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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: The entrance to the Governor's House is located in the upper right-hand corner. There is a drainage ditch in the middle of the floor, which appears to have channeled water from the higher levels of the house to a cistern. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: This replica of an altar, constructed of hewn stone, may be similar to the altar built by Isaac at Beersheba (Gen 26:25). Later, God instructed the Israelites to build altars of unhewn stones (Exod 20:25). |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: Acacia trees are common in Israel and thrive in the arid climate. Acacia wood was used extensively in building the Tabernacle. The ark of the covenant, the poles to carry the ark, the table, the frames for the Tabernacle walls, the frames for the curtains |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: This photograph gives a perspective on the size of the ancient city of Tel Sheva. It includes the majority of the remaining structures. The total size of the city was only 3 acres. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: This photograph encompasses most of the ancient Tel. This should provide an accurate perspective on the size of the city. The Governor's House is seen at the top left. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: These are the remains from an Iron Age community which was found in the first layer of the Tel Sheva excavation. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: The 'high place' like this one at Tel Sheva was considered to be a sacred place where the gods were worshipped. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: The drainage ditch in the floor most likely directed rain water from the roof to the outside or into a cistern for storage. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: The presence of stairs in the Governor's House is evidence that a second floor existed. In contrast to the common four-room house, this house was of grand scale. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: Well at the main gate at Tel Beersheba. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: The wadi runs from left to right. In ancient times, water would run from Hebron south to Beersheba through this wadi. This landscape is typical of the Negev. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: Hagar and Ishmael wandered in this desert after being sent away by Sarah. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: Herding remains a common occupation within the Negev region as in Biblical times. Here, the camels and sheep of the Bedouin people graze alongside the road in the Negev. |
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Location: Tel Beersheba Description: Camels are a common sight in the Negev. As he was meditating in a field just outside of Beersheba, Isaac looked up and saw Rebekah, his bride-to-be, approaching on camels (Gen 24:61-67). |
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