Including Tel Gerisa and Tell Qasile

Including Tel Gerisa and Tell Qasile
Joppa—Tel Aviv This presentation begins with the ancient port city of Joppa, continues with some aerial views of Tel Aviv, and concludes with Tel Gerisa and Tell Qasile. The Pictorial Library of Bible Lands provides PowerPoint files in addition to individual jpg images. The PowerPoint files are organized in logical sequence and may provide a quicker option for copying slides into other presentations. The PowerPoint files also include annotations about the sites and images that are not available elsewhere. The images in the PowerPoints are approximately 1024x768 pixels, the maximum size displayed by many projectors. Users will particularly benefit from accessing the individual higher-resolution jpg images if (1) they have a projection system higher than 1024x768; (2) they want to zoom in on a particular portion of an image; or (3) they want to crop, edit, adapt, or print an image. Including Tel Gerisa and Tell Qasile

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Tel Aviv aerial from southwest
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Joppa and Tel Aviv aerial from south
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Jaffa and Tel Aviv aerial from southwest
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Joppa and Tel Aviv aerial from southwest
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Joppa aerial from west Modern Jaffa
Jaffa is the modern name for the biblical city of Joppa, located about 30 miles (48 km) south of Caesarea. The modern population of Jaffa is about 60,000. A small mosque in the little alley close to the lighthouse was built on the traditional site of the House of Simon the Tanner. The Jaffa clock tower was built in 1906, when the Ottoman Empire ruled Palestine. The Jaffa municipality carried out major renovation work on the city in the 1960s. Neve Tzedek (1887) and Neve Shalom (1891) were the first two exclusively Jewish suburbs of Jaffa. After the Arab Riots of 1921, much of Jaffa’s Jewish population moved north to expand the city of Tel Aviv. Today Jaffa has a Jewish majority (mostly from North African and other Middle Eastern countries), with a sizeable Arab Christian and Muslim population. tb

Joppa aerial from west garden with excavations St. Peter’s Church
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Joppa aerial from west History of Joppa/Jaffa
The name Joppa appears for the first time in the list of cities that Thutmose III captured (c BC). At the time of the Amarna letters it was a city under Egyptian control. Cedars were floated to Joppa from Phoenicia, and then dragged up to Jerusalem for the construction of Solomon’s Temple (2 Chr 2:16; cf. Ezra 3:7). Jonah sailed for Tarshish from Joppa (Jonah 1:3). The legend of Andromeda being bound to the rock was first associated with Joppa by Strabo (1st century AD). Peter came to Joppa from Lydda to raise Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead (Acts 9:36-42). Peter stayed at the house of Simon the Tanner while he was in Joppa. While Peter was praying on the roof, he had a vision of a large sheet filled with animals being lowered from heaven (Acts 9:43-10:23). Joppa became an important port city, and the principal port of entry, after the deterioration of Caesarea. It was from this location that Jewish and Christian pilgrims would disembark on their way to Jerusalem. Joppa was leveled by Napoleon in 1799, but was later rebuilt by the Turks. tb

Joppa aerial from southwest
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Joppa aerial from west tb

garden with excavations
Joppa aerial from west garden with excavations St. Peter’s Church Andromeda’s Rock tb harbor

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Joppa aerial from southwest
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Joppa entrance with clock tower
The clock tower of Jaffa is a landmark on the northern entrance to the city. Constructed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the rule of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (ruled ), the tower was built between 1900 and More than 100 clock towers were erected around the Ottoman empire for this occasion, including one above the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem. tb

Joppa clock tower The clock tower is built of limestone and has two clocks. tb

Joppa fortifications and police station
According to a sign displayed at the site, “The police station was built at the end of the 19th century by the Ottomans as a police station and Turkish jail on the site where the north-eastern bastion of the walled city stood. From this point, the city wall continues to the tower, where it joins the sea wall.” tb

Joppa ocean view with minaret
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Joppa Andromeda's Rocks
One of the rocky outcroppings off the shore of Jaffa is identified as Andromeda’s Rock. According to Greek mythology, the king of Joppa had his daughter Andromeda chained naked to this rock to appease the sea god Poseidon. Perseus was returning from slaying Medusa when he saw Andromeda, slew the sea monster sent by Poseidon, set the princess free and married her. The attachment of this legend to the rock at Jaffa is first known from the writings of Strabo (c. AD 19). adr

