The Shephelah (Biblical Hebrew: הַשְּפֵלָה, romanized: hašŠəp̄ēlā, lit. 'the Lowlands') or Shfela (Modern Hebrew: הַשְּׁפֵלָה, romanized: haŠfelá), or...
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Sokho (redirect from Socoh (Shephelah))
Michael G.; Garfinkel, Yosef; Weiss, Shifra (2017). Socoh of the Judean Shephelah: The 2010 Survey. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns Inc. ISBN 9781575067667...
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and shrubland-covered mountains gently sloping towards the hills of the Shephelah in the west, to the dry and arid landscapes of the Judaean Desert descending...
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ʾAyyālōn), also written Aijalon and Ajalon, is a valley in the lowland of the Shephelah in Israel. The Ayalon Valley has been an important route connecting the...
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steep decline in both economy and population and lost the Negev, the Shephelah, and part of the Judean hill country, including Hebron, to encroachments...
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ISBN 978-0-567-66903-2. Débora Sandhaus (2021). "Settlements and Borders in the Shephelah from the Fourth to the First Centuries BCE". In Andrea M. Berlin, Paul...
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mid-10th century BCE, the spread of the alphabet was restricted to the Shephelah. From the mid-10th to early 9th century BCE, the alphabet transitioned...
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Be'er Ya'akov, while shrapnel was also reported to have landed in the Shephelah and Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut. Later that day, a UAV launched by the group...
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floor at Zorah Shown within Israel Alternative name Sarea Location Region Shephelah Coordinates 31°46′30″N 34°59′07″E / 31.775086°N 34.98535°E / 31.775086;...
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southern portion of the land, which was highly suitable for pasture. The Shephelah (Hebrew: lowland) – the coastal region, between the highlands and the...
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with its capital in Jerusalem, controlled the Judaean Mountains, the Shephelah, the Judaean Desert and parts of the Negev. After the fall of Israel,...
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et al. "An Abecedary of the Mid-Tenth Century B.C.E. from the Judaean Shephelah." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 344, 2006...
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List of forests in Israel (section Shephelah)
The forests of contemporary Israel are mainly the result of a massive afforestation campaign by the Jewish National Fund (JNF). This article is a list...
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Identification of Biblical Achzib at Khirbet ʿĒn el-Kizbe in the Judean Shephelah, and the Origins of Shimon Bar Kokhba". In Maeir, Aren M.; Magness, Jodi;...
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Bar Kokhba hiding complexes (section Shephelah)
identified in over 100 settlements across Judea, mainly concentrated in the Shephelah, Hebron Hills, and Beit El Mountains, with fewer in Galilee. Most of these...
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having occurred between the Israelites and the Philistines: The Battle of Shephelah Israelites defeated at the Battle of Aphek, Philistines capture the Ark...
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capital always in Jerusalem, controlling the Judaean Mountains, most of the Shephelah and the Beersheba valley in the northern Negev. In 854 BCE, according...
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Place names of Palestine (section Shephelah)
Many place names in Palestine were Arabized forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used in biblical times or later Aramaic formations. Most...
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along the frontier of the two satrapies. Spanning most of Judea—from the Shephelah in the west to the Dead Sea in the east—it was one of several Persian...
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25°43′07″N 32°39′27″E / 25.71874°N 32.6574°E / 25.71874; 32.6574 The Bubastite Portal gate is located in Karnak, within the Precinct of Amun-Re temple...
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is unknown). These jars were all manufactured in a single site in the Shephelah, possibly at Lachish, under the authority of the king (alluded to in 1...
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74111°E / 31.83028; 34.74111 Country Israel District Central Council Gederot Region Shephelah Founded 1954 Founded by Iranian Jews Population (2022) 586...
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Gunnar, "The United Monarchy in the Countryside: Jerusalem, Judah, and the Shephelah during the Tenth Century BCE", in Vaughn Andrew G. and Killebrew, Ann...
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high places a quid pro quo for this. Apparent devastation of the fertile Shephelah, coupled with growth of the population of the highlands and the southeast...
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desirous of life) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2022...
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in Joshua 15:30, is listed among locations belonging to Judah in the Shephelah. Adria, mentioned in Acts 27:27, is a term used for "the division of the...
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town was located in the lowland hills of Judah, otherwise known as the Shephelah, but its precise location is unknown. The toponym Bozkath is derived from...
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Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west. The city had a population...
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thousand troops. This kingdom would have included parts of the lowlands (the Shephelah), the Jezreel plain, lower Galilee and parts of the Transjordan. Ahab's...
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(under the West Bank Division), Jerusalem, the Sharon, Gush Dan, and the Shephelah. The commander of the central command is the one who is authorized to...
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