Tell en-Nasbeh
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Tell en-Nasbeh, likely the biblical city of Mizpah in Benjamin,[1] is a 3.2 hectare (8 acre) tell located on a low plateau 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The site lies adjacent to an ancient roadway connecting Jerusalem with the northern hill country, which is how Tell en-Nasbeh gained importance as Judah's northern border fortress during its prime phase of occupation in the Iron Age II (Strata 3A-C; 1000–586 BCE). There are also archaeological remains at the site and in surrounding cave tombs that have been dated to the Early Bronze I (Stratum 5; 3500–3300 BCE), Iron I (Stratum 4; 1200–1000 BCE), Babylonian and Persian (Stratum 2; 586–323 BCE), Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods (Stratum 1; 323 BCE – 630 CE).
תל א-נצבא تل النصبة | |
Alternative name | Mizpah |
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Location | Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate |
Region | West Bank |
Coordinates | 31.885136°N 35.216417°E / 31.885136; 35.216417 |
Type | settlement |
History | |
Periods | Iron Age II – Byzantine period |
Cultures | Canaanite, Israelite, Second Temple Judaism |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | William Badè |
Condition | In ruins |