The Rise of the Israelite State: the “United Monarchy”

Under the United Monarchy of Kings David and Solomon in the tenth century B.C., Israel truly became a force to be reckoned with. In “The Rise of the Israelite State,” Professor Dever examines the social organization and monumental architecture that marked the rise of a centralized kingdom—from the fortified cities with their massive gates to the ritual structures, culminating in the famed Temple of Solomon. This was part of the How Archaeology Illuminates the Bible DVD.