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Aside from revealing that David ruled over a kingdom in his time, Khirbet Qeiyafa has also yielded the earliest potentially Hebrew ostracon,<ref>Millard, Alan. "The ostracon from the days of David found at Khirbet Qeiyafa." Tyndale Bulletin 62.1 (2011).</ref> establishing that Israel had writing at that time. The findings of Khirbet Qeiyafa have been one of the most significant findings to the archaeology of the Bible in a while. Garfinkel concludes that "Khirbet Qeiyafa clearly indicates that historical memories concerning the 10th century BC are preserved in the biblical text."<ref>[http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/gar368026.shtml A Reply to R. Arav’s Review of Khirbet Qeiyafa Vol. 1]</ref>

Aside from revealing that David ruled over a kingdom in his time, Khirbet Qeiyafa has also yielded the earliest potentially Hebrew ostracon,<ref>Millard, Alan. "The ostracon from the days of David found at Khirbet Qeiyafa." Tyndale Bulletin 62.1 (2011).</ref> establishing that Israel had writing at that time. The findings of Khirbet Qeiyafa have been one of the most significant findings to the archaeology of the Bible in a while. Garfinkel concludes that "Khirbet Qeiyafa clearly indicates that historical memories concerning the 10th century BC are preserved in the biblical text."<ref>[http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/gar368026.shtml A Reply to R. Arav’s Review of Khirbet Qeiyafa Vol. 1]</ref>

More recently, an inscription from Khirbet Qeiyafa was recently published in 2015, now known as the ʾIšbaʿal Inscription,<ref>Garfinkel, Yosef, et al. "The ʾIšbaʿal Inscription from Khirbet Qeiyafa." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 373 (2015): 217-233.</ref> which is ancient Canaanite inscription at the site that also bears relevance to the biblical record. The inscription was of a single name engraved onto a pot dating to the 10th century BC. The name is ʾIšbaʿal/Eshba'al, which is also the known name for one of the sons of [[Saul]], the first king of Israel, Eshbaal (1 Chronicles 8:33, 2 Samuel 2:10 [Ishbosheth=Eshbaal]). Therefore, we can see that the name Eshbaal was in fact a name that existed during the time surrounding the life of Saul, giving further credence to the biblical record. Secondly, this name only appears in this 10th century BC inscription, and no later ones. [[Yosef Garfinkel]], Saar Ganor and Haggai Misgav note in their paper; "In the following centuries, however, any personal name with the element Baʿal disappears from the biblical text as well as from ancient inscriptions from Judah between the ninth and sixth centuries."<ref>"The ʾIšbaʿal Inscription from Khirbet Qeiyafa." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 373 (2015): 231.</ref> This indicates that the biblical text could not have been composed at a later period, as names with 'Baal', such as 'Eshbaal' no longer existed during later centuries after the tenth century BC.

More recently, an inscription from Khirbet Qeiyafa was recently published in 2015, now known as the ʾIšbaʿal Inscription,<ref>Garfinkel, Yosef, et al. "The ʾIšbaʿal Inscription from Khirbet Qeiyafa." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 373 (2015): 217-233.</ref> an ancient inscription in the Canaanite language relevant to biblical studies. The inscription was of a single name engraved onto a pot dating to the 10th century BC. The name is ʾIšbaʿal/Eshba'al, which is also the known name for one of the sons of [[Saul]], the first king of Israel, Eshbaal (1 Chronicles 8:33, 2 Samuel 2:10 [Ishbosheth=Eshbaal]). Therefore, we can see that the name Eshbaal was in fact a name that existed during the time surrounding the life of Saul, giving further credence to the biblical record. Secondly, this name only appears in this 10th century BC inscription, and no later ones. [[Yosef Garfinkel]], Saar Ganor and Haggai Misgav note in their paper; "In the following centuries, however, any personal name with the element Baʿal disappears from the biblical text as well as from ancient inscriptions from Judah between the ninth and sixth centuries."<ref>"The ʾIšbaʿal Inscription from Khirbet Qeiyafa." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 373 (2015): 231.</ref> This indicates that the biblical text could not have been composed at a later period, as names with 'Baal', such as 'Eshbaal' no longer existed during later centuries after the tenth century BC.

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