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Stone gate of the city of Dan, northermost town of biblical and present day Israel. Stones to right held canopy, the slab held "Seat of King".
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Stone gate of the city of Dan, northermost town of bibl...

Main street of Dan. Northermost town of biblical and present day Israel
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Main street of Dan. Northermost town of bibl...

The road which leads to the ancient City of Dan, Israel Jeroboam placed a Golden Calf near the Holy Oak and made Dan the center of the cult of the Northern tribes (I Kings 12:26). Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, in the 9th century BCE.
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The road which leads to the ancient City of Dan, Israel Jeroboam placed a Golde...

The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jeroboam (10th BCE);the gate itself (29,5 x 17,8 m)comprises two towers with two guard rooms on either side.A reconstructed throne at the entrance.
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The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jerobo...

The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jeroboam (10th BCE);the gate itself (29,5 x 17,8 m)comprises two towers with two guard rooms on either side.A reconstructed throne at the entrance.
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The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jerobo...

The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jeroboam (10th BCE);the gate itself (29,5 x 17,8 m)comprises two towers with two guard rooms on either side.A reconstructed throne at the entrance.
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The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jerobo...

The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jeroboam (10th BCE);the gate itself (29,5 x 17,8 m)comprises two towers with two guard rooms on either side.A reconstructed throne at the entrance.
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The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jerobo...

A cult place behind the gate of the fortification of Tel Dan was probably built by king Jeroboam of Israel in the 10th BCE.
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A cult place behind the gate of the fortification of Tel Dan was probably...

A cult place behind the gate of the fortification of Tel Dan was probably built by king Jeroboam of Israel in the 10th BCE.
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A cult place behind the gate of the fortification of Tel Dan was probably...

The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones, built without mortar.
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The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...

The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones, built without mortar.
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The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...

The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones, built without mortar.
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The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...