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Archaeologists: We Found Shilo Tabernacle by Gil Ronen Archaeologists say they have found the remains of the Biblical Israelites' Tabernacle at site of ancient Shilo. The Tabernacle precedes the Temples and dates to the period between the conquest of the Land of Israel by Joshua and the rise of King David. According to a report in Yisrael Hayom, the archaeologists will display their findings this week at the Shilo site in Samaria, in a conference that is to be held by the Shilo Organization. Among the findings are holes hewn into the rock at the site. These holes, the archaeologists explain, could have been used in order to prop up wooden beams used in a temporary structure like the Tabernacle. The beams formed part of the walls of the Tabernacle, and they would have had to be fixed to the ground in some way. Next to the hewn holes, in the northern part of Tel Shilo, structures have been discovered that date to the period between Joshua and King David. Earthenware vessles and three large stoves were also found in one of the structures. The researchers say they were not intended for home use. This makes it more likely that the structures were part of a central public facility. In addition, remains have been found of what appears to be the south-western corner of the wall that surrounded the city of Shilo. On the basis of this finding, researchers can also estimate where the entrance gate to the city was, and this in turn has implications for the location of the Tabernacle, which is known to have been located near the entrance gate. Past findings at the hills that surround the site included what researchers say are the bones of sacrificed animals that were eaten by the Israelites who came to Shilo. The dating of the bones corresponded with the Biblical dates for the activity of the Tabernacle at Shilo. A Fun Fact for Each State ALABAMA ....  Was the first place to have 9-1-1, started in 1968   ALASKA ....  One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license   ARIZONA ....  Is the only state in the continental US that doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time   ARKANSAS ....  Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.   CALIFORNIA ...  Its economy is so large that if it were a country, it would rank 7th in the entire world   COLORADO ....  In 1976 it became the only state to turn down the Olympics   CONNECTICUT ....  The Frisbee was invented here at Yale University   DELAWARE ....  Has more scientists and engineers than any other state.   FLORIDA ....  At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is the U.S.'s largest city.   GEORGIA ....  It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca-Cola.   HAWAII ...  Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer than residents in any other state.   IDAHO ...  TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.   ILLINOIS ....  The Chicago River is dyed green every St. Patrick's Day.   INDIANA .....  Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which get a half million letters to Santa every year.   IOWA ....  Winnebago's get their name from Winnebago County.   Also, it is the only state that begins with two vowels.   KANSAS ...  Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of the house in The Wizard of Oz.   KENTUCKY ....  Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath Fort Knox .   LOUISIANA ....  Has parishes instead of counties because they were originally Spanish church units.   MAINE ....  It's so big, it covers as many square miles as the other five New England states combined.   MARYLAND ....  The Ouija board was created in Baltimore in 1892.   MASSACHUSETTS ....  The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts.   MICHIGAN ....  Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby food capital of the world.   MINNESOTA ....  Bloomington 's Mall of America is so big, if you spent 10 minutes in each store, you'd be there nearly four days.   MISSISSIPPI ....  President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear here ...  that's how the teddy bear got its name.   MISSOURI ....  Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.   MONTANA ....  A sapphire from Montana is in the Crown Jewels of England .   NEBRASKA ....  More triplets are born here than in any other state.   NEW HAMPSHIRE ....  Birthplace of Tupperware, invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.   NEW JERSEY ....  Has the most shopping malls in one  area in the world.   NEW MEXICO ....  Smokey the Bear was rescued from a 1950 forest fire here.   NEW YORK ....  Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk.   NORTH CAROLINA ....  Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.   NORTH DAKOTA ...  Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of North America .   OHIO ....  The hot dog was invented here in 1900.    OKLAHOMA ....  The grounds of the state capital are covered by operating oil wells.   OREGON ....  Has the most ghost towns in the country.   PENNSYLVANIA ...  The smiley, :) was first used in 1980 | by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University .   RHODE ISLAND ...  The nation's oldest bar, the White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673   SOUTH CAROLINA ....  Sumter County is home to the world's largest gingko farm.   SOUTH DAKOTA ....  Is the only state that's never had an earthquake.   TENNESSEE ....  Nashville 's Grand Ole Opry is the longest running live radio show in the world. | TEXAS ....  Dr.  Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.   UTAH ....  The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in 1952.   VERMONT ....  Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's.   VIRGINIA ....  Home of the world's largest office building... the Pentagon.   WASHINGTON ...  Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other state.   WASHINGTON D.C.  ...  Was the first planned capital in the world.   WEST VIRGINIA ...  Had the world's first brick paved street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.   WISCONSIN ....  The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sundays.   WYOMING ....  Was the first state to allow women to vote.

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