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Comment on 4 Days in London by Darrell Rohl

Darrell Rohl — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:28:29 +0000

Sorry I couldn’t make it down to see you guys. I’m really upset about that. I hope you all have a good season. I’ll be checking in for the updates.

Comment on About by knowledgetoday

knowledgetoday — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:04:52 +0000

I love your site. Keep it up !

Comment on The Western Wall Plaza Excavations by RaiulBaztepo

RaiulBaztepo — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:47:38 +0000

Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo

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Comment on My Baby Boy by ochesnut

ochesnut — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:24:46 +0000

Thanks Forest. Thats a great story about Eisenhower’s inauguration. I don’t think they have elephants in the parade anymore, probably with good reason.

Comment on Sunset on Lake Michigan by Diane Dakins

Diane Dakins — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:31:53 +0000

Please contact me ASAP! I would like permission to use one of your photos to promote tourism in the Petoskey Area.

Thank you.

Comment on My Baby Boy by Forest Rittgers

Forest Rittgers — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:56:57 +0000

Enjoyed the videos and the major changes in Jack over the past few weeks. He even sings and dances – probably in prep for the visit of his grandparents. Really nice that you were able to watch the inauguration with him. That will be a lifelong memory for you (and probably for him after you tell him about it every 4 years). I marched in the 1953 Inauguration Parade with the Summerall Guards (a precision drill team), Band and Color Guard from The Citadel. We were part of the South Carolina contingent, not too far behind the elephants. While it was a cold day, it was not cold enough to
make the elephant dung freeze. So, we had a tough time dodging the copious loads that were arrayed throughout the parade route. It was amusing to read of the staggering number of port-potties provided for the 2009 inauguration
festivities. In 1953, no one had even heard of a porta-pottie. The subject of where to relieve one’s self during the many hours of waiting before the parade started wasn’t even
broached. One either tied a knot in it or put a plug in it. If nothing else, however, cadets were resourceful and shared a brick wall in a nearby alley with midshipmen from the USNA while we all waited in our assembly areas prior to the beginning of the parade. President Eisenhower and Vice-President Nixon stood in front of the reviewing stand and saluted as each contingent marched by. It was one of the highlights of my cadet days.

Comment on Live Blog: Question Period on Qeiyafa by barnea

barnea — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:56:58 +0000

Hello, I am a codirector of Foundation Stone who have undertaken to develop the Elah Fortress Project http://www.elahfortress.com. We were fascinated by the location and fortifications and the potential of the site long before the ostracon and second gate were found. Khirbet Qeiayafa is so chockfull of fascinating issues they have not all been properly discussed yet because the major highlights steal the show.

The positing of the site as Azeka could theoretically fit better with the biblical stor as it is across from Socho and one can envision the Philistine camp better. A key problem is there are no remains from the Assyrian and Babylonian periods. The Assyrians claim they conquered Azeqa which towers like an eagle or similar phrase, which fits better with the current Tel Azeqa.
The notion was still entertained because sometime site names move, this is a 1.5 km away, and perhaps when he Philistine threat was lessened they were more confident to move the town to the edge. This means giving up on the system keeping watches on the ring of higher outer mountains around a city which Adam Zartal describes regarding early Jerusalem and Shomron of Israel.
As no other biblical city has been found with two gates, and thus despite Nadav Neeman’s recent point that the ending of the name Shaarayim does not have to be the plural, Prof Garfinkel is sure of it. It appears right after the neighboring cities in Joshua and in context of David in Chronicles. It does not mean David built this city- it means there was a central government operating at this time.
The ostracon indicates that at least among the elite there is written communication, and hence such a society would transmit information more accurately than an oral tradition society.
The ostracon was subjected to different kinds of cutting edge imaging processes, some used in the service of archaeology for the very first time, which have been very helpful in identifying letters which could not be see with the naked eye. This was under the stewardship of Dr. Greg Bearman. We are still at least a month or more away from hearing the initial interpretation from Dr. Misgav.

Stay tuned, please come visit, and come dig with us from June 22-August 7! Forms are available on Prof Garfinkel’s website at Hebrew University.

Yours

Barnea

Comment on Jack David by Angel Lo

Angel Lo — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:10:23 +0000

hi jack, you really really cutie, ‘jack david’ its my frist bf’s name, so i try to search his name on google…….

bless wishes,
Angel

Comment on Paper Planes by aunt denise

aunt denise — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:47:51 +0000

Thanks – hope the little guy is letting you get some rest. Always ready for more pix