The land of the Bible
a historical geography
2d ed., rev. and enl.
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Author
Publication
1979 - Westminster Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
120,250 words, Guess
Page Count
481 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL4099771M
- Internet Archivelandofbiblehisto0000ahar
- ISBN-100664242669
- ISBN-139780664242664
- Goodreads1377332
Classifications
- DDC221.9/1
- LCCBS630 .A4213 1979
Description
Here, assembled for the first time between two covers, are all available records and geographical descriptions of Palestine in the Canaanite and Israelite periods. The Hebrew (Biblical and extra-Biblical), Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian and other sources are described and critically evaluated in the light of archaeology, and with a view to summarizing the vast amount of literature up to now scattered among numerous books and journals.
First Sentence
The history of any land and people is influenced to a considerable degree by their geographical environment.
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