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Prof. Israel Finkelstein. Photo: Tel Aviv University spokesperson

From Shiloh to Ashdod to Kiryat Yaarim and finally to Jerusalem: the archeology and the story of the wanderings of the Ark of the Covenant - podcast

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Prof. Israel Finkelstein from the Department of Archeology at Tel Aviv University takes us into the wonderful journey following the story of the wanderings of the Ark of the Covenant in 360 Samuel and XNUMX Samuel. How the Ark of the Covenant was moved from Shiloh to the Philistine captivity in Ashdod and from there to Kiryat Yaarim in Israel and finally to Jerusalem, the capital of Judah. Who were the writers who wrote the story, when did they write and what was their purpose? From the Tel Aviv XNUMX podcast series of Tel Aviv University
Moses and the burning bush. Image: depositphotos.com

About the history behind the story of the Exodus and its meanings here and now

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The exodus from Egypt is the story around which Passover is celebrated, and it also symbolizes for us an exit from slavery to freedom, but is there any historical truth in the story?
Canaanites and the Shesu leader who were allegedly captured by the ancient Egyptian army, from the collection of mosaics of Ramses III from the state of Habu, compiled by Niv Logsi. From Wikipedia

First genetic study of its kind: the Canaanites constantly mixed with populations that came from Iran and the Caucasus

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Ostracones (inscriptions in ink on fragments of pottery) from Samaria, the capital of Israel, after adding color. The inscriptions date to the first half of the 8th century BC. Photo: The Semitic Museum, Harvard University.

Dozens of inscriptions from Samaria, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, were written by only two people - most likely scribes or officials of King Jeroboam ben Yoash mentioned in the book of XNUMX Kings

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"Ostracones (inscriptions in ink on fragments of pottery) from the Judean citadel in Arad. The inscriptions date to the end of the First Temple, approximately 600 BC. Photos courtesy of Tel Aviv University (photographer: Michael Kordonsky) and the Antiquities Authority.

In Tel Arad, even the common people knew how to read and write at the end of the days of the Kingdom of Judah

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The nine new entrants to the Academy in December 2015 together with Academy President Neely Cohen

Today, nine senior scientists will join the National Academy of Sciences, which will now have 115 members

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King David plays the harp. And the people go out in mourning. A fresco in a church in Florence. Photo: shutterstock

Prof. Israel Finkelstein from Tel Aviv University: "The findings about the Kingdom of Palestine in western Syria are important, but they do not indicate the existence of a strong kingdom in Israel at that time"

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Skull of a wild boar. Photo: Tel Aviv University

The wild pigs in Israel have a European genetic signature in contrast to the Mediterranean genetic signature of the pigs in the neighboring countries * imported by the Philistines

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between the past and tomorrow

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Winner of the Dan David Prize, archaeologist Israel Finkelstein: Fortunately, there is no thought police in Israel

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Again a debate surrounding the question of whether the kingdoms of David and Solomon were indeed as they are described in the Bible

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The Kirkus (Hippodrome) built by Herod in Jerusalem based on the scale model of the Second Temple in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

The greatest spin in history * on the book Rashith Israel by Israel Finkelstein and Asher Silverman

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Somewhat right? always right? Always wrong?

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Herzog is almost a consensus - most of his colleagues respond

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