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Scientists think they've finally found the real location of a city called Neta'im mentioned in the Bible.
Based on its proximity to another biblical town, and archaeological ruins dating from the time of the biblical King David's rule, researchers think Neta'im might have been located at the modern site called Khirbet Qeiyafa, in Israel.
Khirbet Qeiyafa contains the ruins of an ancient fortress city on top of a hill overlooking the Elah Valley. Pottery shards and burned olive pits at the site date to about 1000 B.C. Most scholars think King David ruled during this time.…………….
“The archaeological findings at this site, the discovery of the earliest and most important Hebrew inscription to be found to date, and the understanding, based on the biblical text, that members of the Tribe of Judah inhabited the town and worked in the king's service, testify to Khirbet Qeiyafa — Neta'im — being an important administrative center in the border region of the Kingdom of Israel during the time of King David's reign,” Galil said.
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