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Staircase to underground tombs,                      
with arched opening and rough stone fill.              
Excavations of Area Q, Ebla, Syria.                    
Probably the palace of the Middle Bronze Age
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Staircase to underground tombs, with arched opening and r...

The king's podium. In the foreground a post hole       
which held a huge wooden pillar for a roof.            
(Bronze Age), Ebla, Syria
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The king's podium. In the foreground a post hole which held a huge wooden...

View from inside of the palace towards king's podium   
across the staircase of the Middle Bronze palace of    
Ebla.
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View from inside of the palace towards king's podium across the staircase of...

Palace E on north side of the Tel Mardikh.             
Foreground: large granite offering basin               
Background: excavation grid work                       
on the Acropolis of Ebla, Syria                        
(Middle Bronze Age)
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Palace E on north side of the Tel Mardikh. Foreground: large granit...

Mount Hermon (2.814 m) forms the Eastern edge of       
the Antilebanon range. It is divided between Israel,   
Lebanon, and Syria. The Bible mentions it as the       
northernmost point of conquest of Moses and Joshua.    
The highest peak is outside Israel territory.
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Mount Hermon (2.814 m) forms the Eastern edge of the Antilebanon range. I...

Mount Hermon (2 814 m) forms the Eastern edge of       
the Antilebanon range. It is divided between Israel,   
Lebanon, and Syria. The Bible mentions it as the       
northernmost point of conquest of Moses and Joshua.    
The highest peak is outside Israel territory.          
Birket Ram is a volcanic lake on the slope of Mount Hermon.
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Mount Hermon (2 814 m) forms the Eastern edge of the Antilebanon range....