ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LAND OF THE BIBLE; Volume II. The Assyrian, Babylonian, And Persian Periods (732~332 B.C.E.)

Stern, Ephraim

ISBN 10: 0385424507 / ISBN 13: 9780385424509

Published by March 2001.Doubleday / Random House / Anchor Bible Reference Library, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LAND OF THE BIBLE; Volume II. The Assyrian, Babylonian, And Persian Periods (732~332 B.C.E.)
• Publisher: March 2001.Doubleday / Random House / Anchor Bible Reference Library
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385424507
• ISBN 13: 9780385424509
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • ancient history
  • biblical studies
  • archaeology

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Synopsis

Summarizing the latest archaeological research from the territories mentioned in the Bible, this revealing book sheds light on the empires, peoples, and cultures that have contributed to this great story. 10,000 first printing.

About the Author

Ephraim Stern, one of the leading archaeologists in Israel, is a professor at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Over the past forty-five years he has been working in some of the most important excavations in Israel, such as Hazor, Masada, En Gedi, and Beer-Sheba, and served as director of many others, including the major twenty seasons dig at Tel Dor.