An archaeologist in Israel shared an exciting new discovery in July that seems to validate the Bible’s account of a man named Naboth and his ownership of a vineyard.
The Christian Post reported that Dr Norma Franklin, one of the leaders of the Jezreel Expedition, confirmed that the Jezreel Valley was a wine-producing region, as the Bible says it is. The Jezreel Expedition team used laser technology to analyse the region and found several wine and olive presses, as well as over 100 bottle-shaped pits carved into the stone of the region. Franklin believes these hewn-out imprints were used to store wine in ancient times.
This discovery confirms the biblical account of Naboth in I Kings 21.
Validating the Bible
Franklin is not a Christian but she acknowledged that the discovery appears to validate the biblical account. ‘As an archaeologist, I cannot say that there was definitely a specific man named Naboth who had a particular vineyard,’ Franklin said.
She said: ‘The story is very old but from what I have found, I can say that the story as described in the Bible quite probably could have occurred here in Jezreel.’
