Towns in ancient Israel and the southern Levant

For modern readers of the Bible rather than for scholars, Geus shares his interpretation of findings from excavations over the past century about cities in the ninth to seventh centuries BCE now in Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories. Rather than surveying the sites, he discusses general...

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Main Author: De Geus, Cornelis Hendrik Jan (Author)
Contributors: De Geus, C. H. J. (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leuven Peeters 2003
In: Palaestina antiqua (10)
Year: 2003
Series/Journal:Palaestina antiqua 10
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Israel (Antiquity) / Levant (Süd) / City / Founding / Antiquity
Further subjects:B Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric Israel
B Cities and towns, Ancient Israel
B Urbanization History Israel
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Summary:For modern readers of the Bible rather than for scholars, Geus shares his interpretation of findings from excavations over the past century about cities in the ninth to seventh centuries BCE now in Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories. Rather than surveying the sites, he discusses general features such as fortifications, houses, watersys
ISBN:9042912693