Hazor
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Hazor was an important ancient Canaanite city-state in northern Israel, known as one of the largest and most influential urban centers in the Levant during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canaanite city-state
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UNESCO World Heritage Site → ancient city → archaeological site → |
| area |
approximately 200 hectares at its maximum extent
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| biblicalDescription |
head of all those kingdoms (Joshua 11:10)
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| country |
Israel
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| culture |
Canaanite
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Israelite → |
| destroyedBy |
fire in the 13th century BCE
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| destroyedIn |
Late Bronze Age destruction layer
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| elevation |
approximately 210 meters above sea level
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| excavatedBy |
Amnon Ben-Tor
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Yigael Yadin → |
| excavationResumed |
1990
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| excavationStart |
1955
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| hasFeature |
Canaanite temple complexes
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casemate wall fortifications → large water shaft and tunnel system → royal palace with basalt orthostats → six-chambered gate from Iron Age → |
| hasPart |
Lower City of Hazor
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Tel Hazor → Upper City of Hazor → |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest Bronze Age cities in the Levant
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cuneiform tablet archive fragments → massive fortifications → monumental Canaanite palace → water system → |
| languageEvidence |
Akkadian cuneiform tablets
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| locatedIn |
Levant
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Upper Galilee → northern Israel → |
| managedBy |
Israel Nature and Parks Authority
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| mentionedIn |
Book of 1 Kings
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Book of Joshua → Book of Judges → Hebrew Bible → |
| near |
Hula Valley
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modern town of Rosh Pinna → |
| partOf |
Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
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| period |
Iron Age I
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Iron Age II → Late Bronze Age → Middle Bronze Age → |
| reoccupiedIn |
Iron Age I
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| tradeConnections |
Egypt
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Mesopotamia → Syria → |
| UNESCOSiteId |
1108
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince |
2005
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Hazor
("Tel Hazor")
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Hazor ("Lower City of Hazor") → Hazor ("Upper City of Hazor") → |
hasPart |
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Ancient Israel
("Tel Hazor")
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archaeologicalSite |
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Tribe of Naftali
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associatedWithCity |
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Canaan
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majorCity |
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Canaanites
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notableCity |