
The Tel Dan Stele: “House of David”
EstablishedTel Dan, northern Israel
2 Kings 8:28–29; 2 Kings 9:14–28
Pieces of a 9th-century BC Aramaic victory monument, found at Tel Dan in 1993 and 1994. Its phrase “House of David” is the earliest widely accepted reference to David outside the Bible.
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