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City of Gibeon —

A quick look at the history and archaeology of this renowned Canaanite city.

City of Gibeon —

A quick look at the history and archaeology of this renowned Canaanite city.

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The city of Gibeon appears on the pages of the Bible during the conquest of Canaan. In Joshua 9, the city saw the proverbial writing on the wall. Large, fortified cities had fallen to the Israelites and Gibeon knew they would, too. The other cities of Canaan made alliances and
Woman of the Palace —

How high ranking royal women may have influenced the rebuilding of Jerusalem

Woman of the Palace —

How high ranking royal women may have influenced the rebuilding of Jerusalem

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Just as God elevated the jewess Esther to a position of great power and authority in the foreign land of Persia, so too would He elevate Nehemiah. And the rising up of both individuals was for similar purpose: to help secure the future of the Israelites. While Esther became Queen
Nehemiah’s Wall —

Unearthing archaeological evidence for the ancient wall of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah’s Wall —

Unearthing archaeological evidence for the ancient wall of Jerusalem.

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The book of Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s city wall in about 445BC. By this time, exiles who were taken at the time of the Babylonian conquest had already been allowed to return to their homeland, and the ones that did had already rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. All