From Christianity to Islam in the Negev
The article focuses on excavations near Rahat in the Negev Desert, revealing a transition from the Byzantine to Islamic periods in the southern Levant, with the discovery of a luxurious estate and an early rural mosque that exemplify the rapid shift from Christianity to Islam in the region.
| Published in: | Biblical archaeology review |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
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2023
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| In: |
Biblical archaeology review
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| Further subjects: | B
Mosques
B EXCAVATION B Negev (Israel) |
| Summary: | The article focuses on excavations near Rahat in the Negev Desert, revealing a transition from the Byzantine to Islamic periods in the southern Levant, with the discovery of a luxurious estate and an early rural mosque that exemplify the rapid shift from Christianity to Islam in the region. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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