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Khirbet Qeiyafa

Khirbet Qeiyafa is an Iron Age fortified site overlooking the Elah Valley, dated to the 10th century BCE. Some excavators argue it was a Davidic-period administrative centre, and it is discussed here as part of a post on the biblical Shfela.

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Samson's Tomb on Tel Tzora
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The Biblical Judean Lowlands (Shfela)

A field-trip day across the Judean Lowlands (Shfela) — the Tzora forest, Tel Beit Shemesh, the recently discovered Khirbet Qeiyafa, Tel Azeka over the valley of David and Goliath, and Tel Lachish.

Jan 2013 · 4 minute read
Samson's Tomb on Tel Tzora Sculpture Garden in Beit Shemesh Inside the ancient cistern at Tel Beit Shemesh The Israelite fortress from the period of King David at Khirbet Qeiyafa View over the Judean Lowlands (Shfela) from Tel Azeka View over the Judean Lowlands (Shfela) from Tel Lachish
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