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Hazor

American  
[hah-zawr, -zohr] / hɑˈzɔr, -ˈzoʊr /

noun

  1. an ancient city in Israel, N of the Sea of Galilee: extensive excavations; capital of Canaanite kingdom.


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For example, archaeology does not support the occurrence of Joshua’s conquest of Canaan after the Exodus, though at least some of King Solomon’s building projects have been discovered in sites like Gezer, Hazor, and Megiddo.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

However, we have strong archaeological evidence for some of his other public works projects, such as the three-thousand-year-old gates discovered at Gezer, Hazor, and Megiddo.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

As evidence, the telegram cited the Old Testament, which states that Solomon had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen stationed in “chariot cities” Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer, and in Jerusalem.

From Nature Feb. 25, 2020

“This death is on you,” Gal Hazor, a pop culture writer, said in a tweet on Saturday.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2019

The kings of Hazor ruled lower Galilee, where they had a force of chariots a century later.

From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Wilson, Epiphanius

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