Joppa Andromeda's Rock from southeast
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Joppa harbor and Andromeda's Rock from east
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Joppa harbor with Andromeda rock
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Joppa St Peter's Church from southeast
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Joppa St Peter's Church before restoration
The Church of St. Peter marks the traditional site of Peter’s vision of the great sheet (Acts 10:9-23). kg Joppa St Peter's Church before restoration

Joppa St Peter's Church The Church of St. Peter and an inn for pilgrims was built in the 16th century over the ruins of an earlier church. The present church was completed in 1894. tb

Joppa St Peter's Church Unlike most churches that face east, St. Peter’s Church faces west, towards the sea where Peter allegedly saw the vision of the sheet. The church also faces west towards Rome, where Catholic tradition identifies him as the first Pope. tb

Joppa St Peter's Church interior
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Joppa from north with sunset over Mediterranean
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Joppa St Peter's Church and shoreline
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Jaffa has one of the oldest functioning harbors in the world
Jaffa has one of the oldest functioning harbors in the world. Today, it harbors only small fishing boats. The main ports of Israel are at Haifa, Ashdod, and Eilat. kg Joppa harbor

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Jesus Christ doorway in Joppa
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Joppa House of Simon the Tanner
Luke records the vision that the apostle Peter had while staying at the house of Simon the Tanner. The vision convinced Peter that he was free from the dietary restrictions of the Mosaic Covenant and by extension that he was free to associate with Gentiles. This prepared him for his visit to the home of the Roman centurion Cornelius in the city of Caesarea (Acts 10). tb

Joppa House of Simon the Tanner
This building in the heart of Jaffa lays claim to being the home of Simon the Tanner, where Peter stayed and had his vision. Today the home is inhabited by an Armenian family who show tourists the traditional well and rooftop, along with a splendid view of the Jaffa harbor. tb

Joppa House of Simon the Tanner with owner
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Joppa House of Simon the Tanner entrance
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Joppa sculpture of Jonah's fish
This sculpture brings to mind the story of Jonah and his deliverance from the sea by means of a fish appointed by the Lord. tb

Joppa Zodiac Fountain A salvage excavation at this location in 2010 identified remains from the Ottoman period, including buildings, a paved courtyard, and a cistern with associated water channels. The excavations may support the legend that an ancient wishing well was located here. According to the legend, a person casting a coin into the well would receive his wish immediately. adr

Napoleon statue in Joppa
Napoleon’s army conquered Jaffa in 1799. tb

Joppa Statue of Faith The Statue of Faith depicts three scenes. The scene on the top depicts Joshua’s conquest of Jericho. The scene on the left shows Jacob’s dream. The scene on the right depicts the sacrifice of Isaac. adr

Arab Hebrew Theater of Joppa
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Joppa Old Saraya and Soap Factory
The Old Saraya and Soap Factory was constructed in the early 1800s as a palace for the Ottoman governor, Mohammed Agha (aka Abu Nabbut). It also served as the city post office and jail before it was converted to a soap factory at the end of the 19th century. adr

Joppa view of tell from northwest
Joppa served as an Egyptian port, garrison, and administrative center during Egypt’s 18th and 19th dynasties, ca BC. adr

Joppa Area A excavations
History of Excavations P. L. O. Guy conducted excavations in for the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums. The University of Leeds excavated in 1952 under the direction of J. Bowman and B. S. J. Isserlin. The first long-term excavations were carried out by Jacob Kaplan from 1955 to The results of his work are only now beginning to be published by the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project. Etty Brand conducted salvage excavations in 1992. Zeev Herzog, under the auspices of Tel Aviv University, excavated in 1997 and 1999. Aaron Burke and Martin Peilstöcker are conducting excavations ( and 2011-present) as part of the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project. adr

