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Ancient Middle East


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Three cisterns in the courtyard of a house, the mountains of Judah in the background. Joshua tried to conquer Ai.
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Three cisterns in the courtyard of a house, the mountains of Judah i...

The East Gate of Sichem. Late Canaanite, early Israelite, time of the Judges
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The East Gate of Sichem. Late Canaanite, early...

The outer wall of Sichem. Late Canaanite, early Israelite, time of the Judges
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The outer wall of Sichem. Late Canaanite, early...

The outer wall of Sichem. Late Canaanite, early Israelite, time of the Judges
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The outer wall of Sichem. Late Canaanite, early...

Valley of Aijalon (as seen from Gibeon). From here Joshua watched the battle against the Amorites and the sun stood still.
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Valley of Aijalon (as seen from Gibeon). From here Joshua watched...

The spiral staircase of the Well of Gibeon leads down into a Canaanite well, mentioned in the Bible (Gibeon: "the hill", present day El-Jib).
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The spiral staircase of the Well of Gibeon leads down into a Canaan...

The spiral staircase of the great cistern of Gibeon leads down into a Canaanite well, mentioned in the Bible (Gibeon: "the hill", present day El-Jib). Here Joshua fought the Amorites and the sun stood still.
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The spiral staircase of the great cistern of Gibeon leads down int...

The spiral staircase of the great cistern of Gibeon leads down into a Canaanite well, mentioned in the Bible (Gibeon: "the hill", today El-Jib).
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The spiral staircase of the great cistern of Gibeon leads down into a Canaan...

Canaanite "High Place". A stonestructure where offerings were made. It was still in use during the reign of King Solomon ((965-928 BCE).
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Canaanite "High Place". A stonestructure where o...

Remains of the vertical stone structure of a house built during the reign of King David (1004-965 BCE).
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Remains of the vertical stone structure of a house bui...

Stone granary built during the reign of King Jeroboam II (787-747 BCE).
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Stone granary built during the reign of King Jerobo...

Defence wall of Megiddo built during the reign of King Jeroboam II (787-747 BCE).
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Defence wall of Megiddo built during the reign of King...