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Tel Ser'a - Biblical Ziklag (BibleWalks.com)

Tel Ser'a (Tell esh-Shariah) is a large archaeological mound on the bank of Nahal Gerar (Wady esh Shariah) in the Western Negev region, 20KM NW of Beer-Sheba. The Arabic name - Tell esh-Shariah - means "the mound of the Drinking place", as the lake on its eastern side was a source of water for the herds. The horseshoe shaped hill covers an area of 16-20 Dunam, with a height of 14m above the area. A total of 13 ancient layers, starting from the Chalcolithic period (Layer XIII - 4th Millennium BC), through the Iron Age period (layers IV-VIII - 11th-6th century BC), up to the Byzantine period (Layer I - 6th/7th century AD), accumulating a height of 8-10m above the natural hill. The earlier periods are on the southern side, while the Iron Age period covers the entire hill. During the Byzantine period a monastery was built on the northern end of the Tel. In later periods the top of the hill was covered with hundreds of Muslim graves. The site is identified by many scholars as the ruins of Biblical Ziklag. The Philistine city of Ziklag was given to David when he was hiding from King Saul. The Amalekites raided the city during his absence, capturing his wives (1 Samuel 30:1-3): " And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives." David later recaptured their booty. Excavations on the Tel confirmed it started as a Philistine city. The city then became part of the Judean Kingdom (1 Samuel 27:6): Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day". During WW1 the Turkish army was stationed here. A military railway passed on the south side; its raised land is visible near the southern foothills. It was captured by British and ANZA forces on Nov 2, 1917. More on this site: https://biblewalks.com/telsera