(List of Machiventa Melchizedek subtopics.)
An Israeli archaeologist claims to have found the legendary citadel outlined in the Bible and captured by King David when he took the fortress of Jerusalem from the Jebusites.
Eli Shukron claims that he and his team uncovered the citadel during their excavations of the ancient City of David and argues that the “whole site we can compare to the Bible perfectly”, according to the AP.
Shukron has been excavating the ancient City of David in the predominantly Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem since 1995 and has discovered a large fortification, with walls dating back to around 3,800 years ago.
He has made a number of discoveries at the site which he claims match with the Biblical account of the ancient city of Jerusalem, which in his views proves the legitimacy of the Bible as a historical document.
From Jennifer Guetta’s blog:
A few years ago, archaeologist Eli Shukron uncovered the remains of an ancient sacred site just above the spring in the City of David dating from the time of Melchizedek up to the time of the kingdom of Judah (MB-Iron Age). The area includes four small rooms aligned next to each other. To the far right is a small room with an olive press in front of it, for making oil. Immediately to its right is another room with at the back a small square altar or “table” with along the side a long drainage channel, possible used to drain off blood. On the other end of the building is another room with strange V- shaped markings in the floor which the excavator interprets as used for placing a wooden installation to hold animals that were being prepared for sacrifice. In the walls are even cut holes to tie the cords to hold the animals. But the most incredible find is in the back of the middle room where one upright stone stands straight amidst a foundation of smaller stones: A Biblical “Stele.”
Eli Shukron videos:
Inside ‘Temple Zero’: Eli Shukron talks Melchizedek and the anointing of the House of God
A Holy Place: Eli Shukron explains how the Melchizedek Standing Stone was kept hidden