{"id":31296,"date":"2022-09-10T15:24:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/archaeologists-discover-infamous-old-testament-site\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:24:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:24:47","slug":"archaeologists-discover-infamous-old-testament-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/archaeologists-discover-infamous-old-testament-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologists Discover Infamous Old Testament Site"},"content":{"rendered":"
Photo via The Jezreel Expedition <\/p>\n

By Aaron Earls<\/em><\/p>\n

A biblical garden coveted by a notorious king and murderous queen may have been uncovered by archaeologists in northern Israel.<\/p>\n

1 Kings 21 describes King Ahab and Queen Jezebel plotting to take Naboth\u2019s vineyard by falsely accusing him of blasphemy.<\/p>\n

After Naboth was stoned due to the false charges, Elijah met Ahab in the vineyard and prophesied that the king\u2019s descendants would be killed, and his wife would meet a gruesome end.<\/p>\n

After hearing the judgment, Ahab humbled himself and God withheld the judgment until after he died.<\/p>\n

In 2 Kings 9, Elisha anoints Jehu, a military commander, as the new king of Israel. Jehu then executes God\u2019s judgment on Ahab\u2019s family, including watching as Jezebel was tossed down from a tower to die in what was Naboth\u2019s vineyard.<\/p>\n

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A recent paper published in the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies<\/em> says researchers have discovered a vineyard winery that matches the biblical narrative, according to The Jerusalem Post.<\/em><\/p>\n

First discovered by archaeologists in 2013 at the Jezreel expedition, the winery was last used \u201caround the first century BCE,\u201d according to Dr. Norma Franklin of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology, but it was created much earlier.<\/p>\n

Dr. Norma Franklin gives a tour of the winery site. – Photo via The Jezreel Expedition <\/p>\n

Franklin said they tested the soil in the area to see if it was possible to grow grapes. \u201cThe results showed that in the whole area there was only a small zone that would be good for vineyards, exactly where the ancient winery stood.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Post <\/em>reports that \u201cseveral installations [were] carved into the bedrock.\u201d<\/p>\n

Franklin said the wine-making technique used at the Jezreel site was ancient, \u201cinvolving people treading the grapes with their feet, probably not more than four people at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And, she said, later wineries were usually built in the villages, not in directly in the vineyard, as the one in Jezreel was.<\/p>\n

AARON EARLS (@WardrobeDoor)<\/strong>\u00a0is online editor of\u00a0Facts & Trends.<\/p>\n

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