Joppa Egyptian monumental gates in Area A, 14th and 13th centuries BC
In Area A, a series of large Egyptian gate complexes have been unearthed. The earliest Egyptian gate in Canaan excavated thus far is at Joppa and dates to the end of the Late Bronze I period, ca BC. The complex consisted of two rectangular mudbrick towers with a passageway between them. Egyptian pottery was found in the destruction layer, and the dimensions and construction methods of the gate complex are similar only to other Egyptian sites. The current excavators have suggested that Joppa was an Egyptian site captured by Canaanite insurgents, to be retaken by Thutmose III and later again by Amenhotep II, as recorded in their annals. After its destruction, the gate complex was repaired and rebuilt in the 14th century BC, during the Amarna period. There was evidence of a major destruction such as burnt wooden beams and courses of mudbrick from a collapsed tower. Scarabs of Amenhotep III were discovered in the destruction layer. adr

Joppa monumental gate of Ramesses II reconstruction, 13th c BC
Kaplan discovered several fragments of a gate façade in secondary use that were inscribed with the royal titles of Ramesses II. A reconstruction of the gate stands on the site, while the original fragments are on display in the Old Jaffa Museum of Antiquities. adr

Joppa monumental gate of Ramesses II reconstruction, 13th c BC
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Joppa Egyptian Late Bronze fortress, 13th c BC
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Joppa Egyptian monumental gates in Area A, 14th and 13th centuries BC
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Joppa Area A excavations of 14th c BC gate destruction
Although the gate complex was destroyed, there was apparently no gap in occupation at the site. The gate and towers were immediately rebuilt using the same dimensions as the previous ones. This gate complex was later refurbished by Ramesses II and given the façade which has been reconstructed for visitors today. The evidence is not clear for how or when this gate was destroyed, but fragments of Ramesses II’s façade were found in reuse in the gate rebuilt by Merneptah. The gate complex of Merneptah came to an end in fiery destruction. adr

Joppa Area A southern area with Canaanite Lion Temple, 14th c BC
The Lion Temple is so-named because of the discovery of a lion’s skull found on the temple’s floor. Kaplan also referred to it as the “Pre-Philistine Temple.” adr

Canaanite Lion Temple Kaplan’s excavations revealed a long hall with an entrance on the north, and a plastered floor with two column bases. The hall measured 14.4 feet by 19 feet (4.4 m x 5.8 m). Kaplan identified the hall as a temple, and dated it from the end of Late Bronze II to the Iron I period (end of the 13th to the beginning of the 12th centuries BC). Burke and Lords believe the temple is Iron I in date, but Herzog argues that it dates to Late Bronze IIA (the Amarna period). adr

Excavations under Zeev Herzog beginning in 1997 re-exposed a large mudbrick wall belong to an Egyptian fortress dating to the Late Bronze period. The wall measures up to 10 feet (3.2 m) wide. tb

Joppa Area A Canaanite Lion Temple, 14th c BC
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Near the center of the photograph, one of the two column bases from the Canaanite Lion Temple is visible. Behind it is a massive brick wall which dates to the Late Bronze IIB and was apparently part of the citadel wall. Kaplan associated this wall with the Lion Temple, which he dated from the end of Late Bronze II to Iron I. According to Herzog, however, the brick wall “was clearly constructed above the wall of the hall [Lion Temple] and had even destroyed part of it.” In addition, a scarab of the Egyptian queen Tiy, wife of Amenhotep III, was discovered on the floor of the temple. Thus, Herzog argues that the massive brick wall should be dated later than the Lion Temple. He dates the wall to Late Bronze IIB, and thus the Lion Temple to Late Bronze IIA, the Amarna period (2008: ). Burke and Lords, however, suggest the temple is likely Iron I (2010: 3). adr

Joppa Area A Canaanite Lion Temple, 14th c BC
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Joppa Area A southern area brick walls next to Canaanite Lion Temple
This massive brick wall was excavated by Kaplan and associated with the Lion Temple. The wall may have formed part of Joppa’s citadel defenses. Herzog dates the wall to Late Bronze IIB (end of the 13th century BC). The wall is 10.5 feet wide (3.2 m) and was constructed of dark gray, rectangular bricks. adr

