ASOR WEBINAR: David, Solomon, and Rehoboam’s Kingdom—The Archaeological Evidence

This is the last week to register for our next webinar this Sunday, September 19 at 4:30 pm EDT, featuring Prof. Yosef Garfinkel's talk, "David, Solomon, and Rehoboam’s Kingdom—The Archaeological Evidence." Since 2007, four sites in the Judean Shephelah were investigated: Khirbet Qeiyafa, Khirbet el-Ra‘i, Socoh, and Lachish. Khirbet Qeiyafa and Khirbet el-Ra‘i provided sweeping and cutting-edge data on the early part of the 10th century BCE, the time of King David. The fortified city of Khirbet Qeiyafa was built according to the typical Judean urban plan, a plan that is not found in any city in Philistia or the Kingdom of Israel. A stone shrine model from Khirbet Qeiyafa provided information on royal building activities in the time of King Solomon that forces us to reconsider previous theories.

The date for the fortification of Lachish and for it becoming the second-most important city in the kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem has been heavily debated by scholars for generations. New excavations at Lachish from 2013 to 2017 uncovered a previously unknown city wall, dated by 14C to the second half of the 10th century BCE. This date fits well with the biblical tradition in 2 Chronicles 11:9, that Lachish was fortified in the last decades of the 10th century BCE by King Rehoboam.

Join us for this deep dive into some of the most exciting new finds at sites across the biblical kingdom of Judah. Prof. Garfinkel will conclude his webinar with a live Q&A session.

ASOR Sustaining Members: $0 | ASOR Members: $5 | Public: $10