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Upper Wadi Eteq Masseboth
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Description Upper Wadi Eteq Masseboth Israel in Negev Desert near Eilat: Masseboth (plural) Massebah (single) are standing stones representing deities and ancestral spirits. It's a Hebrew biblical term. In upper Eteq there are 9 of them in a row, with some is fallen down due to weathering.
Thought to belong to Chalcolithic era +- 4000 BCE.
Part of Masseboth 1, represents the "Goddess" as it is a wide stone.

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