Joppa Area A brick walls
“The Capture of Joppa” Papyrus Harris 500 dates either to the reign of Seti I or to the first half of Ramesses II’s reign. The papyrus contains a tale known as “The Capture of Joppa” along with another tale and a series of love poems. “The Capture of Joppa” purports to describe how the city of Joppa was captured during the reign of Thutmose III by one of the pharaoh’s generals, Djehuty. Under the ruse of surrendering to the wife of Joppa’s ruler, Djehuty arranged to deliver 200 baskets as tribute. But the baskets actually concealed 200 soldiers and were carried by an additional 500 soldiers into the city. “And the defenses of the city were opened up for the arrival of the soldiers, and they entered the town [and] released their companions. And they captured [the] townspeople, both young and old, and put them in rope-bonds and manacles straightaway” (Wente in Simpson 2003: 74). The historicity of this tale is disputed. Redford asserts it is “pure folklore” but Burke and Lords (2010: 11) think it may preserve some historical memory. adr

Joppa ancient ruins in visitor's center
The visitor’s center is built above ruins that date to the 3rd century BC. tb

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A Jewish house excavated in this area was apparently destroyed during the First Jewish Revolt (ca. AD 70). tb

Tel Aviv shoreline view north from Joppa
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Tel Aviv with Napoleon's cannons
These cannons were brought by Napoleon’s army when he captured Jaffa on March 7, 1799. tb

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Tel Aviv mosque near Dan Panorama
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Joppa fountain of Abu Nabut, Talitha’s Well
Erected in 1820, this drinking fountain (sabil) was named for Abu Nabut, the governor of Jaffa. In the 19th century, it was known popularly as the “Tomb of Tabitha,” (thus Picturesque Palestine) or the well of Tabitha. The story of Peter’s raising of Tabitha in Joppa is told in Acts 9:36-43. tb

Tel Aviv aerial from southwest
Tel Aviv means “the Hill of Spring.” It is not to be identified with a settlement of the same name that existed in Babylon during the Exile (Ezek 3:15). Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 by a small group of Jewish families who immigrated from Jaffa. They parceled out the land and named it Ahuzat Bayit (Housing Estate). A year later it was renamed Tel Aviv, after the imaginary town Theodore Herzl had envisioned in his utopian novel Altneuland (Old-New-Land). The town developed in the 1920s and 30s to become the largest Jewish town in Palestine. Tel Aviv and Jaffa became one municipality in 1949, forming the largest metropolitan area in Israel. The city is constantly spreading northward. The city area has more than doubled since 1948. The original nucleus of Tel Aviv was the Herzlia Gymnasium, a museum of art which was first housed in the mayor’s residence. The main street, Allenby Road, is lined with the major banks, commercial buildings, and the Great Synagogue. There are more than 400 synagogues in the municipal area. Tel Aviv’s apparently haphazard street layout was carefully planned following the 19th-century English “garden suburb” scheme. tbs

Tel Aviv beach aerial cd

Tel Aviv aerial from west
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Tel Aviv aerial from west
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Tel Aviv skyscrapers aerial from southwest
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Tel Aviv and Yarkon River aerial from west
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Tel Aviv and Yarkon River aerial from west
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Yarkon River The Yarkon River drains the southern Sharon Plain of the waters that come from the hills of Ephraim and the large springs at Aphek. Until recent times, the Yarkon River was marshy and impassable and thus most traffic was forced inland to Aphek. Today most of the water from the springs at Aphek is pumped out into the National Water Carrier of Israel. tb

Tel Gerisa from east Tel Gerisa sits next to the Yarkon River, at the end of the portion which was once navigable. Until the construction of the modern port at Jaffa, dozens of fishing and trading vessels docked daily at Tel Gerisa (Tell Jerishe). tb

Tel Gerisa from southeast
The tell was initially excavated by Eliezer Sukenik for five seasons between 1927 and Shulamit Geva directed excavations in 1976, and from 1981 to 1983 the site was excavated by Tel Aviv University under the leadership of Zeev Herzog. tb

Tel Gerisa from south The site was occupied in the Early Bronze Age III, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, and Iron Age I. The last inhabitation of the site was in the 10th century AD. Evidence of Philistine occupation during the Iron I period was revealed, with many similarities to the Philistine presence at nearby Tell Qasile. Excavators surmise that Tel Gerisa was a daughter village of Tell Qasile. tb

