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These mines date back to the 10 century and are regarded as one of the potential candidates for the mines associated with King Solomon – the famous monarch of ancient Israel mentioned in the ...

It doesn't really look like a building—just some low stone walls abutting an ancient terraced retaining ... the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom ...

According to the Bible, David united the 12 tribes of ancient Israel into a great ... It seems to me that Jerusalem at the time of King David and King Solomon was very much like the Bible describes.

Archaeologists in Israel have ... 586 B.C.) of ancient Israel, suggesting ritual and cultic practices took place close to the First Temple — the first Jewish temple, built by King Solomon ...