David - Las Vegas, NV
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N 36° 06.940 W 115° 10.461
11S E 664309 N 3998321
This is a replica of Michaelangelo's David... the David of the Biblical "David and Goliath" and the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah.
Waymark Code: WMK67J
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2014
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This lifesized sculpture is located in an alcove fountain at the main entrance to Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It is a replica of Michaelangelo's David (
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Wikipedia (
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"David ... was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, and according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus. His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040–970 BC, his reign over Judah c. 1010–1002 BC, and his reign over the United Kingdom c. 1002–970 BC.
The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only sources of information on David, although the Tel Dan Stele (dated c. 850–835 BC) contains the phrase ...(Beit David), read as "House of David", which most scholars take as confirmation of the existence in the mid-9th century BC of a Judean royal dynasty called the House of David.
He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without faults, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician, and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms.
David is central to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic doctrine and culture. Biblical tradition maintains that a direct descendant of David will be the Messiah. In Islam, he is considered a prophet."