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Gezer

Tell Jezer

Israel3000 BCE — 700 BCEBronze Age — Assyrian Period31.86, 34.92

About the site

Strategic city mentioned in the Amarna Letters. The Gezer Calendar is one of the oldest Hebrew inscriptions, and the site shows Egyptian and Israelite influence.

Principal findings

iGezer Calendar inscription
iiSolomonic gate
iiiHigh Place with standing stones
ivEgyptian boundary inscription

Excavators — R.A.S. Macalister, William Dever