An archaeologist claims the Bible’s King David could’ve ruled over a large kingdom, complete with roads connecting fortified cities around Jerusalem. Yosef Garfinkel, a professor at the ...

In the Hebrew Bible, King David is famous for slaying the Philistine giant Goliath and expanding Israel into a large kingdom centered in Jerusalem. However, archaeological evidence for King David ...

King David was not born into royalty. He entered life as a humble shepherd, rose to found a dynasty, and became a central figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In the Book of Samuel, Saul ...

1. The Story Behind King David's Dowry In a lesser-known tale about King David, the Bible recounts that David paid a rather unusual dowry to marry Michal, the daughter of King Saul.

Despite all this, David was the chosen of God, anointed by the prophet Samuel. His name, in fact, means "beloved," and the Bible says he was "a man after God's own heart." ...

"King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel" by Jonathan Kirsch (Ballantine Books, $28) In his "Reading the Book: Making the Bible a Timeless Text," Rabbi Burton Visotzky writes, "To ...

And 70 percent of us would say we don’t know.” The raging conflict over the palace of David is just the latest battle in the centuries-long war over the Bible, politics, and authenticity.

The city was destroyed in 920 B.C. “Since this is the period of time of King David and since the Bible narrates that King David married Maachah the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur, it is ...

King David’s rise to power cost one woman everything Remembered for defending the bodies of her sacrificed sons, Rizpah is one of the most tragic figures in the Bible.

The substantial historicity of the united monarchy of Judah — the reigns of King Saul around 1037–1010 B.C., King David around 1010–970 B.C. and King Solomon around 970–931 B.C. — was ...

Goliath, the giant who was felled by King David in the Hebrew Bible, is described as having a jaw-dropping height. Turns out, that may not have been accurate.