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Enemy at the Gates: The Phenomenon of Fortifications in Israel Reexamined.

This article addresses the phenomenon of fortifications in Iron Age Israel and tries to portray the specific historical background behind their construction by integrating the archaeological data, the extra-biblical sources and the analysis of the biblical text. Of the two clear stratigraphical phas...

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Published in:Vetus Testamentum Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 368 - 383
Main Authors: Ben-Ami, Doron, Wazana, Nili
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2013
Subjects:
Fortification
Archaeology
Bible
Assyrians
Urbanization
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