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Some Early Israelite Cities in the Setting of Later Towns and Their Stories

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Capernaum, a favorite place for Jesus to visit and rest. Nazareth - where Jesus grew up working with Joseph in his wood shop. Bethulia - the town in which Judith stayed. Khirbet el-Marjameh may be the location of Baal Perazim (2.Sam. 5:20). Amihai Mazar, Three Israelite Sites in the Hills of Judah and Ephraim in BA, Summer, 1982, p. 167-178. Red dotted cities: fortified cities from 2.Chronicles 11:5-10. Blue dotted cities, other fortified cities. [`BASOR', Feb '86, p. 9.]

Location Information Tel Batash is located just NE of Ekron. Ruqeish is located just south of Gaza and west of Tell Jemmeh closer to the coast. [BAR, Nov 2000, p. 47] Crawl out of this tomb Submenu Maps Menu