Goliath's Skull Found Near
Jerusalem
'The Kingdom Times,
Belfast, May 1994, carried the story of how a leading archaeologist had found
Goliath's skull in a valley west of Jerusalem with the stone from David's
slingshot still embedded in his forehead! Dr. Richard Martin says the discovery
proves that David's battle with the 10-foot giant happened just like the Bible
said it did, 1,000 years before the birth of Yahshua.
'This is the archaeological find
of the century, if not of all time,' Dr. Martin told reporters at a conference
in Jerusalem. 'Many people, including scholars and clergymen, would have us
believe that the biblical account of David and Goliath is little more than an
interesting piece of fiction,' he said.
'But we found this skull in the
valley of Elah, in the foothills of the Judean mountains, where David's battle
with Goliath was said to have taken place. Even more intriguing, the skull is
HUGE and clearly belonged to a man of ENORMOUS STATUE. 'And if you believe the Bible,
you know that Goliath was 9 feet 8 inches tall.
'But the most telling piece of
evidence is the small round rock we found embedded in the forehead. The Bible
tells that David killed Goliath with a stone flung from a leather sling.
'Dr. Martin found the skull
during an archaeological survey 20 miles south-west of Jerusalem on 23rd March,
1993. He and his assistants instantly realized that the find was important; but
it was only when they had performed tests which showed the skull to be between
2,900 and 3,000 years old that they began to think they had found the remains
of Goliath.
'The Bible places the battle
between David and Goliath around 990 B.C., or 1,000 years before the birth of
Yahshua,' Dr. Martin said.
'According to the Bible the
battle began as a band of Israelites were preparing to fight a band of
Philistines in the Valley of Elah.
'At that point in history it was
common for enemies to avoid massive casualties by allowing one man fron each
side to fight for their respective armies. To quote the Bible, Goliath,
challenged the Israelites to 'choose a man and let him come to me. If he be
able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if
I...kill him, then you will serve us.'
'David answered the challenge and
killed Goliath with a single stone thrown from a leather sling. When Goliath
hit the ground, David chopped off his head with Goliath's own sword.
'As I said before, the skull that
we found had a rock stuck in the forehead. There was also evidence to suggest
that the head had been SEVERED from the body by a sharp object, most likely a
sword. There can be little doubt that this is Goliath's skull. To be perfectly
frank, I'm staking my career on it,' said Dr. Martin.'
-- Michael A. Clark, Wake Up! July/August 1994.
