Fifty Major Cities of the Bible: From Dan to BeershebaTaylor & Francis, 2006 - 246 From the ruins of the ancient seaside city of Acco, to the small but archaeologically important town of Yokneam, Fifty Major Cities of the Bible provides readers with a comprehensive guide to the ancient cities that played a vital role in the world from which the Bible originated. Not only covering renowned cities such as Jerusalem and Jericho, the book also includes lesser known towns like Aroer, Beth-Zur and Gibeah, which have all provided their own valuable contributions to the way in which we now understand the biblical world. A fascinating, easy-to-follow text, key features include: * the biblical context of each city or town * a summary of its known archeological history * non-biblical references to the site * photographs and illustrations * a concise bibliography for further reading Also provided is a handy reference map to the major archaeological sites in Israel, as well as chronological tables for easy reference. Concise, informative and high accessible, Fifty Major Cities of the Bible is a superb overview of the cities and towns that made up the Biblical world, and an essential resource for students and enthusiasts. |
Spis treści
city with a view | 9 |
if etTell is Ai the conquest | 16 |
from ancient Canaanite city to Judean temple | 25 |
home of the Ashdoda | 33 |
where the fire went out | 43 |
no golden calf yet | 52 |
was Jesus really born here? | 55 |
why is there a cigarshaped coffin | 62 |
why did Herod the Great have | 150 |
Iron Age pools at Heshbon | 153 |
a big nail in the coffin of | 156 |
Plastered skull prepottery Neolithic period | 158 |
whatever happened to David and Solomon? | 163 |
Steppedstone structure City of David | 167 |
Hezekiahs Broad Wall | 169 |
was Omri just boasting? | 172 |
of mice and Philistine men | 68 |
Herods city by the sea | 76 |
of fishermen and gold coins 888 | 88 |
Capernaum synagogue | 89 |
Plan of Greek Orthodox side of Capernaum | 91 |
Umayyad Gold Hoard on day discovered | 92 |
the curse really work? 96 | 96 |
Massebot and high places the gods of Dan | 103 |
Middle Bronze Age II mudbrick gate | 105 |
model | 106 |
Tel Dan Bama high place | 108 |
Philistine capital of the olive | 111 |
Drawing of Philistine hearth discovered at Ekron | 114 |
Tell elFarah North with what is called the dividing wall | 116 |
an important city but probably | 120 |
Gath | 123 |
Solomon build a city gate here? | 127 |
Tell elFul possible Gibeah | 132 |
a huge water well and a deadly | 135 |
Ziklag | 139 |
the mightiest Canaanite city of them all | 142 |
Three Bronze Age temples from Hazor | 144 |
the enclosure of Abraham | 147 |
Tell Lachish | 176 |
Lamelek stamped jar handle | 177 |
Iron Age II palacefort | 179 |
frontrow seat for watching the end | 182 |
Drawing of sixchamber gates traditionally attributed to Solomon | 186 |
whats an ebenezer? | 188 |
Church of the Annunciation | 193 |
why prophets | 195 |
general view of ruins | 198 |
Samaria Ostraca | 201 |
what do all these trees and stones mean? | 203 |
Middle Bronze Age cyclopean wall | 204 |
Middle Bronze Age cultic? stone | 208 |
the place of priests | 210 |
Tell Taanach | 214 |
Cult stand Taanach late tenth century BCE | 216 |
whats in a name? | 219 |
the jewel beside the Sea of Galilee | 223 |
Timnah | 226 |
Yokneam | 231 |
a note on chronology | 243 |
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