Tanach Thoughts

As promised, a post on why I was unable to find time to make the second part of the Shiloh destruction posts for over a month. It was because, as previously mentioned here , I had gone on a month-long excavation in Tel Tibnah/Tibna/Tibneh (however you want to spell), an archeological tel in Southwest Shomron (Samaria). We were quite busy there and between the archeological work and my work as a volunteer translator of our social media posts, as well as occasional breaks, I couldn't find the time to make the post. I thought I would use the following post to discuss some of the Tanachic-era findings from the site. Not everything has been properly studied yet, though, so there's not that much to say right now. The site is identified by pretty much all scholars with the Roman-era regional capital city Timnah. Some scholars also identify it with Timnat Serach or Timnah Cheres, the city of Yehoshua bin Nun. During this first season of excavations, we mostly found Roman and Hellenisti...

Hey to whomever may read this post and might find this relevant: As you may or may not know, I study archeology in Bar-Ilan University. In a little over a month, we'll be opening up a digging season in a very Tanach-related site called in Arabic Tel Tibneh or Khirbet Tibneh and in Hebrew: Tel Timna . For about 160 years or so, it's been identified with Timnat Serach , AKA Timnat Cheres, which is most famous for being the home of Yehoshua bin Nun. The site has never actually been excavated before, so it's rich in potential. Past surveys of the site have identified Roman-era tombs and a columbarium, as well as a Roman road nearby, now covered by a modern road. One of the tombs has been identified with Yehoshua's tomb. So, if relevant for you and you're interested, we're looking for more volunteers. Here's the ad for the dig: For more info as well as updates, check out the project's Facebook page .