Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Walter R. Mattfeld" <mattfeld12 AT charter.net>]

Yigal wrote :
"Actually, both have settlements going back at least to the Middle Bronze
Age. The name Beth Horon is assumed to be Canaanite (that is,
pre-Israelite), although I don't think that it is unambiguously attested in
Bronze Age documents."


Dear Yigal,

According to Peterson surface surveys indicate Upper Beth-horon (Ur el-Foqa) 
begins in the Late Bronze Age (LBA is ca. 1560-1200 BCE), while Lower 
Beth-horon (Ur et-Tahta) begins in Iron II (ca. 1000-586 BCE).

Peterson :

"Since 1926 there have been many surveys at both el-Foqa and et-Tahta. The 
surveys have shown that the pottery chronologies at el-Foqa begin with LB, 
while at et-Tahta the earliest is Iron II. However, what is very interesting 
is that from Iron II forward each period is represented at both sites." 
(p.689. Vol. 1. John L. Peterson. "beth-horon." David Noel Freedman. Editor. 
_The Anchor Bible Dictionary_. New York. Doubleday. 1992)

Regards, Walter
Walter Reinhold Warttig Mattfeld y de la Torre, M.A. Ed.
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