Shechem. The biography of a Biblical city
1964, First Edition. London : Gerald Duckworth & Co. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #236082
Physical description; xviii, 270 p., [78] p. of plates : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Locating an ancient city -- Shechem, "The uncrowned queen of Palestine" -- The first excavations of Shechem -- The Drew-McCormick expedition -- The fortification of the city -- The temple of El-berith -- The courtyard temples -- The sacred area of Shechem in early biblical tradition -- Israelite Shechem -- The Samaritans at Shechem. Subjects; Bible - Antiquities. Archaeology - Palestine. Palestine - Antiquities. Shechem (Extinct city). West Bank - Antiquities. Shechem (Israel) - Antiquities. Israel - Antiquities. Nablus - History. Shechem (Extinct city) - Antiquities. Nablus, Palestine. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
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