New site added in Judea Region: Kh. Dir Baal.
Ruins of a Persian period fortress in the city of Beitar Illit.
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Category Archives: New site
New: Mt. Eldad fort
A new page was added in the Negev area:
Ruins of a Israelite period desert fortress on the bank of Nahal Zin, near Mt. Eldad
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New: H. Shfanim
A new site was added in the Beit Jann page: Horvat Shfanim (Kh. Shufnin): Ruins of the large fortified Bronze and Iron age village are located on a hill, 0.5KM east of Beit Jann. It may have been the Biblical village of “Beth-Dagon” of the Galilee.
More Jordan Valley sites
Four new sites were added, as part of BibleWalks survey of the Jordan valley:
Tels Eshtori, Nimrod, Midrash, Zofim – Bronze/Iron age sites in the Jordan valley, on the route from Beit Shean to the Jordan river crossing at Sheikh Hussein.
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2 Sites in Jordan valley
Two new sites added, as part of BibleWalks survey of the Jordan valley:
Tel Malqet and Tel Ro’eh
Two Bronze/Iron age sites in the Jordan valley, on the route from Rechov to the Jordan river crossings.
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3 sites in Jordan valley
Three new sites added, as part of BibleWalks survey of the Jordan valley:
Tel Zemed, Tel Saharon and Tel Malluah.
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New – Tel Tsaf and Gamma
A new page was added in the Jordan valley area:
Tel Tsaf and Tel Gamma – prehistoric sites near an ancient crossing of the Jordan river.
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New site: Horvat Menorah
A new site was added in the Jordan valley area: Ruins of a multi-period site north west of Tirat Zvi, with a mosaic floor decorated with a Menorah and Shofar.
Nearby are additional sites – Tels Zofarim and Shkafim.
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New page: Archaeological survey
A new page was added in the Jordan Valley area:
The overview page provides a list of the sites included in the BibleWalks archaeological survey of the Jordan Valley and its surrounding vicinity.
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New Site – Harod Spring
A new site added in the Jezreel valley region: Harod Spring
A spring, park and historic site on the foothills of Mt. Gilboa. (Judges 7:1): “Gideon… pitched beside the well of Harod”.
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