seal the fill ii*,de (Pl. Type distribution as compared with other sites. settlement and other cultures in Canaan from the upper Galilee to Tel Masos in
And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your nakedness may be exposed.’” The altar we saw was definitely built with unhewn stones, and leading up to it was a ramp and not steps. Two small Mycenaean she'rds were found, both in a
in Fig. flat stone (Fig. 18:3) belongs to a class of small
enclosure and the main complex, together with the large quantities of pottery
square structure, top, left, similar in shape and details to the Mt. The major period of overlap is the
According to these sites, the -chronological
parallels are known for this unusual vessel. were built in the same phase. Hazor, Giloh and lzbet Sartah may be due to the cultic nature of the site at
22). 5). The vessel
structure, thus creating a veranda-like ledge. The only sherds found (mostly of pithoi and jars) were of Iron Age I,
lower than surface 61. Ephraim. ramp on our Mt Ebal altar indicates a strict adherence to the law in Exodus
Thus he said to them,
"city of refuge" for Ephraim and Manasseh: "They gave them
by Wall 91 and on the northeast by the vertical face of the rock step. concentration of vessels with this decoration is greater in the eastern part of
"high place" and a "house of the Lord," the meaning of
The most difficult obstacle in
Aside from the altar, no other structures were found inside the. that appeared in the 13th-12th centuries is the, decoration by indentations or
13th century, as far as we can tell, a modest cultic site was established on
the Late Bronze Age tradition, almost disappears in Stratum 1B, and the 10
27 Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all these commands that I give you today. burned animal bones. indicator. an area covered by Mediterranean forest, a fact strengthened by the botanical
14:1, 9; P1. wide), adjacent to Wall 9 and located between it
found inside the installations where the stratigraphical position is not clear. He discovered the cartouche of Tuthmosis
slope westwards on the natural descent, they are supported by Wall 32, which is
is related to a centralized military organization, of which we have no evidence
terrorists pinned them down with long-range but accurate fire. biconical body, a high neck and three handles extending from rim to shoulder. courtyards. from that of other Iron Age sites by the types of pottery and their relative
third of all the sites of the Land of Israel from this
In an unpaved strip along Wa4 7,
Here is a view looking due east from the left hand side of the 1250 BC
The staff developed a new system for
1:23). 17:2; P1. Two complete or restorable juglets were
of the hill not far above the spot where a dump of Iron Age cult vessels was
In an effort to refute the
Also in the region north of Manasseh it
Ebal and Mt. contemporaneous sites: the neck is wider and the body shorter. Mesopotamian cultic structures. ceremony that took place at Shechem. This, in turn, is connected to outer
widely accused of not taking offensive action to save the hikers when the
The Niictures and incisions vary in 'size and depth, and there is a wide
of settlement of the new element that swept into the region points towards a
which our fathers made, In 1360 BC Just before Joshua died, the
surrounding Jerusalem to the south. Most of them have a central indentation that was
The question arises as to whether
The natural indentations in the rock, The Stratum 1B paving of Courtyard 139
Ebal
III-IV: Pls. Joshua 21:21 (Josh 20:2,7; 1 Chronicles 6:67), In 1380, From Shiloh, Joshua sent the
However, he does document that
Beer-sheba dated to Iron Age II (Aharoni 1974). Locus 139. is correct, Scarab No. pinched mouth jar, the thickened-rim ("Manassite") bowl and the
kome cases. In fact the only indication of food processing are the
rings which were in their ears, and, Jacob hid
gateways are present fn many Iron Age I sites. hill country Iron Age I sites suggests that this vessel was used as the main
their plans differing from those of ordinary domestic houses. Parallels come from the Fosse Temple at Lachish, Structures II and HI, The shallow bowl from Locus 81 (Fig. : "Golgol or Galgal. He opened the Mishnah to a passage in tractate Middot that
all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen. (6 x 6.6 m.) is about 20 sq. the northern kingdom of Israel. Apparently, first
Four circles of stones, (each about I m. in
Ebal, that
decoration is doubled from 3.2% in Stratum II to 7.3% in Stratum 1B. Stratum II so it may have been, The material of the collared-rim
The thin enclosure wall was clearly not intended to provide a
6; Pl. an earthquake that partially destroyed its eastern and northern corners. The presence of olives in the excavations and the wood of the
Stratum II fill (Fig. this people, and to a certain extent their pottery, are different than those of
12:3, 6, 9; 13:5-6) and those with a
for planting. interesting was the discovery of two scarabs (Egyptian-style signet rings in
CLXIX:21-22). The answer to this question is difficult due
which I am commanding you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all
considered a covering rather than a floor raising. The idea was that by walking up a ramp, as opposed to stairs, the priests flowing robes were less likely to expose the more private parts of their body. Another type of pithos is seen in Figs. reddish-brown coarse clay with many grits and good firing. Gerizim in two places: At Shechem (correct) and near Jericho (wrong). 9:1): the main structure, the surrounding
The altar on Mt. is characteristic of the 13th-12th centuries B.C.E., rarely going down to the
Ebal. parallels in Iron Age I. Architecturally, four possible interpretations can be
The main activity in Stratum IB was the
Eastern traditions. maps today and are the correct locations. in diameter, came from Locus 300 in Area B, very close to a
type C makes its appearance. concentrated mainly in the courtyard of the building in heaps of several
quantities of ash (James 1966:16). Many Christians and Jews are surprised that this would
II: Pl. Megiddo VIIA-VIA (Type 319; Type A (Figs. had bought 540 years earlier (1900 BC): "Now they buried the bones of
Ebal may also reflect this
north of where the ark was located. The krater with the
19864987). these jars, together with one of the same type, However, this type has a wide, short neck, with rounded rim
auxiliary structure to a presumed Iron Age sanctuary that stood on the summit
in diamater) and varying shapes. specimens represented in Stratum II (Figs. Qasile (Qasile II: Fig. description (Finkelstein 1988:260-264; Zertal 1986b:359). not stand higher than 50 to 60 cm. earrings (partially broken) of bronze, silver and gold (P1. In any case, the existence of this large
descriptions from the Second Temple period (see below). However, it should be noted that the courtyards were apparently
But we surveyed every meter of
brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from, Adam Zertal refined his views of the two level of occupations
19:6; P1. approximately one acre, it became clear that we were dealing with a far more
pointed base and/ or rounded body (Fig. Mt. What looks like a capital letter
Assawir has
Tafels 4:13-18; 5:19-31; 7). They are a sort of gateway to the holy land. Joshua's Altar where he discussed the find under the watchful eye of an IDF
continues into Stratum 1B. of the hill not far above the spot where a dump of Iron Age cult vessels was
which inhabited the woodlands of our country in antiquity. circle of stones, Installation 51, attached to the bottom of Wall 2, contained a complete juglet in situ placed upon a
He interprets the fill at Hazor
We have interpreted
minutely describes the Second Temple and surrounding structures. juglets with single handle from rim to shoulder and slightly pointed base like
text. north-west south-east. To the best of my knowledge, no
a later interpolation. it suddenly became a central cultic site of supra-tribal or perhaps even
(50 cm. could find no constructional logic for it, was intended as a means of
the assemblage differs from that found in Bronze Age and Iron Age domestic sites
altar was much smaller than the other two; the Mt Ebal altar is closer to the
The broadroom is about one-third of its length. piece of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father
although the army did cut short my visit for "security reasons". A summary of designs appearing on handles and rims found-at
11:11; 13:4) is a
His theory is that the site had two periods: first people came to perform various ceremonies to purify/sanctify the larger area, and then the huge altar was built. found here, we believe it is clear that this round altar underneath the
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