Border Cities of Judah A View from Tel Burna Itzhaq Shai and Joe Uziel

The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

EB MB LB Ir IIr II Distribution of Artifacts per Period Ca. 3 hectares Ca. 5 hectares Ca. 6 hectares Ca. 2 hectares Ca. 8 hectares The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Tel Burna = Biblical Libnah? Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it (Josh. 10: 29) In the western foothills: …Libnah, Ether, Ashan… (Josh. 15: 33-42) So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah (Josh. 21: 13) The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah. Libnah revolted at the same time (2 Kgs. 8: 22) Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah (2 Kgs. 23: 31) Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah (2 Kgs. 24: 18) The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Area B Summit Center Eastern Section The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Area B – LB IIB The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Noses The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Iron Age IIB The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Stamped LMLK Handle The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Fortifications The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Fortifications

The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Iron Age IIA The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

Fortifications The Tel Burna Archaeological Project

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