The Geopolitical History of Philistine Gath
The identification of Philistine Gath with Tell eṣ-Ṣafi has met with widespread, though not complete, acceptance. The present study argues for using historical geography not only to identify the site but also to reconstruct the socioenvironmental context and geopolitical history. In the present case...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1998
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1998, Volume: 309, Pages: 69-77 |
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| Summary: | The identification of Philistine Gath with Tell eṣ-Ṣafi has met with widespread, though not complete, acceptance. The present study argues for using historical geography not only to identify the site but also to reconstruct the socioenvironmental context and geopolitical history. In the present case, Tell eṣ-Safi's history is shaped by its position along the international highway, by its location on the fertile Philistine Alluvial Basin, and by its junction with an important local route leading into the hill country and Jerusalem. These factors confirm its identification with Gath while at the same time illuminating the geopolitical interaction between the coastal plain and the hill country in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357604 |