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Gibeon, Where the Sun Stood Still
The Discovery of the Biblical City
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Edited by:
James B. Pritchard
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English
Published/Copyright:
2012
About this book
This first book-length presentation of the results of our excavations at el-Jib has been written for the general reader who is concerned with the contribution that archaeology has made to the biblical history of the site.... In telling the story of Gibeon I have tried to show how the tale of the city unfolded week by week and year by year through excavation and study. I have sought to give in these pages a personally conducted tour, as it were, of the ruins of ancient Gibeon and what we have seen in them.... The results of the excavations at el-Jib are unique in that they can be related with a high degree of certainty to specific events described in the Old Testament. For the first time in the history of scientific archaeology in the land of the Bible an actual place name of a biblical city, neatly incised on clay, has been found under circumstances which make certain the identification of the name with the ruins.--from the Preface
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James Bennett Pritchard (1909 -1997) was an American archeologist whose work explicated the interrelationships of the religions of ancient Israel, Canaan, Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. Pritchard was honored with the Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1983 from the Archaeological Institute of America. He had a long association with the University of Pennsylvania, where he was professor of religious thought and the first curator of Biblical archaeology at the University Museum.
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"[This book] is another tangible proof of the thrilling contribution archeology can make to the Biblical history of a site."
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"Prichard's book is a model of the scholar's report written for the layman, and describes the results of his dig at el-Jib, eight miles from Jerusalem, the site of the city where Joshua commanded the sun to stand still…. Pritchard writes lucidly, interestingly, and with just the right leaven of the dry digger's wit."
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"An absorbing adventure story. Seldom is the layman given an opportunity to experience so vividly the drama and suspense, the frustrations and thrills of the Biblical archaeologist in almost day-by-day events."
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Frontmatter
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PREFACE
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS
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CONTENTS
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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TEXT DRAWINGS
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I . EL-JIB, THE SITE OF GIBEON
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II. THE LINK WITH THE BIBLE
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III. DRAWERS OF WATER
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IV. MAKERS OF WINE
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V. EVERYDAY LIFE
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VI. THE NECROPOLIS
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VII. THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY
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The Staff at el-Jib
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Chronology of Preliminary Reports
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INDEX
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May 5, 2012
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9781400843183
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Keywords for this book
Gibeon (ancient city); Tomb; Pottery; Joab; Defensive wall; Western Wall; Medinet Habu (temple); Rehoboam; Amasa; Jordan; Bronze Age; Hebrews; Sherd; Immanuel; Archaeology; Ish-bosheth; Amarna; Seti I; Amorite; Tell en-Nasbeh; Hezekiah; Sihon; Plaster; Kingdom of Judah; Herodian; Nahum; Burial; Canaan; Stone wall; Nebuchadnezzar II; Bread; Medinet Habu (location); Shishak; Alexander Jannaeus; Hivite; Everyday Use; Herod the Great; No Place; Dry season; Alabaster; Hoard; Book of Joshua; Everyday life; Ruins; Recorded history; Palestinians; Essenes; Abner; Mahanaim; Azekah; The Ancient City; Sennacherib; Gezer; Mycenae; Book of Zephaniah; Newspaper; Fresh water; Adriel; Ancient monument; Israelites; Dead Sea Scrolls; Stele; Olive oil; Amman; Gilgal; Arameans; Uzziah; Kings of Judah; Portcullis; Arabic name
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
