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Hazor (Hebrew: "courtyard" or "settlement") is the name of several places in ancient and modern Israel:
Locations in ancient Israel
- One of the most important Caananite towns. It was conquered by Joshua. It seems to have had several kings named Jabin. One Jabin is mentioned at Joshua's time and one in the time of Barak. The place is identified with Tell el Qedah. Archaeological findings suggests that there may have been more than 20,000 people living there at the time of the conquest, the town covering about 60 hectares. The town was fortified by Solomon. Later the town was conquered by Tiglath-Pileser III. (See main article at: Hazor (archeological site).)
- A town in Negev. Maybe identical with El-Jebariyeh.
- A town in Benjamin,maybe identical with Khirbet Hazzur.
- A region in the Arab desert, east of Jordan River.
- The same as Kerioth-Hezron in Judah, which is identified with Khirbet el-Qaryatein.
Beginning in 1955, James A. de Rothschild provided funding for a series of expeditions at Hazor, the largest Biblical Tells (prehistoric settlement mounds) in Israel. In 2005, Hazor was made a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. A five-volume set of books has been published by the Israel Exploration Society which chronicles the James A. de Rothschild expeditions at Hazor.
Locations in modern-day Israel
- A town in northern Israel (see Hazor HaGelilit)
- A Kibbutz in central Israel (see Kibbutz Hatzor), also called "Hatzor Ashdod" after the nearby city.
- An Israeli Air Force base located next to this Kibbutz (see Hatzor Airbase)
External links
- The Hazor Ezxcavation Reports] - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- UNESCO World Heritage site for Hazor
References
- The James A. de Rothschild Expedition at Hazor. An Account of the Second Season of Excavation, 1956. Y.Yadin et al. (editors)
- The James A. de Rothschild Expedition at Hazor. An Account of the Third and Fourth Seasons of Excavation, 1957-1958. A. Ben-Tor
- The James A. de Rothschild Expedition at Hazor. An Account of the Fifth Season of Excavations, 1968. A. Ben-Tor and R. Bonfil (editors)
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