The fortifications and entrance of the biblical city of Gath of the Philistines - home of Goliath and the largest city in the land during the 10th -9th century BCE, about the time of the 'Untied Kingdom' of Israel and King Aheb of Israel - has been found by investigators. The excavations are being conducted in the Tel Zafit National Park, located in the Judean Foothills, about halfway between Jerusalem and Ashkelon in Central Israel.
The city gate of Philistines Gath is referred to in the Bible (in I Samuel 21) in the story's of David's escape from King Saul to Achish, King of Gath.
Source : Bar-Ilan University
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