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Israel Research Trip, Post #13

Bible Lands, Biblical Archaeology, Old Testament / By Dr. William Barrick

Tel Dan No site in Israel combines all the elements that Tel Dan displays: a delightful walk through the forest along the rushing waters of a source for the Jordan River, a high place notorious in the Old Testament, an example of a gateway containing both a judgment seat and massebot, and a Middle Bronze …

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Jordan Research Trip, Post #7

3 Comments / Bible Lands, Biblical Archaeology, Old Testament / By Dr. William Barrick

Aroer and the Arnon Gorge Most references in the Old Testament to Aroer occur with reference to a fortress on the edge of the Arnon Gorge known also as Wadi Mujib. Such a location fits “crest of a mountain” as the possible meaning of the name Aroer — another possible meaning would be “juniper,” a …

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