Israel Finkelstein in Robert Draper "Kings of Controversy", National Geographic, December 2010
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If you want me to say it simplistically, I'm proud that this nobody from nowhere became the center of Western tradition.
— Israel Finkelstein
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About David
King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.
About David
King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.
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