took a number of pictures and several of them are included below. The first one is looking northward toward the
Temple Mount, which is in the background, with the excavation site below. The second shot is a close up of a stone
structure with its entry way in the center of the picture. The third photo is of a man working on site. Visiting the city helped hit home the
realization that there was a more ancient than the existing Old City of
Jerusalem.
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| Excavation Site in City of David |
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| Stone Structure with Arched Doorway |
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| Excavating Work Taking Place |
One of the more recent and exciting
discoveries at the site is a stone stamp-seal
that was found in a house burned and destroyed by the Babylonians nearly 2600
years ago in Jerusalem. In ancient
Hebrew script, the seal bears the name of Nathan-Melech,
Servant of the King, who is believed to have been an official during the
time of King Josiah (Kings 23:11).
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| Photo Credit: Eliyahu Yanai, City of David |
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