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The Bible records that the Phoenicians had a close relationship with the Israelites: Their royalty married each other; they traded with each other; and, significantly, they never went to war with each other. Who were the Phoenicians? Where did they come from? With whom did they trade? In this BAS Library special collection of BAR articles, explore the identity of the Phoenicians and the extent of their reach across the Mediterranean.
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Phoenicia and Its Special Relationship with Israel ***
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 2017By Ephraim Stern
With a commercial empire that lasted a millennium, the Phoenicians were major players in the ancient Mediterranean world. Spreading their culture and goods, they came into contact with many different groups, but their relationship with the Israelites was distinct. Join Ephraim Stern as he explores the Phoenicians’ identity and interactions with their close neighbor and ally, Israel.
Achziv Cemeteries: Buried Treasure from Israel’s Phoenician Neighbor
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 2010, by Eilat Mazar
Like so many archaeological projects, the excavation of the Phoenician tombs at Achziv was prompted by looters. In 1941, when Great Britain governed the land of Israel, the Mandatory Department of Antiquities assigned Dr. Immanuel Ben-Dor to look for tombs that the looters had missed. During the next three years, Ben-Dor uncovered dozens of […]
The Many Masters of Dor, Part 1: When Canaanites Became Phoenician Sailors
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1993, by Ephraim Stern
History runs deep at Tel Dor—45 feet deep to be exact! Layer upon layer of ancient cities, each built on the ruins of its predecessor, have formed this immense mound on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, about 12 miles south of Haifa. As extraordinary as the mound’s size is the large number of different people who […]
The Many Masters of Dor, Part 3: The Persistence of Phoenician Culture
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1993, by Ephraim Stern
Twelve years of excavation have barely begun to uncover the 3,900 years of history buried at Tel Dor. Located 12 miles south of Haifa, on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, this 45-foot high mound contains the largest Phoenician city in a good state of preservation. Dor was not exclusively a Phoenician city, however. Although Phoenician […]
The Many Masters of Dor, Part 2: How Bad Was Ahab?
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 1993, By Ephraim Stern
018 Tel Dor, on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, is the site of one of the most conquered cities in the Levant. Although practically every major people of the region occupied or ruled the site at one time or another—leaving behind an accumulation of debris 45 feet high—it was the Phoenician culture that dominated Dor […]
