Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of the Waters of Merom partof Early Israelite Campaigns image File Bataille de M rom.Png 200px caption Illustration from the Bible Historiale date place Waters of Merom, Galilee casus territory result Decisive Israelite Victory combatant1 Israelites combatant2 Alliance of Canaanites commander1 Joshua commander2 King of Hazor KIA strength1 5,000 10,000 estimated, all infantry strength2 Outnumbered the Israelites, possibly 10,000 15,000 casualties1 Very Few casualties2 All Killed Campaignbox Early Israelite Campaigns The Battle of the Waters of Merom is a biblical battle between the Israelites and a coalition of Canaanite City States. It ended with the total destruction of the Canaanite armies. According to the Bible, around 40 years before the battle the Israelites escaped from slavery in Egypt , the The Exodus Exodus , led by Moses . They entered Canaan ref Battles of the Bible, page 30. ref where an alliance of city states in northern Canaan sent a force to halt the Israelite invasion. The Israelites counterattacked, catching their forces unaware and routing them with a fearsome head on assault. The battle is described in Book of Joshua Joshua 11. It has been suggested that this battle may never have taken place, and that its narrative might have preserved some remote echoes of wars conducted in these places in early Iron Age I. ref cite book last Na aman first Nadav title Canaan in the 2nd millennium B.C.E. year 2005 publisher Eisenbrauns isbn 978 1575061139 page 378 ref References reflist Category History of Israel Category Canaan Category Hebrew Bible battles Merom Category Book of Joshua ... more details
turning northward along the shore, the Via Maris passed through Migdal , Capernaum , and Hazor . From Hazor it crossed the northern Jordan River River Jordan at Jacob s Ford then climbed sharply over ... more details
Dan Tsalka 1936 June 15, 2005 was an Israel i writer. Biography Dan Tsalka was born in 1936 in Warsaw . In World War II his family fled to the Soviet Union , where they lived in Siberia and then Kazakhstan . At the close of the war, when he was ten, he returned with his family to Poland , to the city of Wroc aw . He studied humanities at the city s university, engaging in boxing, an activity that appeared later in the novel Gloves . In 1957 he immigrated to Israel in the W adys aw Gomu ka Gomu ka Aliyah . He changed his name from Mietek to Dan, a name his sister suggested during their stay in a transit camp maabara in Yavne . After studying Hebrew language Hebrew at Hazor kibbutz Hazor kibbutz , he enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and served in the armored corps. After his discharge he studied philosophy and history at Tel Aviv University . He continued his studies in France, also residing for a time in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Italy. In 1967 he published his first novel Dr. Barkel . He was the editor of Masa , the literary supplement of the newspaper Lemerkhav , and engaged in additional editing and translation. In 2000 he made a trip to Morocco with a friend, as he described in the book Morocco Travel Notes . He lived in Tel Aviv with his wife Aviva. He died on June 15, 2005 at the age of 69 from cancer. Awards He won many Israeli literature awards, including In 1976, the Brenner Prize In 1972, 1991 and 1997, the Hayetzira Prize In 1992, the Alterman Prize for the novel A Thousand Hearts In 1994, the ACUM Prize for Clouds and Loose Pages Bound In 2000, the ACUM Prize for lifetime achievement In 2004, the Sapir Prize for Tsalka s ABC . Selected works Dr. Barkel 1967 Philip Arbes 1977 The Third Voyage of the Aldebaran Ha Masa Shel Ha Aldebaran 1979 &mdash science fiction for youth. Gloves Kfafot 1982 A Thousand Hearts Elef Levavot 1991 On the Road to Aleppo A Book of Stories 1999 selected stories in English translation, published in Ra annana by ... more details
. Hasura br Hazor archaeological site Hazor king of Hasura EA 228 his people EA 227, l. 3 king Hasura br Hazor archaeological site Hazor Abdi Ir i EA 228, l. 3 author ? Hasura br Hazor archaeological site Hazor Abdi Tir i EA 228, l. 3 author ? Ha abu Bieri EA 174, l. 3 author History of the Hittites ... more details
Image Palma il Giovane Giaele uccide Sisara.jpg thumb 200px Yael Killing Sisera , by Palma the Younger . Sisera Hebrew was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Tel Hazor Hazor mentioned in the bibleverse Judges 4 2 3 NIV of the Hebrew Bible . After being defeated by Barak , Sisera was killed by Yael Jael , who hammered a tent peg into his temple. During the period of the Biblical Judges Israelite Judges , Sisera commanded nine hundred iron chariots and oppressed the Israelites for twenty years from Harosheth Haggoyim , a fortified cavalry base. ref bibleverse Judges 4 2 NIV ref After the prophetess Deborah persuaded Barak to face Sisera in battle, Barak, with an Israelite force of ten thousand, defeated Sisera at the Battle of Mount Tabor biblical Battle of Mount Tabor on the plain of Esdraelon . Judges 5 20 says that the stars in their courses fought against Sisera, and the following verse implies that the army was swept away by the river Kishon River Kishon . ref bibleverse Judges 4 10 13 NIV ref After the battle, there was peace for forty years. ref bibleverse Judges 5 31 NIV ref After losing the battle, Sisera fled to the settlement of Heber the Kenite in the plain of Zaanaim , where he was received by Yael Jael , Heber s wife. Jael received him into her tent with apparent Xenia Greek hospitality and gave him milk...in a lordly dish. Jael promised to hide Sisera and covered him with a rug, but after he fell asleep, Jael drove a tent peg through his temple with a mallet. The blow was so forceful that the peg pinned his head to the ground. ref bibleverse Judges 4 18 21 NIV and bibleverse Judges 5 25 27 NIV ref Sisera s name has been considered Philistine , Hittites Hittite , Hurrian , or Egyptian Ses Ra, servant of Ra . The Israeli scholar Adam Zertal identifies Sisera with the sea people called Shardana or Sherden , arguing that Sisera came from the island of Sardinia. ref name Siegel http www.jpost.com ChristianInIsrael Features Article.aspx?id ... more details
Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Biblical Tells Megiddo place Megiddo , Hazor archaeological site Hazor , Beer Sheba Image Image Tel Be er Sheva Overview 2007041.JPG 200px Overview State Party Israel Type Cultural Criteria ii, iii, iv, vi ID 1108 Region List of World Heritage Sites in Europe Europe and North America Year 2005 Session 29th Link http whc.unesco.org en list 1108 Tel Be er Sheva lang he is an archeological site in southern Israel believed to be the remains of the biblical town of Beersheba . It lies the east of the modern city of Beersheba and east of the Bedouin town of Tel Sheva . History Beersheba is mentioned numerous times in the Tanakh , often as a means of describing the borders of the Land of Israel , extending from Be er Sheva to Dan ancient city Dan see Judges 20 1 3, I Samuel 3 19 21 . ref name exped The name is derived from the Hebrew language Hebrew Be er meaning a well, and Sheva meaning to swear an oath. Tel Be er Sheva was excavated from 1969 to 1976 by the Tel Aviv University Institute of Archaeology, directed by Prof. Yohanan Aharoni , except for the last season which was led by Prof. Ze ev Herzog . ref name parks These excavations were directed towards uncovering the Iron Age Israelite city at the site. ref name exped Excavations were renewed by Prof Herzog between 1993 and 1995 in order to complete the uncovering of the town s water system. ref name parks The site was renovated by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority in 1990. In 2003, its water system was opened to the public as well. The excavated town is now part of the Tel Beersheva National Park. ref name parks Archaeological finds Image Tel Be er Sheva Storehouse 2007041.JPG thumb Ancient storehouse Archeological finds indicate that the tell was inhabited from the Chalcolithic period, around 4000 BCE, through to the sixteenth century CE. This was probably due to the abundance of underground water, as evidenced by the numerous wells in the area. The settlement itself dates ... more details
, the king of Canaan , in Tel HazorHazor , for twenty years, bibleverse Judges 4 9 NIV Deborah ..., Judges,1 ref Jabin a king of Canaan reigned at Tel HazorHazor and the commander of his army was Sisera ... more details
Infobox Israel municipality name Hatzor HaGlilit image skyline Hazorhaglilit.jpg image caption hebname Hebrew ISO a or ha Glilit arname meaning pushpin map Israel northeast latd 32 latm 58 lats 46.1 longd 35 longm 32 longs 36.51 founded 1953 type lc typefrom stdHeb altOffSp altUnoSp Hatzor HaGlilit district north population 8,700 popyear 2008 area dunam 5170 mayor Shimon Swisa Hatzor HaGlilit lang he n is a town in northern Israel near Rosh Pina and Safed . In 2008, Hatzor HaGlilit had a population of 8,700. ref name cbs populations It is named for the nearby biblical site of Tel Hazor . History Image Hula Valley and Mount Hermon.jpg 250px thumb Hatzor HaGlilit overlooking Hula Valley and Mount Hermon Hatzor HaGlilit was founded in 1952 1953 as an ma abarot immigrant camp , ref name vilnay hatzor located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Mughr al Khayt , 1 km southeast of the village site. ref Khalidi, 1992, p479 ref By 1958, it had a population of 4,000 and received development town status. ref name hareuveni lexicon Landmarks One of the town s most well known landmarks is the tomb of Honi HaM agel Honi the Circle Maker , adjoining the burial sites of two of his grandsons, Abba Hilkiyah and Hanan HaNihba. According to Jewish legend, Honi HaM agel had the power to bring rain through his prayers. ref name ohr The presence of this shrine attracted a large Ger Hasidic dynasty Gerrer Hasidic Judaism hassid population to the town. References commons category reflist refs ref name cbs populations cite web url http www.cbs.gov.il population new 2009 table3.pdf publisher Israel Central Bureau of Statistics title Table 3 Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population date 2009 06 30 accessdate 2009 10 18 ref ref name vilnay hatzor Vilnay 1976 , p. 2489 ref ref name hareuveni lexicon HaReuveni 1999 , p. 327 ref ref name ohr cite web url http ohr.edu yhiy article.php 3955 html ... more details
This is an incomplete list of places, lands, and countries mentioned in the Bible. Some places may be listed twice, under two different names. Only places having their own articles here are included. CompactTOC8 center yes A Absalom Achaia Ai Bible Ai Akko Ammon Antioch Arabian Peninsula Archevite Ashdod Ashkelon Asshur Assyria B Baal hazor Babylon Babel Babylon Beer Sheba Beit El Beirut Bethany Biblical village Bethany Bethel Bethlehem Bochim Byblos C Canaan Capernaum Kingdom of Kush Cush D Damascus Dan ancient city Dan Debir Dothan ancient city Dothan E Garden of Eden Eden Egypt Ekron Elim Bible Elim En Gedi Enoch biblical city Enoch Eshcol Ethiopia Etham G Gabbatha Galilee Gath city Gath Gaza Gethsemane Gibeon ancient city Gibeon Gilead Golgotha Land of Goshen Goshen Ancient Greece Greece H Haran Havilah Mount Gaash Hill of Gash Hebron I India Esther 8 9 J Jabbok Jaffa Jerash Jericho Jerusalem Jordan Jordan Plain Kingdom of Judah Judah Judea K Kadesh Barnea Kiriath Sepher Debir L Laban Lachish Dan biblical city Laish Laodicea on the Lycus Laodicea Lebanon Lehi M Machpela Mamre Plain Marah Bible Marah Tel Megiddo Megiddo Memphis, Egypt Memphis Mesopotamia Midian Miriam Moab Mount Carmel Mount Ephraim Mount Nebo Jordan Mount Nebo Mount Sinai N Nahor Nazareth Nineveh Land of Nod Nod O On Ophir P Desert of Paran Paran Penuel Petra Philistia Phut Pithom R Ramathlehi Rephidim S Samaria Shalem Shechem Shomron Sidon Sin Sin Desert Sinai Smyrna Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom Spain Romanos 15.24 Syria T Tel Dan Timnath serah Timnath Philistine city Timnath Tyre, Lebanon Tyre U The Land of Uz V Via Dolorosa Z Zaanan Zair Zalmon Zalmonah Zanoah Zareah Zartanah Zelah Zemaraim Zephi Zeredathah Zorah Zion Zior Zoba Notes Note This list is currently incomplete I have updated this list at 21 54 on Monday 20th February up to 1 Samuel Samuel Child of the Lord See also List of biblical names List of Hebrew place names External links cite web url http www.christiananswers.net dictionary pl ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Livnot U Lehibanot is an unaffiliated, educational and volunteer organization established in 1980, with campuses in Jerusalem and Tsfat in Israel . The name Livnot U Lehibanot, which in Hebrew means To Build and To Be Built , refers to the physical contribution the participants make to the building of the Land of Israel, and to the knowledge and experiences gained during the programs it offers. ref Sirena Rubinoff. NY Blueprint April 29, 2007 . http nyblueprint.com Articles view.aspx?id 286 My Galilee Fellowship Experience Building and Being Built in Israel . ref Volunteers at Livnot, as it is often referred to, were responsible for many Western Wall tunnel excavations, aiding in the absorption of Ethiopian immigrants, ref Batsheva Pomerantz. Jerusalem Post July 27, 2006 . http fr.jpost.com servlet Satellite?pagename JPost JPArticle ShowFull&cid 1153292010880 Making a meaningful connection . ref as well as helping to repair damage caused to the cities of Tzfat, Kiryat Shemona, Karmiel and Hazor in the North of Israel by Katyusha rocket launcher Katyusha fire during the Second Lebanon War in the summer of 2006. ref Gabi Nachmani. Jerusalem Post August 6, 2006 . http fr.jpost.com servlet Satellite?apage 1&cid 1154525812554&pagename JPost JPArticle ShowFull Don t put socks in the packages...one of the soldiers lost a leg . ref Program participants are mostly North American Jews between the ages of 21 and 35 who come on programs of various lengths with an emphasis on hiking and learning. While much of the learning is spiritual in nature, Livnot is non denominational in its practice of Judaism . Livnot also runs one week and one month Taglit birthright israel extension trips. Educational philosophy Livnot is a non denominational, unaffiliated, educational non profit with programs open to Jews over the age of 21 who have little or no formal Jewish background. Livnot programs typically combine community service projects and hiking with educational ... more details
Ayyab was a king of Tell Ashtara A tartu , named Tell A tara , during the Amarna letters Text corpus correspondence of 1350 BC 1350 1335 BC , about a 15 20 year period . His city is located south of Damascus called Dimasqu in the letters , and is involved with the takeover of cities by the Habiru of the Amarna letters intrigues. Besides foreign countries to the north, for example History of the Hittites Hatti of the Hittites, the internal Habiru were affecting cities city state s, and their kings. Birida wa was another king of A tartu . Ayyab s letter EA 364 Ayyab is the author of only one letter to the Ancient Egypt Egyptian pharaoh , letter EA 364 EA el Amarna EA for el Amarna . Title Justified war To the king, my lord Message of Ayyab , your servant. I Prostration formula fall at the feet of my lord 7 times and 7 times. I am the servant of the king, my lord, the dirt at his feet. I have heard what the king, my lord, wrote to me through Tahma i Atahmaya . Truly, I have guarded very carefully , i.e. Ma GAL cuneiform GAL , Ma GAL cuneiform GAL , the citie s of the king, my lord. Moreover, note that it is the ruler of Hazor archaeological site Hasura who has taken 3 cities form me. From the time I heard and verified this, there has been waging of war against him. Truly, may the king, my lord, take cognizance, and may the king, my lord, give thought to his servant. EA 364, lines 1 28 complete Ayyab s name is referred to in only one letter of the Amarna letters Text corpus corpus , one of two letters by Labaya s son Mutbaal of the city, Pihilu , modern Pella, Jordan . The letter is EA 256, title Oaths and denials , the oaths and denials by Mutbaal . See Tenuous identifications with Biblical figures Labaya Tenuous identifications with Biblical figures Labaya Mutbaal letter 256 . See also Tell Ashtara Shutu Aram Damascus Upu , regional Damascus Birida wa , mayor of A tartu Tell Ashtara Tahma i , Egyptian official References William L. Moran Moran, William L. The Amarna ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Circle Maker Issachar Type Album Longtype Artist John Zorn Cover The Circle Maker Issachar.jpg Released 1998 Recorded 1997 Genre Avant garde jazz br Downtown music br Chamber music Length 122 13 Label Tzadik Records Tzadik Producer John Zorn Last album This album Next album Misc Extra album cover Upper caption The Circle Maker Zevulun Type Album Cover The Circle Maker Zevulun.jpg Lower caption Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score rating 5 5 ref http www.allmusic.com album r341776 Allmusic Review ref rev2 Pitchfork Media rev2score 9.4 10 ref http www.pitchforkmedia.com article record review 23417 the circle maker Pitchfork Media review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot The Circle Maker is a double album by John Zorn featuring Zorn s Masada band Masada compositions performed by the Masada band Masada String Trio on Disc One Issachar and the Bar Kokhba Sextet on Disc Two Zevulun . ref http www.tzadik.com index.php?catalog 7122 2 Tzadik catalogue ref Track listing Disc One Issachar Tahah 2 30 Sippur 3 21 Karet 1 21 Hadasha 5 36 Taharah 3 51 Mispar 2 47 Ratzah 4 36 Zebdi 1 51 Yatzah 8 14 Malkhut 1 57 Hodaah 3 49 Elilah 3 21 Meholalot 4 54 Kochot 4 58 Lachish 1 30 Shidim 4 32 Aravot 2 58 Moshav 5 06 Disc Two Zevulun Lilin 6 58 Hazor 4 45 Kisofim 7 23 Khebar 4 54 Laylah 2 57 Teli 4 14 Tevel 4 27 Eitan 2 02 Ner Tamid 2 38 Idalah Abal 7 41 Gevurah 6 51 All compositions by John Zorn Disc One Issachar Recorded December 6, 1997 at Avatar Studio, New York City Disc Two Zevulun Recorded December 7, 1997 at Avatar Studio, New York City Produced by John Zorn Kazunori Sugiyama Associate Producer Jim Anderson Sound Engineer Personnel Disc One Issachar All tracks performed by the Masada String Trio Mark Feldman Violin Erik Friedlander Cello Greg Cohen Bass Disc Two Zevulun All tracks performed by the Bar Kokhba Sextet Marc Ribot Guitar Cyro Baptista Percussion Joey Baron Drums Mark Feldman Violin Erik Friedlander Cello Greg ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Masada Gimel Type Album Longtype Artist John Zorn Cover Masada Gimel.jpg Cover size Caption Released 1995 Recorded February 20, and June 22, 1994 Genre Jazz Length 59 32 Language Label DIW Records DIW Director Producer John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama Chronology Masada band Masada Last album Masada Beit br 1995 This album Masada Gimel br 1995 Next album Masada Dalet br 1995 Misc Extra chronology Artist John Zorn Type Album Last album Masada Beit br 1995 This album Masada Gimel br 1995 Next album Masada Dalet br 1995 Masada Gimel , also known as Masada 3 , is a 1995 album by American composer and Saxophone saxophonist John Zorn released on the Japanese DIW Records DIW label.. It is the third album of Masada band Masada recordings. Reception The Allmusic review by Marc Gilman awarded the album 4 stars stating At times sounding like an Eastern Ornette Coleman , and sometimes playing with the rampant fury that is characteristic solely of Zorn himself, the band has incorporated and evolved the form of jazz. This album is certainly a highlight of the Masada collection as a whole, and provides a great introduction to the band. Some of the songs can be found reworked on Bar Kokhba album Bar Kokhba as well. There is little more to be said of this album, as the music speaks for itself . ref name Allmusic Gilman, M. http www.allmusic.com album masada v3 r307397 Allmusic Review accessed July 25, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4.5 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing Ziphim 9 17 Abidan 6 48 Katzatz 2 24 Hazor 6 04 Netivot 3 38 Karaim 5 58 Hekhal 3 02 Sheloshim 8 15 Lebaoth 5 12 Tannaim 8 54 All compositions by John Zorn. Recorded at RPM, New York City on February 20, 1994 and at Power Station, New York City on June 22, 1994 Personnel John Zorn alto saxophone Dave Douglas trumpeter Dave Douglas trumpet Greg Cohen Double bass bass Joey Baron Drum kit drums References reflist Masada Category 1995 albums Category ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Live in Sevilla 2000 Type Live Album Artist Masada band Masada Cover Live in Sevilla 2000.jpg Released July 25, 2000 Recorded 2000 Genre Downtown music br Avant garde jazz Length 79 02 Label Tzadik Records Tzadik Producer John Zorn br Kazunori Sugiyama assoc. Chronology Masada Last album Live in Middleheim 1999 br 1999 This album Live in Sevilla 2000 br 2000 Next album Live at Tonic 2001 br 2001 Live in Sevilla 2000 is a live album by Masada band Masada recorded in Seville , Spain . ref http www.tzadik.com index.php?catalog 7327 Tzadik catalogue ref Reception The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 5 stars stating This might also be the best recorded of the live Masada releases, making it a real jewel in an already glittering discography. Live in Sevilla proves that Masada is one of the most exciting jazz ensembles in the world, bar none . ref name Allmusic Westergaard, S. http www.allmusic.com album masada live in sevilla 2000 r487356 Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 5 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing All compositions by John Zorn Ne eman 13 00 Katzatz 5 09 Hadasha 11 11 Beeroth 7 30 Yoreh 10 09 Hazor 6 47 Nashon 10 11 Lakom 5 24 Bith Aneth 9 35 Recorded live in Seville, Spain on July 25, 2000 Personnel John Zorn saxophone Dave Douglas trumpeter Dave Douglas trumpet Greg Cohen bass Joey Baron drums Notes Produced by John Zorn in association with Kazunori Sugiyama Published by THEATER OF MUSICAL OPTICS Mastered by Allan Tucker Designed by Heung Heung Chin References reflist Masada Category Albums produced by John Zorn Category Masada albums Category John Zorn live albums Category 2000 live albums Category Tzadik Records live albums fr Live in Sevilla 2000 ... more details
Yohanan Aharoni 1919 1976 Hebrew , was an Israeli archaeologist and historical geographer, chairman of the Department of Near East Studies and chairman of the Institute of Archeology at Tel Aviv University . Life Born to the Aronheim ref name PalPost cite web url http www.jpress.org.il Default Scripting ArticleWin TAU.asp?From Search&Key PLS 1949 04 15 2 Ar00200.xml&CollName Palestine 1940 1950&DOCID 255485&PageLabelPrint 2&Skin TAUHe&enter true&Publication PLS&AppName 2&Hs advanced&AW 1275826893937&sPublication PLS&tauLanguage &sScopeID All&sSorting Score 2cdesc&sQuery yohanan 20 3CAND 3E 20aharoni&rEntityType &sSearchInAll false&ViewMode HTML title Births first last date April 15, 1949 publisher Historical Jewish Press, National Library of Israel, The Digital Library work The Palestine Post language ref family, in Germany, June 7, 1919, Aharoni immigrated to Palestine in 1933. He studied at the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa , and later at the Mikve Yisrael agricultural school. He married Miriam Gross ref name PalPost and became a member of kibbutz Alonim . Career Aharoni studied archeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and began to teach there in 1954. By 1966 he was a full professor, but in 1968 he moved to Tel Aviv University and became chairman of the Department of Near East Studies and chairman of the Institute of Archeology. Aharoni participated in many excavations, including Ramat Rachel , Tel Arad , Tel Be er Sheva , Tel Hazor and Lachish . He also studied ancient roadways in the Negev , and participated in the discovery of the Bar Kokhba caves while surveying and excavating the Dead Sea region in 1953. Publications In addition to numerous articles published in archaeological journals, Aharoni wrote six books The Land of the Bible A Historical Geography 1967 http books.google.com books?id AMtoyNxWw0UC&printsec frontcover&dq yohanan aharoni&ei uSsLTNHQDpKyywTcw4WCBQ&cd 1 v onepage&q&f false Link to the 1979 edition on Google Books Beer Sh ... more details
Tribes of Israel The Tribe of Naphtali Hebrew Name Naftali Nap t l My struggle was one of the Israelites Tribes of Israel . Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE , ref name pnxthp Kitchen, Kenneth A. 2003 , On the Reliability of the Old Testament Grand Rapids, Michigan. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company ISBN 0 8028 4960 1 ref Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes. The Tribe of Naphtali was allocated the eastern side of the Galilee on the immediate west of the Sea of Galilee , in the areas now known as the Lower Galilee , and Upper Galilee , and was bordered on the west by Tribe of Asher Asher , in the north by Tribe of Dan Dan , in the south by Tribe of Zebulun Zebulun , and by the Jordan River on the east. bibleverse Joshua 19 32 39 HE The most significant city was Tel Hazor Hazor . In this region, bordering the Sea of Galilee, was the highly fertile plain of Gennesaret , characterised by Josephus as the ambition of nature, an earthly paradise , ref JewishEncyclopedia ref and with the southern portion of the region acting as a natural mountain pass pass between the highlands of Canaan , several major roads such as those from Damascus to Tyre, Lebanon Tyre and Acre, Israel Acre ran through it. ref G. A. Smith, The Historical Geography of the Holy Land, ref The prosperity this situation brought is seemingly prophecy prophesied in the Blessing of Moses , though textual criticism textual scholars view this as a postdiction , dating the poem to well after the tribe had been established in the land. ref Richard Elliott Friedman , Who Wrote the Bible? Harper San Francisco 1987 ISBN 0 06 063035 3 ref ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel united kingdom Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC , the Tribe of Naphtali was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existe ... more details
in which cities such as Hazor archaeological site Hazor , Ai Bible Ai , and Jericho , are destroyed ... centuries, with Hazor being destroyed 100 to 300 years after Jericho, ref The Bible Unearthed , p ... Hazor text Hazor PlotData width 5 align left fontsize S shift 5, 4 anchor till barset Rulers bar Ai ... Hazor from 1850 till 1250 color present from 1300 till 1200 color destroyed from 1000 till 800 color ... cities at Tel Megiddo Megiddo , Tel HazorHazor and Gezer , with archeological evidence showing that they suffered ... more details
File Ancient Levant routes1.png thumb Way of the Patriarchs blue with Via Maris purple and King s Highway red Way of the Patriarchs or Derech HaAvot Hebrew language Hebrew , is an ancient north south route traversing the land of Israel ref cite web url http www.bibarch.com archaeologicalsites traderoutes.htm title Major Trade Routes publisher Living University work BibArch date 2011 02 19 accessdate 2012 01 08 ref . Also called the Ridge Route because it follows the watershed ridge line of the Samaria Samarian and Judea Judaean Mountains , it runs from Tel Megiddo Megiddo and Tel Hazor Hazor south to Beersheba by way of Shechem ref cite web url http www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org jsource Society & Culture geo sebaste.html title Sebaste Samaria publisher American Israel Cooperative Enterprise AACE work Jewish Virtual Libray date 2011 accessdate 2012 01 08 ref , Bethel , Jerusalem , Ephrath and Hebron . Unlike the Via Maris and the King s Highway ancient King s Highway which were international roads crossing the territories of many peoples, the Ridge Route was wholly within the territory of ancient Israel. In modern times, the route roughly follows the original Highway 60 Israel Highway 60 without the more recent Highway 60 Israel Bypass roads bypasses , passing through Afula , Jenin , Nablus , Ramallah , Jerusalem , Bethlehem , Halhul , Hebron and ad Dhahiriya Dhahiriya . Way of the Patriarchs in the Bible Expand section date January 2012 Findings from the Way of the Patriarchs Mikveh Ritual Baths File Israel Road of the Patriarchs Roman Milestone.jpg thumb Roman milestone adjacent to mikve near Alon Shvut Way stations were discovered along the route between Beersheba and Jerusalem from the time of the ancient Temple and later during the Hellenistic and Roman eras. Ritual baths Mikvaot, Hebrew served pilgrims during their journey. ref cite journal title http books.google.com books?id ir6UHACu7zMC&pg PA168&lpg PA168&dq atiqot 38&source bl&ots kjxNkApZo ... more details
This article is about the kibbutz. For other uses, see Hazor . Infobox Israel village name Hatzor founded 1936 founded by Hashomer Hatzair region Israeli Coastal Plain Coastal plain council Be er Tuvia Regional Council Be er Tuvia industry Agriculture, manufacturing affiliation Kibbutz Movement pushpin map Israel ashkelon pushpin mapsize 250 latd 31 latm 46 lats 19.55 longd 34 longm 43 longs 13.43 website http www.hatzor.org.il www.hatzor.org.il Hatzor lang he n , officially Hatzor Ashdod to distinguish it from Hatzor HaGlilit , is a kibbutz in southern Israel . Located near Ashdod , it falls under the jurisdiction of Be er Tuvia Regional Council . As of September 2011, it had a permanent population of 619, of which 326 were members. History The kibbutz community was established in 1936 by a group of Hashomer Hatzair members from Eretz Israel . The group resided in Mishmar HaEmek for a year, before moving to Rishon LeZion . They eventually remained there for nine years, as suitable land for settlement was sparse under the restrictions on Jewish settlements outlined in the White Paper of 1939 by the British Mandate of Palestine Mandate Government . During this time, Bulgaria n and North America n Hashomer Hatzair youth groups joined the founding group. In 1943, a small group of kibbutz members founded Gvulot , which along with 2 similar settlements, Revivim and Beit Eshel , were known as the three lookouts and were the first Jew ish settlements in the Negev . Gvulot s remote location, however, was considered unsuitable for permanent settlement by a large kibbutz with over 100 members and several dozen children. In 1946 the kibbutz finally settled in its present location, at the time a barren hill with an abandoned quarry on one side, surrounded by four Arab villages and a Royal Air Force base now Israeli Air Force Hatzor Airbase . It was named after a location in History of ancient Israel and Judah ancient Judah . During the 1948 Arab Israeli War , from the end ... more details
Image Zeev herzog.JPG thumb right 160px Prof. Ze ev Herzog Ze ev Herzog lang he , born 1941 is an Israelis Israeli archeologist , professor of archaeology at The Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University specializing in social archaeology , History of architecture Ancient architecture ancient architecture and field archaeology . Ze ev Herzog has been the director of The Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology since 2005, and serves as archaeological advisor to the Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority in the preservation and development of National Parks at Arad, Israel Arad and Beer Sheba. Herzog took part in the excavations of Tel Hazor and Tel Megiddo with Yigael Yadin and in excavations at Tel Arad and Tel Be er Sheva with Yohanan Aharoni . He directed the excavations at Tel Beer Sheba, Tel Michal and Tel Gerisa and in 1997 began a new exploration project at Tel Yafo ancient Jaffa . Herzog is among archaeologists who say that biblical archaeology is not anymore the ruling paradigm in archaeology and that archaeology became an independent discipline with its own conclusions and own observations which indeed present us a picture of a reality of ancient Israel quite different from the one which is described in the biblical stories. ref http www.abc.net.au lateline archives s120784.htm Lateline 24 4 2000 It Aint Necessarily So. Australian Broadcasting Corp Bot generated title ref In 1999 Herzog s cover page article in the weekly magazine Haaretz Deconstructing the walls of Jericho attracted considerable public attention and debates. In this article Herzog cites evidence supporting that the Israelites were never in Egypt, did not wander in the desert, did not conquer the land in a military campaign and did not pass it on to the 12 tribes of Israel. Perhaps even harder to swallow is the fact that the united monarchy of David and Solomon, which is described by the Bible as a regional power, was ... more details
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