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Multi-periodSite Name: Tel Hatzor Alternative Name: Tel Hazor, Tell el-Qedah, Hatzor, Hebrew: תל חצורCountry: Israel Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Zefat Nearest Village: Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar
Latitude: 33.017179N Longitude: 35.568382E
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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In 2005, the remains of Hazor were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as part of the Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer
During the Egyptian Second Intermediate Period and early New Kingdoms (together running between 18th century BCE and 13th century BCE), Canaan was an Egyptian vassal state, and thus 14th century documents, from the El Amarna archive in Egypt, describe the king of Hazor-(in Amarna letters called Hasura), Abdi-Tirshi, as swearing loyalty to the Egyptian Pharaohs. In these documents Hazor is described as an important city in Canaan. Hazor is also mentioned in 18th century BCE documents found in Mari on the Euphrates River.
According to the Book of Joshua, Hazor was the seat of Jabin, a powerful Canaanite king that led a Canaanite confederation against Joshua, but was defeated by Joshua, who burnt Hazor to the ground. According to the Book of Judges Hazor was the seat of Jabin, the king of Canaan, whose commander, Sisera, led a Canaanite army against Barak, but was ultimately defeated. Textual scholars believe that the prose account of Barak, which differs from the poetic account in the Song of Deborah, is a amalgamation of accounts of two separate events, one concerning Barak and Sisera like the poetic account, the other concerning Jabin's confederation and defeat. In addition, textual scholars think that the Book of Judges and Book of Joshua are parallel accounts, referring to the same events, rather than describing different time periods, and thus that they refer to the same Jabin, a powerful king based in Hazor, whose Canaanite confederation was defeated by an Israelite army.
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The Tel Hazor Tablets
For a better understanding of the National Park Tel Hatzor, first visit the nearby museum at Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar where you can see finds from the site and explanation of its history.
Note: Important discovery of Egyptian statue depicting ancient feet is unearthed in Tel-Hazor
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