"David and Goliath" City Found in Israel?

The remains of an ancient gate have pinpointed the location of the biblical city Sha'arayim, say archaeologists working in Israel.

In the Bible young David, a future king, is described as battling Goliath in the Elah Valley near Sha'arayim.

The fortified gate at the Elah Fortress—the second to be found at the site—proves the existence of Sha'arayim, which means "two gates" in Hebrew, said Hebrew University archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel.

"All the sites from this period uncovered so far had only one gate. We have two gates and this is very unusual," Garfinkel said.

The gate, constructed of stones weighing up to ten tons, is located on the site's eastern side, facing Jerusalem.

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David and Goliath? That could mean 2 things, the bible is partially correct and or giants existed in those times. Cool find tho.

[edit on 11-12-2008 by IvanZana]

Anyone that says the "bible" is full out false are only fooling themselves.

However if I and any of you experienced the same event, and we went and wrote a story or accounting of that event, out stories might seem like a compleatly diffrent event.

I have always had a flair for the spectaular don't you know?

The bible was written by guys who lived in that area. Information about what was going on and geographical information - one would hope, be accurate.

Associating knowledge of the actual world around them and their recording it correctly doesn't add weight to their religious pronouncements.

The book 'Gone with the wind' is quite accurate in describing the Civil war and Atlanta but the rest is complete fiction, the same can be said for Harry Potter which is set in a quasi modern Britain but the rest of it is enteraining fiction.