Archaeologists working in Jordan have found evidence of Edom’s existence at least as far back as the tenth century B.C., the era of David and Solomon, lending support to the Bible’s contention that the Edomite monarchy preceded the Israelite kings and interacted with them (Genesis 36:31, 1 Chronicles 1:43, 2 Samuel 8:13–14, 1 Kings 11:15–16). The lack of evidence of Edom’s existence at this early period had previously led some scholars to challenge the Biblical account. Excavating at Khirbat en-Nahas, in Jordan, an international team led by Thomas Levy, of the University of California at San Diego, found signs […]
