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logical or non-biblical evidence to prove otherwise. That is, not
until the summer of 1993.

Who would have thought that in the obscure Tel of Dan, in
the north of Israel far from the religious and political center of
Jerusalem, there would be discovered the first evidence from
contemporary sources of the reality of the "House of D avid"? But
now it has come to pass, and the entire scholarly world must
revise its historical perspective more in line with what the
Scriptures say about the period of time.

The difference between us and them is that we assume, by
faith, that the statements of the Scripture having to do with
history are true and accurate, and we have been vindicated
wherever evidence has been uncovered. These dominant liberal
scholars, on the other hand, assume that the Scriptures are
inaccurate myths and then have to revise their perspectives every
time evidence is produced to the contrary.

What more evidence still lies buried beneath the dust of
Israel and the other Bible lands? What other thrilling discoveries
are yet to be uncovered as tel after tel reveal their ancient
histories which have lain secret for all these thousands of years?

The Scoop with Dr. Biran

Before we got to Israel, our local production company had
already arranged an interview for us with Dr. Abraham Biran,
the archaeologist who discovered the "House of David" stone in
Dan. He is the director of the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical
Archaeology in Jerusalem, and is in charge of the excavations at
Tel Dan. Although he is 84 years old, he is very active and
energetic, and he is acutely proud that, at this advanced age, he
has made the archaeological discovery of his life. Dr. Biran was
the director of the Antiquities Department for the state of Israel
until he retired at age 65. Many men would have taken life easy
then, but he then took on this current responsibility, and has
been working at the Dan excavations for 19 years, as well as
developing the museum about Dan at the Institute. Suddenly, at
age 84, he has become known internationally because of the
remarkable discovery of the stone.