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Tel Arad

Tel Arad is an archaeological mound in the eastern Negev, with an Early Bronze Age city at its base and an Iron Age Israelite fortress and temple above. Discussed here as part of a post on the archaeology of the biblical Negev.

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Sunset over the ruins of the Israelite fortress at Tel Arad
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Archaeology of the Biblical Negev

A field-trip day through the biblical Negev — the Joe Alon Centre for Bedouin culture, then south to the UNESCO-listed Tel Beer Sheva and the early-Canaanite ruins of Tel Arad.

Jan 2013 · 4 minute read
Learning about Bedouin culture at the Joe Alon Centre Descending into the vast water system at Tel Beer Sheva Remains of a late Canaanite period 'Arad House' at Tel Arad The original altar in the temple at the Israelite fortress in Tel Arad Sunset over the ruins of the Israelite fortress at Tel Arad
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