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.

 

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