New Study Confirms Biblical Accounts Of The Kingdom In The West Bank

Benjamin Storchan, director of excavation at the Israel Antiquities Authority, looks at ceramic fragments with seal impressions bearing ancienty Hebrew script unearthed at an excavation site, dating back to the Kingdom of Judah 2700 years ago, in Jerusalem on July 22, 2020. - A large collection of seal impressions dating back 2,700 years unveiled in Jerusalem this week offers rare new details about the administration in the ancient kingdom of Judah, including tax collection. The kingdom, which lasted from around from around 940 to 586 BC before being destroyed by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, was centred in Jerusalem. A few kilometres from the Old City, in the modern day west Jerusalem neighbourhood of Arona, excavators from the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered the remains of a compound with parts of its ancient ashlar walls still visible. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

According to a study by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Kingdom of Judah expanded earlier than was previously believed by archeologists, confirming biblical accounts.

An employee of the Israel Antiquities Authority works at an excavation site, dating back to the Kingdom of Judah 2700 years ago, in Jerusalem on July 22, 2020. – A large collection of seal impressions dating back 2,700 years unveiled in Jerusalem this week offers rare new details about the administration in the ancient kingdom of Judah, including tax collection. The kingdom, which lasted from around 940 to 586 BC before being destroyed by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, was centered in Jerusalem.  A few kilometers from the Old City, in the modern day west Jerusalem neighborhood of Arona, excavators from the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered the remains of a compound with parts of its ancient ashlar walls still visible. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)