Fifty major cities of the Bible : from Dan to Beersheba

Title
  1. Fifty major cities of the Bible : from Dan to Beersheba / John C.H. Laughlin.
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  1. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Supplementary content
  1. Publisher description
Author
  1. Laughlin, John C. H. (John Charles Hugh), 1942-

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Description
  1. xviii, 246 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "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
  1. Routledge key guides
Uniform title
  1. Routledge key guides.
Alternative title
  1. 50 major cities of the Bible
Subject
  1. Bible. > Antiquities
  2. Bible
  3. To 622
  4. Cities and towns, Ancient > Israel
  5. Cities and towns, Ancient > Middle East
  6. Excavations (Archaeology) > Israel
  7. Antiquities
  8. Cities and towns, Ancient
  9. Civilization
  10. Excavations (Archaeology)
  11. Israel > Antiquities
  12. Middle East > Antiquities
  13. Middle East > Civilization > To 622
  14. Israel
  15. Middle East
  16. Middle East > Palestine
Contents
  1. 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
  1. DS111.1
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Laughlin, John C. H. (John Charles Hugh), 1942- author.
Title
  1. Fifty major cities of the Bible : from Dan to Beersheba / John C.H. Laughlin.
Publisher
  1. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Routledge key guides
  2. Routledge key guides.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Connect to:
  1. Table of contents
  2. Publisher description
Chronological term
  1. To 622
LCCN
  1. 2005014271
ISBN
  1. 0415223148 (hbk.)
  2. 0415223156 (pbk.)
  3. 9780415223140 (hbk.)
  4. 9780415223157 (pbk.)
Research call number
  1. Desk-JWS DS111.1 .L38 2006
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