Persistence Pays Off - New Palestinian City

Daniel Master of Wheaton College has found what he thinks is a great find in the remains of a Philistine City.  After 30 years of excavating and searching he and his group have unearthed skeletons and artifacts that it suspects had rested for more than 3,000 years in the cemetery, potentially offering clues to the Philistines’ lifestyle and perhaps providing some answers to the mysteries of where the Philistines came from.   Much has remained unknown about their origins.  Dr. Master is a co-director of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon, which has excavated the site since 1985. The cities and their people are mentioned in the ancient texts of the Babylonians, Egyptians and Assyrians. In the Hebrew Bible, they were the nemeses of the Israelites and sent Goliath to fight David. Many tales tell of the great battles the Philistines fought and lost until their utter destruction at the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar and his Babylonian army in 604 B.C.  Now we can hear the story from these individuals rather than their enemies.