Archaeology: Sefer Shemuel I - Nachliel Selavan

This video is part of the Sefer Study series.

This is an analysis of the Archaeology of the Sefer by Nachliel Selavan.

Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.

Sefer Shemuel I deals with the transition from Iron Age 1 into Iron Age 2 - the period of the Monarchy (from King David, more or less, onward). The highlights of this episode are the location of Shiloh, the battle of Even ha’Ezer (Ebenezer), the Philistines, and the death of Shaul and Yehonatan on Mount Gilboa.

Enjoy the links:

Elah Fortress - Khirbet Qeiyafa

Project 929:

Achiya Olive Press:

Ancient Shiloh:

“Out of the Box” episode 4 - where we also discuss the “argaz” of the Philistines (wasn’t published as of this video, but will be any day now)

Articles and interviews on the Philistines:

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Nachliel Selavan, MA Ed., originally from Jerusalem’s Old City, is back in Israel after seven years of teaching full-time in the United States, developing his unique and engaging method of learning Torah through tour, travel and archaeology.

Nachliel created and delivered an integrated learning and museum tour program for both school and adult educational settings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has hosted similar pilot visits to a dozen museums in North America, and a few museums in Europe and in Jerusalem. He also teaches and engages audiences through virtual tours and social media, and has recently completed Tanach Study Plus - delivering a weekly episode of Archaeology on the Parasha.