Gate shrine from First Temple period unearthed at Tel Lachish National Park
"According to the Biblical narrative, the city’s gates were the place where ‘everything took place’: the city elders, judges, governors, kings and officials."
The Tel Lachish National Park and gate structure that was unearthed.(photo credit: GUY FITOUSSI/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY)ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD