Fifty major cities of the Bible : from Dan to Beersheba
- Title
- Fifty major cities of the Bible : from Dan to Beersheba / John C.H. Laughlin.
- Published by
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
- Supplementary content
- Author
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- Description
- xviii, 246 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "From the ruins of the ancient seaside city of Acco to the small but archaeologically important town of Yokne'am, 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." "Included are the biblical context of each city or town; a summary of its known archaeological history; non-biblical references to the site; photographs and illustrations; and a concise bibliography for further reading. Also provided is a reference map to the major archaeological sites in Israel, as well as chronological tables for easy reference"--Jacket.
- Series statement
- Routledge key guides
- Uniform title
- Routledge key guides.
- Alternative title
- 50 major cities of the Bible
- Subject
- Bible. > Antiquities
- Bible
- To 622
- Cities and towns, Ancient > Israel
- Cities and towns, Ancient > Middle East
- Excavations (Archaeology) > Israel
- Antiquities
- Cities and towns, Ancient
- Civilization
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Israel > Antiquities
- Middle East > Antiquities
- Middle East > Civilization > To 622
- Israel
- Middle East
- Middle East > Palestine
- Contents
- Acco : city with a view -- Achziv : the city of cemeteries -- ʻAi (et-Tell) : if et-Tell is "ʻAi," the "conquest" of Joshua isn't -- Aphek (Ras el-Ain) : the city of palaces -- Arad : from Canaanite city to Judean "temple" -- Aroer (in Judah) : where did David really go? -- Ashdod : home of the "Ashdoda" -- Ashkelon : from the Middle Bronze Age silver calf and a Persian dog cemetery -- Azekah : where the fires went out -- Beersheba : Iron Age II Judean town "museum" -- Bethel (Tell Beitin) : no golden calf, yet -- Bethlehem : was Jesus really born here? -- BethSaida : from the lost and found department, an Iron Age city reappears -- Beth-Shean : why is there a "cigar-shaped" coffin in this place? -- Beth-Shemesh : of mice and (Philistine) men -- Beth-Zur : a forgotten outpost of Judah? -- Caesarea Maritima : Herod's city by the sea -- Caesarea Philippi (Banias) : the magnificent palace of Agrippa II -- Capernaum : of fishermen and gold coins -- Chorazin : did the curse really work? -- Damascus : a very old city where Paul almost got himself killed -- Dan (Tel) : Massebot and "high places" : the gods of Dan -- Ekron/Tel Miqne : Philistine capital of the olive oil industry -- Farʻah Tell, el- (North): biblical Tirzah? : is there a wall of "separation"? -- Farʻah, Tell el- (South) : an important city, but probably not Sharuhen -- Gath (Tell es-Safi) : "tell it not in Gath" -- Gezer : did Solomon build a city gate here? -- Gibeah (Tell el-Ful?) : concubines beware! -- Gibeon (el-Jib) : a huge water well and a deadly "game" -- Halif, Tell (Rimmon?) : where exactly are we? -- Hazor : the mightiest Canaanite city of all -- Hebron : of myths and legends : who's buried here? -- Herodian Jericho : why did Herod have to show off so much? -- Heshbon (Tell Hesban) : a "lover's eyes" -- Jericho (Tell es-Sultan) : a big nail in the coffin of a "militaristic conquest" -- Jerusalem : whatever happened to "David" and "Solomon"? -- Jezreel (Tel) : was Omri just boasting? -- Lachish : at least the Assyrians were impressed -- Megiddo : front-row seat for watching the end of the world -- Mizpah (Tell en-Nasbeh?) : what's an "ebenezer?" -- Nazareth : peasant village makes good : hometown of Jesus -- Ramat Rahel (Beth Haccherem) : why prophets sometimes hated kings -- Samaria : the pride of the Omrides -- Shechem : what do all these trees and stones mean? -- Shiloh : the place of priests -- Taʻanach : home of the cultic prize -- Tell Beit Mirsim : what's in a name? -- Tiberias : the jewel beside the Sea of Galilee -- Timnah (Tel Batash) : a lion, a wife, and a riddle -- Yokneʻam (Tell Qeimum) : you don't have to be famous to be important -- Appendices: A. The Philistines ; B.A note on chronology ; C. Chronology for kings of Israel and Judah.
- Call number
- DS111.1
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author
- Laughlin, John C. H. (John Charles Hugh), 1942- author.
- Title
- Fifty major cities of the Bible : from Dan to Beersheba / John C.H. Laughlin.
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
- Type of content
- text
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Series
- Routledge key guides
- Routledge key guides.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Chronological term
- To 622
- LCCN
- 2005014271
- ISBN
- 0415223148 (hbk.)
- 0415223156 (pbk.)
- 9780415223140 (hbk.)
- 9780415223157 (pbk.)
- Research call number
- Desk-JWS DS111.1 .L38 2006