Today, I visited Tell es-Safi/Gath with a TV crew from the Czech public television. They were filming a documentary about the Israelite judges in the Bible, and wanted to visit Gath of the Philistines as part of the background material. The site, as usual in the winter was all green and covered with flowers. All told, the site was in great shape, there was very little evidence of people coming to poke around in the squares, and besides the fact that many of the sandbags that line the squares were stolen (I always wonder who is the guy that collects these sandbags between seasons - and what does he do with them!!), there is very little damage.
The wheather was great, the view was fantastic, and it was a great change to be out in the open and smell some smogless fresh air. I can’t wait to be out in the field at the end of the month!
Tell es-Safi/Gath during the winter months. Notice the green color and the sheep!
Aren
