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The national park includes two main archeological sites:It didn't stop the war.The valley of elah is mentioned three times in the hebrew bible all in connection with the story of david slaying the philistine goliath (1 sam 17:2, 19;
The roman road passing thru the place is marked as double dashed lines, and meets another road on the left side with a title of roman road.The young shepherd, drawing his strength from his faith in god, shot the rock into the center of the giant's forehead, knocking him down, then took his sword and cut off his head.
Its hebrew name, elah, is named after the terebinth tree.In the joshua 10, we hear two separate stories of how god defeated israel's enemies on this holy ground.Goliath, champion warrior of the philistines, steps up to challenge any willing israelite to a fight to the death, winner take all.
The philistines were encamped on the south side of the valley and king saul's forces occupied the hill on the northern side.Then, the bible tells us god sent a natural disaster:
The incredible valley of elah national park (עמק האלה וחורבת קייאפה) is known for being the setting of the famous battle between david and goliath.Khirbet beit natif and khirbet qeiyafa.In the ancient elah valley, a legendary battle unfolded between the shepherd david and the towering philistine warrior goliath, a tale immortalized in the biblical book of 1 samuel.
The elah valley provides one of these corridors between the coastal plain (and the philistines) and the hill country (and the israelites).
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Kent 206 for 6 (Leaning 73*, Khushi 53) trail Hampshire 505 for 8 dec (Vince 211, Brown 110, Evison 4-83) by 299 runs
James Vince completed his fourth Vitality County Championship double-century before Hampshire's bowlers cemented the host's advantage on day two.
Hampshire captain Vince showcased the very best of his aesthetically pleasing batting to go from 149 overnight to 211. He was able to declare on 505 for 8, following attacking duo James Fuller's 41 and Keith Barker's 43, before Barker, Mohammad Abbas and Kyle Abbott chipped away with wickets.
Feroze Khushi and Jack Leaning bagged contrasting fifties for the visitors but they ended the day still 299 runs behind on 206 for 6.
Vince had turned the shape of day one with a mesmerising century, and came out for a swaggering encore. He reached 150 with the third ball of the day via the first of eight cover drives, each caressing the middle of the bat and whistling to the boundary.
It was the kind of Vince innings which had it taken place a decade ago would have created a clamour for an England call-up. But despite 1000 runs last season and back-to-back hundreds, his Test days appear behind him.
Ben Brown took his partnership with Vince to 259 - Hampshire's all-time best against Kent for the fourth wicket - before inside edging onto his pads to loop to second slip, before Liam Dawson was bowled by Joey Evison.
Despite Vince's prowess, this was the first time since 2018 that he had scored two Championship centuries in a season, and he continued to smash the ball around Utilita Bowl. His 200 came up in 262 balls, with only Phil Mead, Gordon Greenidge and Jimmy Adams scoring more doubles for Hampshire.
Vince was only quelled on 211 when the tireless Grant Stewart found a trampoline on a length to take the shoulder of the bat through to second slip.
James Fuller and Keith Barker took on Vince's mantel and further upped the run-rate with some aggressive batting either side of lunch. The pair put on an entertaining 69 with both crashing scores in the 40s to keep Kent's bowlers in the dirt. Both were bowled before Vince called Felix Organ and Kyle Abbott in after an unbroken 35 partnership to declare on 508 for 8.
Feroze Khushi, on loan from Essex, was eye-catching in reply. Whether it was the shot a ball, having the ball thrown at him by Mohammad Abbas - who was docked five penalty runs - or insisting that a ball hadn't carried to third slip.
The piece de resistance was a see-it-to-believe-it whipped six over square leg on his way to a 38-ball fifty.
But wickets kept falling. Ben Compton was leg before in the third over to Barker while Abbas ended his first four overs having gone for 31 but hit back with a snorter to have Daniel Bell-Drummond caught behind in a wicket maiden.
Khushi fell over a full Barker delivery, Evison edged Abbas behind before Barker picked up his third when Tawanda Muyeye dangled to Ben Brown. But throughout, Leaning bedded in and found little problem to slowly take his side away from a complete collapse. His fifty coming in 89 balls and ended the day unbeaten on 73.
Harry Finch was sharply caught and bowled by Abbott off the final delivery of the day with Kent miles from avoiding the follow-on.
