OnSite: Tel Gezer

Throughout history, Tel Gezer played an important role in the cultural-political milieu of the strategic coastal plain of the southern Levant. To most, the site is best known from the Hebrew Bible, where the once mighty Canaanite city is given as a dowry gift to Solomon by the Egyptian pharaoh (1 Kings 9:15–17). However, the site and history of Gezer have far more to say than what is written in scriptures. Indeed, a study of Gezer offers both context for the biblical account as well as a fascinating look at a city in the crosshairs of ancient Near Eastern powers. Facebook: www.facebook.com/BibArch Twitter:   / bibarch   Instagram: www.instagram.com/bib_arch/