Former Populated Places in Southwest Asia - Bethel, Aelia Capitolina, Caesarea Maritima, Sela, Antipatris, Ephrath, Zorah, City of David, Ophrah (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 86. Chapters: Bethel, Aelia Capitolina, Caesarea Maritima, Sela, Antipatris, Ephrath, Zorah, City of David, Ophrah, Gerrha, Achshaph, Lachish, Shivta, Qumran, Beit She'an, Mada'in Saleh, Tall Zira'a, Capernaum, Tel Megiddo, Dan, Emmaus Nicopolis, Jerash, Tel Hazor, Ekron, Dhiban, Ohalo, Iram of the Pillars, Deir Alla, Yavne-Yam, Avdat, Gibeon, Thapsacus, Ma'rib, Sarepta, Eleutheropolis, Yodfat, Tel Hanaton, Heshbon, Tel Arad, Tell el-Hesi, Hannathon, Jezreel, Al-Khalasa, Arsuf, Gezer, Chorazin, Khirbet Tibnah, Tell Qasile, Sharuhen, Tel Tsaf, Timnah, Maresha, Ushu, Jabesh-Gilead, Rubutu, Nitzana, Kamed al lawz, Secacah, Ein Feshkha, Mamshit, Bozkath, Tel Be'er Sheva, Arbel, Singara, Bahrain Fort, Kedesh, Tel Zayit, Haluza, Neve David, Ahwat, Tel Kabri, Ekallatum, Nuribta, Yursa, Ain Mallaha, Jazer, Ramah in Benjamin, Elusa, Tel Afek, Bethharan, Kazallu, Gina, Bab edh-Dhra, Masnaat Mariya, Taite, Nob, Israel, Ziddim, Beth Dagon, Gennesaret, Zemar, Halah, Raphana, Numeira, Ivah, Anthedon, Baal-tamar, Zelah, Judea, Mizpah. Excerpt: Location of QumranQumran (Hebrew:, Arabic: - Khirbet Qumran) is an archaeological site in the West Bank. It is located on a dry plateau about a mile inland from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalia. The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of John Hyrcanus, 134-104 BCE or somewhat later, and was occupied most of the time until it was destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE or shortly after. It is best known as the settlement nearest to the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. Since the discovery from 1947 to 1956 of nearly 900 scrolls in various conditions, mostly written on parchment, with others on papyrus, extensive excavations of the settlement have...