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Heshbon

Hesban
Jordan1000 BCE700 CEIron Age — Byzantine31.75, 35.75
About the site

A major city of the Moabites and later the Israelites, mentioned frequently in the Bible. It was a strategic location on the King's Highway and a center of Moabite culture.

Principal findings
  • iRemains of a Moabite fortress
  • iiByzantine churches and mosaics
  • iiiInscriptions in Moabite and Hebrew
  • ivEvidence of a large urban center

Excavators — Andrew Miller, Larry Herr