Tell Qasile from southeast
Located within modern Tel Aviv, Tell Qasile sits about 500 feet (150 m) north of the Yarkon River and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of its mouth. The site undoubtedly controlled an inland port that served the region throughout antiquity. Mazar suggests that the cedars imported for Solomon’s temple may have been floated down from Lebanon and then up the Yarkon River and unloaded at or near Tell Qasile (Mazar 1993: 1204). tb

Tell Qasile residential and industrial quarter, 11th-10th c BC
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Tell Qasile public building
Tell Qasile was excavated by Benjamin Mazar from 1948 to 1950 and by his nephew Amihai Mazar from 1971 to 1974 and again from 1982 to Twelve strata were identified, including three from the Iron IB, three from the Iron II, and others from the Persian to Early Arab periods. tb

Tell Qasile four-room house
A residential quarter was excavated from the end of the Iron IB period (end of 10th century). tb

Tell Qasile four-room house
Wooden pillars were apparently placed on top of the stone slabs in order to support the roof, a style typical of houses from the Iron Age. tb

Tell Qasile house and workshop, 11th-10th c BC
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Tell Qasile house with silo in courtyard
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Tell Qasile Roman period pottery kiln
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Tell Qasile temples, 12th-11th c BC
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Tell Qasile Philistine temple excavations
The first Philistine cultic center discovered archaeologically was this one at Tell Qasile. Here three successive temples were built spanning 150 years (strata XII-X, late 12th to early 10th centuries). The earliest temple (stratum XII) was a small brick building with a single hall entered from the east. A raised platform was located opposite the entrance and possibly served as a podium for a statue of the deity (cf. 1 Sam 5), and benches for offerings lined the walls. East of the temple archaeologists found layers of ash in the courtyard, indicating sacrificial activity (Mazar 1992: 275). tb

In the second phase (stratum XI), the brick structure was replaced by a slightly larger stone building, and the entrance was moved to the northeastern corner. West of this main temple was a secondary shrine, consisting of a small room with a bent axis entrance. Benches lined its walls and a raised platform was located in the corner. This may have served as the temple of a secondary deity, possibly the “spouse” of the main god. The practice of a second minor shrine near the main temple was unknown in Canaanite architecture but was not uncommon in Cyprus and the Aegean during the 13th and 12th centuries. Later, a “favissa” was dug in the courtyard and contained ritual objects, pottery, and animal bones (Mazar 1992: 275). tb

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The third temple (stratum X) was rebuilt using three older exterior walls. The floor level was raised and an entrance chamber was added to create a bent-axis approach. Benches lined the walls, and there was a raised platform behind which was a treasury room. In the main hall two cedar pillars with well-worked cylindrical limestone bases supported the ceiling. The courtyard was enclosed by stone walls and contained a square sacrificial altar. The small shrine to the west continued in use, now with its own courtyard (Mazar 1992: ). tb

Tell Qasile temples, 12th-11th c BC
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Tell Qasile temples, 12th-11th c BC, Samson reenactment
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Though belonging to the same culture and built within a time span of 150 years, these three temples are different in plan, indicating that the Philistines did not have an established tradition of religious architecture (Mazar 1992: 276). tb

Tell Qasile reconstructed four-room house
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Tel Aviv sunset over Mediterranean
tb Helpful Sources on Joppa and Tel Aviv Burke, Aaron A. and Krystal V. Lords. 2010 Egyptians in Jaffa: A Portrait of Egyptian Presence in Jaffa during the Late Bronze Age. Near Eastern Archaeology 73/1: 2-30. Herzog, Zeev. 1993 Gerisa, Tel. Pp in The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, vol. 2. Ed. E. Stern. New York: Simon & Schuster. 2008 Jaffa. Pp in The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, vol. 5. Ed. E. Stern. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society; Washington, DC: Biblical Archaeological Society. Kaplan, Jacob and Haya Ritter-Kaplan. 1993 Jaffa. Pp in The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, vol. 2. Ed. E. Stern. New York: Simon & Schuster. Mazar, Amihai. 1992 The Iron Age I. Pp in The Archaeology of Ancient Israel, ed. A. Ben-Tor. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 1993 Qasile, Tell. Pp in The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, vol. 4. Ed. E. Stern. New York: Simon & Schuster. Simpson, William Kelly, ed. 2003 The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry. 3rd ed. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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