Excavations near Nahmanides Cave in Jerusalem and the question of the identification of biblical Nob
This article presents a salvage excavation undertaken in 2001 near Nahmanides Cave, in the upper section of Kidron Valley, Jerusalem. Segments of open limestone quarries from the second–first centuries BCE were uncovered. The quarries were covered in antiquity by an earth fill, containing large quan...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Israel exploration journal
Year: 2012, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-70 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HH Archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Archaeology B Iron age B Jerusalem B Hellenism B Ceramics B Sanctuary |
| Summary: | This article presents a salvage excavation undertaken in 2001 near Nahmanides Cave, in the upper section of Kidron Valley, Jerusalem. Segments of open limestone quarries from the second–first centuries BCE were uncovered. The quarries were covered in antiquity by an earth fill, containing large quantities of pottery from the end of the Iron Age (seventh–sixth centuries BCE). The fill may have been brought here from a nearby settlement, the stones of which were dismantled and reused. The article discusses the possibility of the identification of this settlement — which no longer exists — as biblical Nob, located north of Jerusalem. |
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| ISSN: | 0021-2059 |
| Contains: | In: Israel exploration journal
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