780476 King David playing the Lyre (mosaic) by Byzantine School, (6th century); 300x190 cm; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; (add.info.: David according to the Hebrew Bible, was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus. His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040??70 BCE, his reign over Judah c. 1010??002 BCE, and his reign over the United Kingdom of Israel c. 1002??70 BCE. Mosaic from the floor of the ancient synagogue at Gaza.); 穢 Israel Museum, Jerusalem ; out of copyright.