The Biblical Kingdom of Israel

The Ancients

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🗓️ 27 June 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The story of the ancient kingdom of Israel is a central part of the Old Testament. Famous for its kings like Saul, David and Solomon, the kingdom supposedly emerged in the southern Levant in the late 2nd millennium BC. Most of what we know about this kingdom comes from the Hebrew Bible. But what does the archeology say? Are there any remains that might corroborate what the bible tells us?

In today's episode of The Ancients, Tristan continues our Old Testament mini-series and interviews archeologist Felicity Cobbing. Together they delve into both the biblical narrative and the archaeological evidence in an attempt to answer some the questions that shroud the story of this biblical kingdom.

Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	It's the entrance on history hit. I'm Tristan Hughes your host and today's episode the latest in our
0:16.0	Old Testament miniseries well it is all about the rise and fall of the ancient
0:21.3	kingdom of Israel.
0:23.0	Now this is a kingdom that supposedly emerged in the southern Levant in the late second millennium
0:28.6	BC and is central to some key names from the Old Testament, kings such as Saul, David and Solomon.
0:37.0	Most if not all of the information about this kingdom comes from the Hebrew Bible.
0:42.2	There is also archaeology, but as you'll hear, how this archaeology
0:46.2	has been interpreted in the past to try and prove the existence of this kingdom, well it is very problematic.
0:52.4	Today we're going to explore both the will it is very problematic.
0:53.0	Today we're going to explore both the biblical account and the archaeology for the
0:57.4	hotly contested topic that is the Kingdom of Israel.
1:02.1	To talk through all of this and more I headed to the Palestine Exploration Fund charity
1:06.1	in Greenwich to interview the archaeologist and author Felicity Copping. Felicity, she has been
1:12.0	on the podcast once before to explain all about Jericho, its
1:16.2	many layers of archaeology dating back 10,000 years to the Stone Age and of course the biblical
1:21.9	story.
1:22.6	That was a really great episode so be sure to check it out after you've listened to this one.
1:28.8	I really do hope you enjoy.
1:40.0	Felicity, it is wonderful to have you back on the podcast today. Thank you very much for having me back.
1:42.0	You're more than welcome and and I mean, it is quite a topic
1:45.5	we are talking about today.
1:47.8	The Kingdom of Israel.
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