1 Kings 3:1: "And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. "
Bloomberg- Israeli Dig Uncovers 3,000-Year-Old Wall From Time of Solomon
“A comparison of this latest finding with city walls and gates from the period of the First Temple, as well as pottery found at the site, enable us to postulate with a great degree of assurance that the wall revealed was built by King Solomon in Jerusalem in the latter part of the 10th century B.C.E.,” dig director archaeologist Eilat Mazar said.
The six-meter-high wall and its surrounding complex of a gatehouse and a corner tower were excavated over the past three weeks in a dig conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the latest of finds linked to the reigns of David and Solomon.
In December 2008, archaeologists found the remains of a walled city over a plain where the Bible claims David killed Goliath, and Hebrew University professor Yosef Garfinkel said the find supported the biblical portrayal of David as a ruler of a kingdom strong enough to field an army.
The 3,000-year-old wall discovered this month in Jerusalem “testifies to a ruling presence. Its strength and form of construction indicate a high level of engineering,” Mazar said.
Discovered along with the wall were seal impressions on jar handles with the words “to the king,” and other bullae with Hebrew names that also testified to the royal nature of the structure, Mazar told journalists at the site.
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