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Tel Dan Stele, oldest archaeological evidence of King David, comes to NY’s Jewish Museum

JL;DR SUMMARY The Tel Dan Stele, the earliest archaeological evidence of King David's existence, is currently displayed at New York City's Jewish Museum. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryKing DavidArchaeologyJewish MuseumCultural HeritageJames SnyderMonotheistic ReligionsIsrael MuseumTel Dan SteleHouse Of David

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"its bringing the oldest archaeological evidence of the existence of King David from the Jerusalem museum, too."
Tel Dan, Central District, Israel
"When it was discovered in northern Israel in 1993, the Tel Dan Stele became the earliest evidence beyond the Bible that King David was a real figure."
New York City, New York, United States
"Last year, New York Citys Jewish Museum imported a new director from the Israel Museum."
Damascus, Syria
"military victories of a person whom scholars believe to be King Hazael of Aram, an area in contemporary Syria that includes what is today Damascus."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"A replica is also on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C."
Oklahoma, United States
"Before coming to the Jewish Museum, the stele was on display for nearly two months at a biblical archaeology museum in Oklahoma."

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